Mildred Banfield

Mildred Banfield
Member of the Alaska Senate from the D district
In office March 20, 1963 – January 25, 1965
Preceded by	Elton Engstrom Sr.
Succeeded by	Richard L. Peter
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 4th district
In office January 23, 1967 – January 20, 1975 Serving with Bill Ray (1967–1971), M. Mike Miller (1971–1975)
Preceded by	Elton Engstrom Jr.
Succeeded by	Jim Duncan
Personal details
Born	(1914-01-17)January 17, 1914 Fremont, Nebraska
Died	June 5, 1991(1991-06-05) (aged 77) Sun City, Arizona
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Norman Banfield ​ (m. 1951)​

Mildred Banfield (née Harshburger; January 17, 1914 – June 5, 1991) was a teacher, social worker and Republican politician in the U.S. state of Alaska.

Born in Fremont, Nebraska, Banfield attended Midland College and University of Chicago. She then worked as a teacher and a matron for children's homes before moving to Juneau, Alaska. She married Norman Banfield in 1951, who had been partners for several years with another young lawyer, Robert Boochever. She was appointed to a vacancy in the Alaska Senate in 1963, replacing Elton Engstrom Sr., who died in office. She served until 1965. She was also a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1967 to 1975. She was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1974. She also served on the University of Alaska Board of Regents. Banfield Hall at the University of Alaska Southeast is named for her. Banfield died in Sun City, Arizona after suffering from a stroke.

External links

• Mildred Banfield at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature