Bill Sadowski Explained

Bill Sadowski
Death Place:St. Augustine, Florida, U.S.
State House:Florida
District:113th
Term Start:November 2, 1976
Term End:November 2, 1982
Preceded:Nancy Harrington
Succeeded:Humberto Cortina
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Jean Sadowski
Children:2[1]

William E. Sadowski (died April 9, 1992)[2] was an American politician.[3] He served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives. He represented the 113th district.[4]

In 1976, Sadowski won the election for the 113th district. He succeeded Nancy Harrington. In 1982, Sadowski was succeeded by Humberto Cortina. He returned to politics again in 1991 with the support of one of his friends Governor Lawton Chiles, who tapped him to head the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) in the midst of statewide contention over recently passed growth management laws.[5]

Sadowski died in April 1992 in a plane crash in St. Augustine, Florida.[6] [7] He died along with his pilot, Billy Martin, when Martin died from a heart attack while piloting.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: He was ... conscience of Legislature'. Lucy. Morgan. Tampa Bay Times. April 12, 1992. April 10, 2022.
  2. Web site: Widow of official killed in crash gets $1-million. Tampa Bay Times. October 2, 1994. April 10, 2022.
  3. News: ERA, Shoot-to-Kill Measure Split Harrington, Sadowski. Sam. Jacobs. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. September 16, 1976. April 10, 2022. 49. Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: House of Representatives. April 10, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20180113095046/http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/House19672001.html. January 13, 2018. live. Wayback Machine.
  5. Web site: Bill Sadowski Sadowski Coalition . 2023-09-25 . en-US.
  6. Web site: Florida Development Official Is Killed in Airplane Crash. The New York Times. April 12, 1992. April 10, 2022.
  7. Web site: Family, state battle over fatal plane crash. Tampa Bay Times. September 27, 1994. April 10, 2022.