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James A. Romanelli (July 8, 1929 – October 16, 1988) is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania State Senate.

A native of the South Side, Romanelli worked as a Pittsburgh city building inspector prior to elective office. He represented the 22nd legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1973 through 1975. He was elected to represent the 43rd senatorial district in the Pennsylvania Senate in a 1975 special election. In 1982, he moved to Squirrel Hill in order to accommodate his mother and mother in law, who had moved in with him and his wife. In 1983, he suffered a mild stroke. He apologized after telling steelworkers at a Labor Day parade in Homestead that they should slash the tires on foreign cars.

References

1. Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1975-1976" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
2. Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1987-1988" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
3. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1975–1976" (PDF). Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
4. Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "R"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
5. ^ Neri, Al; Albert J. Neri (September 12, 1984). "Romanelli Shucks Campaigning for Corn Roast". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
6. Cox, Harold. "House Members "R"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

• 1988 deaths
• Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
• Politicians from Pittsburgh
• Democratic Party Pennsylvania state senators
• 1929 births
• 20th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly