Biography

12/15/1936 -

PERRI, Fortunato N., Sr., a Representative from Philadelphia County; born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., December 15, 1936; attended, Frankford High School; attended, Lincoln Preparatory School; leader, 23rd Ward Republican Executive Committee; member, Republican State Committee; field investigator, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; court clerk, Municipal Court, Philadelphia; elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1973 and 1975 terms; appointed, Select Committee to Investigate the Betsy Ross Bridge, The Pulaski Expressway and the Northeast Freeway (1973); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the House for the 1977 term; legislative liaison; police officer, Philadelphia Port Authority; bakery owner; restaurant manager; judge, Philadelphia Traffic Court (1997-2005; Administrative Judge, 2000-2002); senior judge, Philadelphia Traffic Court (2006-2013).