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Meet Aldo!
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State Representative Aldo Vagnozzi,
representative for Farmington / Farmington Hills, served
three terms in the Michigan House of Representatives. Rep. Vagnozzi served on the House Education;
Local Government; and Senior Health, Security and Retirement Committees.
Rep. Vagnozzi holds the distinction of being the first directly-elected Mayor of Farmington Hills, a position he held for five years. He was a member of the Farmington Hills City Council and remained on the Council for seven years. Additionally, Rep. Vagnozzi served on the Farmington District School Board for four years. Extremely community oriented, his present and past service includes President of the Farmington Area PTA; member of the Home Owners Association; Chair of the Consumers Protection Committee; Vice President of the Farmington-area AARP; former member of the Steering Committee of the Multi-Cultural/Multi-Racial Committee; and as Oakland County Coordinator for the Michigan Campaign for Quality Care.
With an abundance of energy and subtle determination, Vagnozzi holds active membership with the Kimberley Home Owners Association; the Farmington-area AARP; the Michigan Campaign for Quality Care; the Goodfellows of Greater Farmington; the Neighborhood House Executive Committee; ushers at St. Alexander's Catholic Church; serves as Treasurer of the Farmington Democratic Club; and formerly delivered Meals on Wheels.
A graduate of Wayne State University, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Rep. Vagnozzi worked as the Editor of the
Michigan State AFL-CIO News and the Detroit Labor News. Also, he was the Editorial Consultant for Cy Aaron Publications and Inland Press. |
Aldo Vagnozzi is a longtime activist who has combined community service with elected political office to give the residents of Farmington and Farmington Hills 40 years of his time and effort.
Family Man, Working Man
Lois and Aldo
Vagnozzi was married to Lois Carl for more than 50 years until her death in November 1999. Aldo and Lois had four children and seven grandchildren.
In his working career, following service in the U.S. Army, Vagnozzi served as assistant editor and editor of a state labor federation weekly newspaper and as editor of the Metropolitan area labor newspaper as well as being an employee of Inland Press and Cy Aaron Publications. In his work capacity, Vagnozzi reported on the Legislature and the Constitutional Convention, becoming fully knowledgeable of the Michigan government process. |
On the Move!
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Hard working Aldo Vagnozzi knows his district. He walked to
all 15,000 homes in his district.
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ABOVE: Aldo laces up his new boots for his May 10, 2002
March to Lansing.
Aldo's on the Move
BELOW: Aldo's old shoes served him well in the 2000 campaign. |
Campaigning door to door in the 2000 campaign Aldo visited over 15,000 homes... in seven months and
walked through two pairs of shoes!
While he narrowly lost that contest, Aldo repeated his on-foot 15,000 home visits with over 900 foot miles of door to door campaigning in 2002 and 2004 that both times won him a seat in the Michigan State Legislature.
Army Veteran, College Educated
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Like many of his generation, Aldo's college education was interrupted by war. Aldo began service in the U.S. Army in December 1943, where he served as an interpreter with Italian prisoners-of-war and participated in the return of prisoners to Italy in spring of 1946. He was discharged in May 1946, with the rank of Sergeant.
He returned to Wayne State University in September 1946, under the G.I. Bill of Rights, and graduated in June 1948 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism. While at Wayne, he was editor of the award winning
Daily Collegian in 1947-48 school year. |
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A fervent advocate for the constituents of his district, Rep. Vagnozzi was a strong voice in preserving the Woodland Hills nature park; led the fight to prevent an oil well from being erected in the city; helped draft a strong cellular tower ordinance; fought developers to keep down the density in housing subdivisions; and worked to motivate and include citizens in all levels of city government decisions.
Aldo and Lois [center] surrounded by their children and grandchildren
Rep. Vagnozzi has received the Chair’s Award from the Multi-Cultural, Multi-Racial Committee; the Tim Dinan Award for Service to the Oakland County Democratic Party; the City of Farmington Hills Volunteer Award; the Precinct Delegate of the Year Award; and had the honor of having the Visitors Center at Heritage Park named as the Vagnozzi Visitors Center.
Rep. Vagnozzi is the proud father of two daughters, Nancy Pantaleo and Barbara Fleeter, two sons, Paul
and Steve, as well as seven grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren. He was married for nearly fifty-one years to the late Lois Vagnozzi. |
ELECTED POSITIONS
37th District Michigan State Representative,
2003-2009
Mayor, Farmington Hills, 1991, 1995-1999
Farmington Hills City Council, 1987-1999
Farmington School Board, 1969-73
HONORS
Chair's Award, Multi-Cultural, Multi-Racial Committee
Tim Dinan Award for Service to Oakland County
City of Farmington Hills Volunteer Award
Designation of the Visitors Center at Heritage Park as the Vagnozzi Visitors Center
PAST ACTIVITIES
President, Farmington PTA Council
President, Beechview PTA
Member, Commission on Aging
Member, Vice President, Farmington Board of Education
Member, Farmington Library Board
Kimberley Home Owners Association Representative to Council of Home Owners
Member of Taxation Committee, Michigan Municipal League
Chair, Farmington Hills Consumer Protection Committee
Meals on Wheels
Steering Committee, Multi-Cultural, Multi Racial Committee
PRESENT ACTIVITIES
Vice President, Kimberley Home Owners Association
Vice President, Farmington Area AARP
Oakland County Coordinator, Michigan Campaign for Quality Care
Member, Goodfellows of Greater Farmington
Neighborhood House Executive Committee
Usher, St. Alexander Catholic Church |
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