Paul Pawlak Sr.

{{short description|American politician}}

Paul Pawlak Sr. (July 28, 1917 – February 23, 2014) was an American electrician and politician.

Born in Shelton, Connecticut, Pawlak graduated from Seymour High School in Seymour, Connecticut and worked as an electrician for forty years. He served in local government as a selectman and on the board of education. He also served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1961 to 1969 and 1975 to 1979 as a Democrat.{{cite web |url=http://www.cslib.org/conngares.asp |title=Members of the Connecticut General Assembly: Search Results |accessdate=2008-05-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007105422/http://www.cslib.org/conngares.asp |archivedate=2007-10-07 }} Pawlak died in Cheshire, Connecticut on February 23, 2014, at the age of 96.{{cite web|url=http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/archives/obits/paul_pawlak_sr._former_seymour_first_selectman/|title=Valley Independent Sentinel - Paul Pawlak, Sr.: Former Seymour First Selectman|website=valley.newhavenindependent.org|accessdate=14 June 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ctpost/obituary.aspx?n=paul-pawlak&pid=169847953&fhid=7402|title=Paul Pawlak's Obituary on Connecticut Post|website=Connecticut Post|accessdate=14 June 2017}}