Bill Sadowski

Bill Sadowski
Sadowski in 1980
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 113th district
In office
November 2, 1976 – November 2, 1982
Preceded byNancy Harrington
Succeeded byHumberto Cortina
Personal details
Died (aged 48)
St. Augustine, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJean Sadowski[1]
Children2[2]

William E. Sadowski (died April 9, 1992)[1] 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.[4] He succeeded Nancy Harrington.[4] In 1982, Sadowski was succeeded by Humberto Cortina.[4] 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.[1][6][7] He died along with his pilot, Billy Martin, when Martin died from a heart attack while piloting.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "Widow of official killed in crash gets $1-million". Tampa Bay Times. October 2, 1994. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Morgan, Lucy (April 12, 1992). "He was ... conscience of Legislature'". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Jacobs, Sam (September 16, 1976). "ERA, Shoot-to-Kill Measure Split Harrington, Sadowski". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 49. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  4. ^ a b c d "House of Representatives". Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ "Bill Sadowski | Sadowski Coalition". Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  6. ^ "Florida Development Official Is Killed in Airplane Crash". The New York Times. April 12, 1992. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "Family, state battle over fatal plane crash". Tampa Bay Times. September 27, 1994. Retrieved April 10, 2022.