Leo C. Zeferetti

Leo C. Zeferetti served as a Representative from New York in the United States Congress from 1975 to 1983. A member of the Democratic Party, Leo C. Zeferetti contributed to the legislative process during 4 terms in office.

Leo C. Zeferetti’s service in Congress occurred during a significant period in American history. As a member of the House of Representatives, Leo C. Zeferetti participated in the democratic process and represented the interests of constituents.

Leo C. Zeferetti (July 15, 1927 – March 21, 2018) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he attended public schools in the borough. He served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 (attaining the rank of petty officer second class as a yeoman) and was an officer of the New York City Department of Correction from 1957 to 1974. During this period, he enrolled at New York University (1963) and Baruch College (1964-1966) but did not take a degree from either institution. Zeferetti was a member of the New York State Crime Control Planning Board from 1972 to 1974 and a representative to President’s Conference on Correction in 1971. He served as the president of the Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association from 1968 to 1974. In 1974, he was elected from a district that included the Park Slope, Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst and Bath Beach sections of Brooklyn, succeeding longtime incumbent Hugh Carey following his ascendancy to the governorship of New York. His district was eliminated in redistricting in 1982, and the bulk of its territory was merged with the Staten Island-based district of freshman Republican Guy Molinari, who defeated him in the general election that year.