Franklin Kury Explained

Franklin L. Kury
State Senate:Pennsylvania
District:27th
Term Start:1973
Term End:1980
Predecessor:Preston B. Davis
Successor:Edward Helfrick
State House2:Pennsylvania
District2:108th
Term Start2:1969
Term End2:1972
Predecessor2:District created
Successor2:George O. Wagner
State House3:Pennsylvania
District3:Northumberland County
Term Start3:1967
Term End3:1968
Birth Date:15 October 1936
Birth Place:Sunbury, Pennsylvania

Franklin Leo Kury (born October 15, 1936)[1] is a former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, serving from 1973 to 1980.[2] He also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1966 to 1972.[3]

He is known primarily for being the author of the environmental rights amendment found in Article 1, Section 27, of the Pennsylvania Constitution.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&tbo=1&q=John+Shumaker+born&btnG=Search+Books#sclient=psy&hl=en&tbo=1&tbs=bks:1&q=Franklin+Kury+born&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=f35a45cc797b8b8
  2. Web site: Cox . Harold . Senate Members K . Wilkes University . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
  3. Web site: Cox . Harold . House Members "K" . Wilkes University . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
  4. Web site: Strawser . Justin . 50 years later: Former legislator Franklin Kury reflects on environmental rights Constitutional Amendment . The Daily Item . May 15, 2021.