Antonia Patricia Rettaliata (née Bifulco; October 20, 1944 – April 8, 2020) was an American politician from

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Life

She was born on October 20, 1944, in Huntington,

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, the daughter of Pasquale Bifulco and Mary (Finello) Bifulco (born 1910). She attended Huntington High School, and Katherine Gibbs School in Melville. Then she worked as an administrative assistant in the Suffolk County courts, and entered politics as a Republican. She married John B. Rettaliata Jr. Toni Rettaliata was a member of the

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from 1979 to 1987, sitting in the 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th and

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s. In November 1987, she was elected as Supervisor of the Town of Huntington. In November 1989, she ran for re-election, but was defeated by Democrat Stephen C. Ferraro. Afterwards she remained active in local politics, and was Chairwoman of the Huntington Republican Town Committee. She married Philip Henry Tepe, and ran in local elections as Toni P. Rettaliata-Tepe,Candidate Petition List
(pg. 295), at the NYS Board of Elections but was commonly known as Toni Tepe.

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