Sally Bolster
Sally Bolster | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 137th district | |
| In office 1988–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Esposito |
| Succeeded by | Alex Knopp |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Rowayton, Connecticut |
Sally McCarthy Bolster is a former member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing the 137th District from 1988 to 1993. She has served for many years on the Norwalk Common Council, including as its president. She had previously been an aide to U.S. Representative Stewart McKinney.
Political career
[edit]In 1974, she was a candidate for Secretary of the State of Connecticut.[1]
In 1988, she defeated Democratic challenger Heather Rodin in a special election to fill the Connecticut House seat vacated by Frank Esposito.[2]
In 1990, she defeated Democratic challenger Herbert Feuerhake.[2]
In 1992, Bolster's residence was redistricted into a newly formed 141st district with part of Darien. She ran against incumbent Reginald L. Jones, Jr. as a Democrat but was defeated.
References
[edit]- Connecticut city council members
- Connecticut Democrats
- Connecticut Republicans
- Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
- Politicians from Norwalk, Connecticut
- Living people
- Women state legislators in Connecticut
- Women city councillors in Connecticut
- 21st-century American women
- United States congressional aides
- 20th-century members of the Connecticut General Assembly
- 20th-century American women politicians