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.