virginia, blankenbaker, née, murphy, born, march, 1933, american, politician, educator, born, indianapolis, indiana, blankenbaker, received, bachelor, degree, home, economics, from, purdue, university, master, degree, from, butler, university, taught, florida,. Virginia Blankenbaker nee Murphy born March 29 1933 was an American politician and educator Born in Indianapolis Indiana Blankenbaker received her bachelor s degree in home economics from Purdue University and her master s degree from Butler University She taught in Florida and Indiana Blankenbaker also worked as a home economist for Colonial Food Stores and then was an investment broker Blakenbaker served in the Indiana State Senate from 1981 to 1997 as a Republican Later Blankenbaker ran for Mayor of Indianapolis and for the United States House of Representatives but lost both elections 1 2 Notes edit Indiana Historical Society Virginia Blankenbaker papers biographical sketch Women in American Politics History and Milestones Boris Weatherford SAGE 2012 K 174 nbsp This article about an Indiana politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Virginia Blankenbaker amp oldid 1208342791, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,