Marcus Aurelius Roberto (November 26, 1930 – February 24, 1986), a Democrat, was a member of the

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. Roberto initially won a seat in the

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in 1970, replacing Anice Johnson, and won reelection in 1972 and 1974. However, Roberto sought to move up to the

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in 1976. Challenging David W. Johnson, Roberto won, and took his seat in the Senate in 1977. He was reelected in 1980. In 1982, Roberto opted to run for a seat in the

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against

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J. William Stanton. He ended up losing the nomination to Dennis Eckart. Switching over to a new district following

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, Roberto won reelection in 1984. After battling cancer for months, Roberto died from cancer on February 25, 1986, midway through his third term in office.Senator Marcus Roberto 1931-1985
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