Marco Anthony Pignalberi II (March 24, 1944 – December 10, 2002) was an American politician. Born in

Syracuse, New York Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States. With a population of 148,620 and a Syracuse metropolitan area, metropolitan area of 662,057, it is the fifth-most populated city and 13 ...

, Pignalberi served in the

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. He studied at the

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, the

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, and the

Alaska Pacific University Alaska Pacific University (APU) is a private university in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It was established as Alaska Methodist University in 1957. Although it was renamed to Alaska Pacific University in 1978, it is still affiliated with the ...

. Pignalberi settled in

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and worked for the Alaska Department of Transportation. Pignalberi was involved with the Republican Party and worked for the

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. From 1985 to 1987, Pignalberi served in the

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. His name was removed from the 1986 Alaska General Election ballot when he failed to disclose a loan he had received from a lobbyist who was involved in a corruption probe in

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. In 2000, Pignalberi campaigned for the Republican nomination for the Alaska Senate and failed to receive the nomination. Pignalberi served as borough manager for

Haines Borough, Alaska Haines Borough is a home-rule borough located in the state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,080, down from 2,508 in 2010. Geography The borough has a total area of , of which is land and (14.9%) is water. Adjacent bo ...

from 2001 until his death in 2002. Pignalberi died from a heart attack in

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."Ex-Legislator Pignalberi Dies", ''Sitka Daily Sentinel,'' December 11, 2002, pg. 3

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1944 births 2002 deaths Politicians from Anchorage, Alaska Politicians from Syracuse, New York Military personnel from Syracuse, New York American University alumni University of Alaska Fairbanks alumni Alaska Pacific University alumni Republican Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives People from Haines Borough, Alaska Military personnel from Anchorage, Alaska 20th-century members of the Alaska Legislature {{Alaska-politician-stub