Sala Burton

Sala Burton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 5th district
In office
June 21, 1983 – February 1, 1987
Preceded byPhillip Burton
Succeeded byNancy Pelosi
Personal details
Born
Sala Galante

(1925-04-01)April 1, 1925
Białystok, Podlaskie, Poland
DiedFebruary 1, 1987(1987-02-01) (aged 61)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placePresidio of San Francisco
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Irving Lipschultz
(m. 1953; died 1983)
Children1
RelativesJohn Burton (brother-in-law)

Sala Burton (née Galante; April 1, 1925 – February 1, 1987) was a Polish-born American politician who served as a United States Representative from California from 1983 until her death from colon cancer in Washington, D. C., in 1987.