Republicans and the aging Pucinski was defeated in his campaign for re-election as alderman by Republican Brian Doherty in 1991. Death and legacy Pucinski was a Catholic. His daughter Aurelia followed him into law and politics. She eventually left the Democratic Party for its Republican counterpart in 1997, but switched back to the Democrats seven years later. Pucinski died in Chicago in 2002, and his son Christopher in 2006. References External links Biographical Data 1919 births 2002 deaths Politicians from Buffalo, New York Polish-American culture in Chicago American politicians of Polish descent Military personnel from Buffalo, New York Northwestern University alumni Chicago City Council members Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois John Marshall Law School (Chicago) alumni 20th-century American politicians Catholics from New York (state) United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II