Herbert Fineman

Herbert Fineman
78th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
January 7, 1975 – May 23, 1977
Preceded byKenneth Lee
Succeeded byLeroy Irvis
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
January 7, 1969 – January 2, 1973
Preceded byKenneth Lee
Succeeded byKenneth Lee
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 194th district
In office
January 7, 1969 – May 23, 1977[1]
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byStephen Levin
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the Philadelphia County district
In office
January 3, 1955 – November 30, 1968
Personal details
Born(1920-07-04)July 4, 1920
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedAugust 18, 2016(2016-08-18) (aged 96)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Herbert Fineman (July 4, 1920 – August 18, 2016) was an American politician and former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[2]

Fineman from Wynnefield was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1955 from the 194th District.[3] Before being elected Speaker, he was the floor leader for the Democratic party in the Pennsylvania House.[3]

In 1977, Fineman was convicted on charges of accepting payments from parents trying to get their children into graduate schools at state-supported universities.[4]

He died on August 18, 2016.[4]

  1. ^ Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives – 1977–1978" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  2. ^ Herbert Fineman, The Political Graveyard: American Jewish Congress, politicians
  3. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-08-08. Retrieved 2011-09-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ a b Moran, Robert (August 20, 2016). "Herbert Fineman, Pa. House speaker from Philly". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.