| 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 (1926-10-02)October 2, 1926 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | December 10, 2013(2013-12-10) (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.
Early life
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.
Political career
Borhauer contested a race to replace Thomas Fitzpatrick as alderman for the 19th ward in Chicago in the 1975 election. 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. She sponsored a successful constitutional amendment that would allow bingos and raffles to be used for charitable purposes.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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
- Oral interview held by the University of Arkansas
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