LADIES' GALLERY

Mary Sotak served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1944-1945. She worked in the clerical field before her tenure in the Ohio General Assembly. While serving in the Ohio House, Sotak held appointments to the Education and State Government committees. After serving one term in the legislature, she won a seat on the Cleveland City Council in 1947, where she became chair of the council's Parks and Recreation Committee.

Biography courtesy of the Ohio Women's Policy and Research Commission

Photo courtesy of Cleveland City Council, shows Councilwoman Mary K. Sotak, Ward 29, in the 1955-1956 City of Cleveland Annual Report.