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Coduti, Joseph A.

House 1935-36 (District 60)

Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus

Counties Served:  St. Louis

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 3/12/1899
Birth Place: Montefalcone di Val Fortore,
Birth County:
Birth Country: Italy
Date of Death: 4/13/1969
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Hibbing
Occupation (when first elected): Practicing Lawyer

EDUCATION

Hibbing High School; Secondary; Graduate
Hibbing Junior College; Junior College/Community College; Graduate
St. Paul College of Law; Law Degree;

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

State Agency: Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry; 1937 to ?
State Agency: Minnesota Department of Employment Security (Assistant Attorney General); 1939 to ?
State Attorney General Staff: Minnesota Office of the Attorney General (Assistant State Attorney General under Miles Lord, Walter Mondale, and Robert W. Mattson, Sr.); 1960 to 09/01/1967

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Adeline Ada Coduti (married on May 15, 1937)
Children: Two children: Susan and Paula
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He moved to northern Minnesota in 1913.

He was a member of the Farmer-Labor Party.

He was the first Farmer-Labor endorsed candidate elected from the 60th District. (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1935)

He is interred in Maple Hill Cemetery in Hibbing, Minnesota.

Total Days Served: 728

SESSIONS SERVED

49th Legislative Session (1935-1936)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 60
Elected: 11/6/1934
Residence: Hibbing
Term of Office: 1/8/1935 to 1/4/1937
Counties Represented: St. Louis
Occupation: Practicing Lawyer
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: He was the first Farmer-Labor endorsed candidate elected from the 60th District. (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1935)
Committees:
  • Aircrafts and Airways
  • Civil Administration
  • Elections
  • Judiciary
  • Labor
  • Markets and Marketing
  • Municipal Affairs
  • Taxes and Tax Laws