Sherwood Boehlert | |
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Chair of the House Science Committee | |
In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Jim Sensenbrenner |
Succeeded by | Bart Gordon |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Donald J. Mitchell (redistricting) |
Succeeded by | Mike Arcuri |
Constituency | 25th district (1983–1993) 23rd district (1993–2003) 24th district (2003–2007) |
Executive of Oneida County | |
In office January 1, 1980 – December 31, 1982 | |
Preceded by | William Bryant |
Succeeded by | John Plumley |
Personal details | |
Born | Sherwood Louis Boehlert September 28, 1936 Utica, New York, U.S. |
Died | September 20, 2021 New Hartford, New York, U.S. | (aged 84)
Political party | Republican |
Spouses | Jean Bone
(m. 1959; div. 1976)Marianne Willey (m. 1976) |
Education | Utica College (BA) |
Sherwood Louis Boehlert (September 28, 1936 – September 20, 2021) was an American politician from New York. He represented a large swath of central New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007. Boehlert, a Republican, was considered to be a member of the party's moderate wing. He served as Chairman of the Science Committee from 2001 to 2006.