# Louis Amarando

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**Louis Joseph Amarando** (September 26, 1915 - October 23, 1969) was a [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) politician from [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia) who served in the [state House of Representatives](/source/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives) and as Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions.

Amarando was born in Philadelphia in 1915. He graduated from [South Philadelphia High School](/source/South_Philadelphia_High_School) and attended the [American Institute of Banking](/source/American_Institute_of_Banking) before becoming an accountant and insurance broker.[1] He married Julia Colanzi in 1936, with whom he had two sons.[2] Amarando was active in local charitable and political causes, becoming leader of the 26th Ward Democratic Executive Committee. He also served as vice president of the Broad Street Trust Company.[1]

He was elected to the state legislature in 1948, representing [South Philadelphia](/source/South_Philadelphia); he was reelected every two years through 1956. Amarando also served as a delegate to the [1956](/source/1956_Democratic_National_Convention) and [1960 Democratic National Conventions](/source/1960_Democratic_National_Convention).[1] When the Philadelphia Register of Wills, [Joseph A. Scanlon](/source/Joseph_A._Scanlon), died in 1957, Amarando was named to replace him. In the special election for the post that year, he won an easy victory over his [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) opponent.[2]

Amarando was elected to a full four-year term as chief clerk of the court of quarter sessions [in 1959](/source/Philadelphia_municipal_election,_1959), and again [in 1963](/source/Philadelphia_municipal_election,_1963). The non-partisan [Committee of Seventy](/source/Committee_of_Seventy) praised Amarando's devotion to efficiency in his office, but he often clashed with Democratic party leaders [Richardson Dilworth](/source/Richardson_Dilworth) and [William J. Green Jr.](/source/William_J._Green_Jr.)[2] He was nonetheless popular in the city, and *[The Philadelphia Inquirer](/source/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer)* described him as "politically unbeatable."[2] In 1969, Amarando died suddenly while en route to Philadelphia's [Methodist Hospital](/source/Methodist_Hospital_(Philadelphia)).[2]

## References

1. PHR Biography.

1. Inquirer 1969.

## Sources

- ["Louis J. Amarando Dies, Clerk of Court"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/169121518/). *The Philadelphia Inquirer*. October 24, 1969. p. 36. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)
- ["Louis J. Amarando"](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=1241&body=H). *Historical Biographies*. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.

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