Carlo A. Lanzillotti

Carlo Ascanio Lanzillotti was a Republican member of the New York State Senate.
He was elected to the New York State Senate in 1952, the last Republican from western Queens to do so. He was a member of the State Senate in 1953 and 1954. He was defeated for re-election in 1954, 1956 and 1962.
Lanzillotti is buried at St. Charles Cemetery, near Farmingdale, Long Island.

Legacy

He was a brother-in-law of Donato Antone, creator of the Harvey Wallbanger cocktail; grandfather of Christopher Lanzillotti, a New York Sun columnist and New York County Republican District Leader; and great-uncle of Paul Lanzillotti, an MBA admissions consultant, author and creator of the Business School Selector.