Shirley Borhauer
Shirley Borhauer | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 98th district | |
| In office January 13, 2003 – January 8, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara King |
| Succeeded by | Donna Hutchinson |
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 4th district | |
| In office January 8, 2001 – January 13, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Geoff Buchanan |
| Succeeded by | Russell Bennett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shirley Ursala Czosek October 2, 1926 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | December 10, 2013 (aged 87) Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
Shirley Ursala Borhauer (née Czosek; October 2, 1926 – December 10, 2013) was an American politician. She served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Borhauer was born Shirley Ursala Czosek on October 2, 1926, in Chicago, Illinois. Her parents were Edmund Stanislaw Czosek, a machinery operator for the Felt and Tarrant Manufacturing Company, and Clara Victoria Mindikowski Czosek, a Democratic election official. She was the youngest child, with one older sister, Phillis Mildred Czosek Black. She attended local public schools and graduated from Blue Island High School in 1944.[3]
Political career
[edit]Borhauer contested a race to replace Thomas Fitzpatrick as alderman for the 19th ward in Chicago in the 1975 election.[4] She ran for a seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives in the 2000 general election and was elected for a seat representing district 4 at the age of 74.[1][5] She sponsored a successful constitutional amendment that would allow bingos and raffles to be used for charitable purposes.[3][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Shirley Borhauer". Arkleg.state.ar.us. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
- ^ "For 20 years, Bella Vista retiree has contributed to state". Arkansas Catholic. 2006-12-02. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
- ^ a b "Shirley Ursala Czosek Borhauer (1926–2013)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "4 Battling to replace Ald. Fitzpatrick". Chicago Tribune. 23 January 1975. p. 134. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ Smith, Lindsley Armstrong; Smith, Stephen A. (2022-11-16). Stateswomen: A Centennial History of Arkansas Women Legislators, 1922-2022. University of Arkansas Press. pp. 212–213. ISBN 978-1-68226-216-0.
- ^ Dewan, Shaila (2006-11-04). "Bingo, Illegal but Common, Gets Chance for a Clean Card". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
External links
[edit]- Oral interview held by the University of Arkansas
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