Sala Burton
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Sala Burton | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 5th district | |
| In office June 21, 1983 – February 1, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Phillip Burton |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Pelosi |
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| Born | Sala Galante April 1, 1925 Białystok, Podlaskie, Poland |
| Died | February 1, 1987 (aged 61) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Presidio of San Francisco |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Irving Lipschultz |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | John Burton (brother-in-law) |
Sala Galante Burton (April 1, 1925 – February 1, 1987) was a Polish-born American politician who served as a United States Representative from California from 1983 until her death from colon cancer in Washington, D.C., in 1987.
Early life and education[]
She was born Sala Galante into a Jewish family in Białystok, Poland on April 1, 1925.[1] The family immigrated in 1939 before the German invasion of Poland to the US,[2] and she attended public schools in San Francisco and then the University of San Francisco.[1]
Career[]
She was the associate director of the California Public Affairs Institute from 1948 to 1950. She was the vice president of the California Democratic Council from 1951 to 1954. She served as president of the San Francisco Democratic Women's Forum from 1957 to 1959.
Burton served as a delegate to Democratic National Conventions, 1956, 1976, 1980, and 1984. She was elected as a Democrat to the 98th Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, United States Representative Phillip Burton. She was reelected to the two succeeding Congress terms. She was succeeded by future speaker, Nancy Pelosi.
Personal life[]
Galante married Irving Lipschultz. Together, they had one daughter, Joy.[2] They divorced in 1951.[2] Galante met her second husband Phillip Burton at a California Young Democrats convention in 1950. They were married from 1953 until Phillip Burton's death in 1983. They raised her daughter, Joy, together.[1] Phillip & Sala Burton High School, on the site of the former Woodrow Wilson High School in San Francisco, is named after the couple.
Death[]
She died from colon cancer on February 1, 1987, in Washington, D.C., and was buried in the Presidio of San Francisco.[1]
See also[]
- List of Jewish members of the United States Congress
- List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–99)
- Women in the United States House of Representatives
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "BURTON, Sala Galante". U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Historian. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Irving, Carl (1983-04-12). "Warmth, savvy among Sala Burton's political assets". San Francisco Examiner. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-08-29 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[]
- United States Congress. "Sala Burton (id: B001158)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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- Deaths from colorectal cancer
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- Polish emigrants to the United States
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- Women in California politics
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