Fay Boozman
Fay Winford Boozman III (November 10, 1946 – March 19, 2005) was an American ophthalmologist and politician who served as a member of the Arkansas Senate from 1995 to 1999.
Fay Boozman | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 33rd district | |
| In office January 9, 1995 – January 11, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Reid Holiman |
| Succeeded by | Dave Bisbee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fay Winford Boozman III November 10, 1946 Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | March 19, 2005 (aged 58) Rogers, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Vickey Manchaca |
| Relations | John Boozman (brother) |
| Education | University of Arkansas (MD) Tulane University (MPH) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1971–1979 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Arkansas Air National Guard |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Boozman was born in 1946, the son of Marie Nicholas and U.S. Air Force master sergeant Fay Winford Boozman Jr. He attended Tulane University, Hendrix College and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, receiving a degree in ophthalmology. Boozman and his brother John founded an eye clinic. He was married to Vickey and had three children.[1]
He served in the Arkansas Air National Guard from 1971 to 1977, becoming a major in February 1977 and serving in the Vietnam War.[1][2][3]
He was elected to the Arkansas Senate in 1994 from the 33rd district.[1]
Boozman was Arkansas' Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 1998. During the campaign, Boozman caused controversy with his comments about rape, claiming that women rarely became pregnant after being raped due to a hormone he described as "God's little protective shield".[1] He ultimately lost to Representative Blanche Lincoln by 13 points. His younger brother, John, would go on to defeat Lincoln to win the Senate seat in 2010. In 1999, Boozman was named director of the Arkansas Department of Health by Mike Huckabee, a post he held until his death in 2005.[4]
Boozman died on March 19, 2005, following an accident at his farm in Rogers.[4] After his death, the College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Science, from which he graduated, was renamed after him.[1]
References
- "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- "Alphabetical List of Officers by State: Arkansas" Air National Guard Register, Departments of the Army and the Air Force, National Guard Bureau, Washington, DC, September 30, 1979, page 155.
- "AllPolitics - Senate Retirements In '98 - May 13, 1997". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- Hammer, David (March 20, 2005). "Health Department director Fay Boozman dies in accident on Rogers farm". Free Republic. Associated Press. Retrieved September 1, 2021.