Chester C. Gorski

Chester Charles Gorski ( born June 22, 1906 in Buffalo, New York, † April 25, 1975 ) was an American politician. Between 1949 and 1951 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Chester Gorski attended St. Peter and Paul Parochial School and Technical High School. Later he hit as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. Between 1941 and 1945 he was a member of the District Council in Erie County. Since 1942, he headed the Democratic group. From 1946 to 1948 he sat on the city council of Buffalo, where he also headed the faction of his party. In the years 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1968, he participated as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions relevant.

In the congressional elections of 1948, Gorski was on the 44th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of John Cornelius Butler on January 3, 1949. Since he lost in 1950 against Butler, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until January 3, 1951. This was marked by the events of the Cold War.

In the years 1951 and 1952 Gorski worked for the U.S. Department of Commerce. In 1952, he competed unsuccessfully to return to Congress. From 1954 to 1956 he was again a member and democratic leader in the City Council of Buffalo. He then worked 1956-1959 for the New York State Building Code Commission. Between 1960 and 1974 he was chairman of the City Council of Buffalo. He died on 25 April 1975 in his hometown of Buffalo.