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Norman Sisisky
Member From: 1974 - December 31, 1982
- Birth Date: June 9, 1927 Birth Place:Baltimore, MD
- Death Date: March 29, 2001
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
- Spouse: Rhoda Sisisky
- Children: 4 sons
- Religion: Jewish
- Education: Virginia Commonwealth University (B.S.)
- Military Service: US Navy (1945-46)
- Occupation/Profession: Executive
- Memberships/Affiliations: Jewish Synagogue Appomattox Industrial Development Corporation (former president) Virginia State College (board of visitors, former member) Jaycees (former member) Petersburg Hospital Authority (former commissioner) Virginia State College Foundation (trustee) Virginia State 1975 Annual Fund Campaign (honorary general chairman) Southside Virginia Emergency Crew and Community Resource Development Board (director) Quad Cities Beautification Committee National Soft Drink Association (chairman of the board)
- Awards: Virginia Early Childhood and Education Association, Outstanding Service to Children in Virginia (1978) Virginia State University, Honorary Doctor of Laws (1980)
- Bio: SISISKY, Norman, a Representative from Virginia; born in Baltimore, Md., June 9, 1927; graduated from John Marshall High School, Richmond, Va., 1944; B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, 1949; United States Navy, 1945-1946; member of the Virginia state house of delegates, 1974-1982; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-March 29, 2001); died on March 29, 2001, in Richmond, Va.; interment in Temple Beth-El Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
- Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices: United States House of Representative (1983 - March 29, 2001)
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1974-1975 | City of Petersburg | 30 | Independent | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Health Welfare and Institutions Labor and Commerce |
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| 1976-1977 | City of Petersburg | 30 | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Health Welfare and Institutions Labor and Commerce |
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| 1978 | City of Petersburg | 30 | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Finance Health Welfare and Institutions Labor and Commerce |
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| 1979 | City of Petersburg | 30 | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Finance Health Welfare and Institutions Labor and Commerce |
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| 1980 | City of Petersburg | 30 | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Finance Health Welfare and Institutions Labor and Commerce |
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| 1981 | City of Petersburg | 30 | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Finance Health Welfare and Institutions Labor and Commerce |
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| 1982 | Counties of Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, and Sussex; Cities of Emporia and Petersburg | 27 | Democrat | Appropriations Health Welfare and Institutions Labor and Commerce |
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