| S. Frank Shore | |
| State Senate: | Maryland |
| Term Start: | 1978 |
| Term End: | 1990 |
| State Delegate2: | Maryland |
| Term Start2: | 1975 |
| Term End2: | 1978 |
| Predecessor2: | district established |
| State Delegate3: | Maryland |
| District3: | 1st |
| Term Start3: | 1971 |
| Term End3: | 1974 |
| Successor3: | new district |
| Birth Date: | 3 December 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
S. Frank Shore (born December 3, 1935) is a former American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1971 to 1978 and served as a member of the Maryland Senate from 1978 to 1990.
S. Frank Shore was born on December 3, 1935, in Washington, D.C. He studied at parochial and public schools. He also studied at Southeastern University, the Labor Studied Institute at Pennsylvania State University and American University.[1]
Shore is a Democrat. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates. He represented the 1st district (part of Montgomery County) from 1971 to 1974. He then represented the 17th district from 1975 to 1978.[1] [2] [3] He was appointed to replace Charles W. Gilchrist in the Maryland Senate in the post session of 1978. He served as a member of the senate representing the 17th district until 1990.[1] [4] In March 1990, Shore gave a filibuster that he described as "the Super Bowl for Life" on the senate floor against an abortion bill.[1] [5] [6] In September of that year, he lost the Democratic nomination for Maryland Senate to Mary H. Boergers who supported abortion rights.[7]
Shore served with the 4th Armored Division in the U.S. Army. He worked for the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company.[1]
Shore lives in Rockville. He is Catholic.[8]