Shirley Parks
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Shirley Parks | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 44th district | |
| In office September 1, 1978 – January 3, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Mills |
| Succeeded by | Rex Haberman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 17, 1939 |
| Died | November 4, 2024 (aged 85) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | M. Douglas Parks |
| Occupation | Civic activist, veterinary clinic assistant |
Shirley Ann Parks (née Singleton, June 17, 1939 – November 4, 2024) was a Democratic politician from Nebraska who briefly served as a member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 44th district from 1978 to 1979.
Shirley Singleton was born in Denver, Colorado, in 1939.[1] Her father, James Singleton, served in the Colorado House of Representatives.[2] She married Doug Parks, a veterinarian, and settled in Ogallala, Nebraska.[2] Parks was elected to the Ogallala School Board, and served as the chairman of the Keith County Democratic Party.[2]
Nebraska Legislature
In 1978, State Senator Jack Mills, who had declined to seek re-election, resigned from office to become the executive director of the Nebraska Association of County Officials.[3] Governor J. James Exon appointed Parks to serve out the remaining four months of Mills's term,[2] and she was sworn in on September 1, 1978.[4] When Parks joined the legislature, she became the fourth woman in the body, the first time in state history that four women were consecutively serving in the legislature.[5] Parks declined to be a write-in candidate in the general election.[6]