Frank Rizzo Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Frank Rizzo Jr.

American politician

Date of Birth: 05-Mar-1943

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Francis Silvestri Rizzo, AKA Frank Rizzo Jr.
(born March 5, 1943), is an American politician.
He is the son of former Mayor Frank Rizzo and served as a Republican and Independent member of the Philadelphia City Council for sixteen years.He was elected to a Philadelphia City Council At-Large seat in 1995.
He defeated Councilwoman Joan Specter, wife of then-U.S.
Senator Arlen Specter.
He shares his father's support of labor and community organizations.
The younger Rizzo easily won re-election as Councilman At-Large in 1999, 2003, and 2007. In 2011, he finished seventh out of nine candidates in the Republican primary, following his participation in the controversial Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP), under which he received a lump-sum payment from his City pension while continuing to receive his salary as a member of City Council.
He was not a candidate in the general election.
After his defeat, he left the Republican Party and became an Independent. In November 2013, he announced that he was joining the Democratic Party, with the anticipation of running for Mayor of Philadelphia in the 2015 election.
However, in a surprise announcement, he said in December 2014 that he would not do so.
He is instead running for the City Council.