The Senator attended St. Bernard's Roman Catholic Grammar School and Bishop Ryan High School, where he graduated with honors (Bishop Brzana Chapter). During his four years in high school, he was a three letter man with honors in baseball, football and basketball, including being the captain of the basketball team in his junior and senior years. He was named Scholastic Athlete of the Year in 1967.
Senator Stachowski attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., which he graduated in 1972 with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Political Science. Additional courses included history, philosophy, civil rights, English, classics and economics.
His extra-curricular activities were centered around the college football team. As a senior he was elected captain of the varsity team and received the James Davit Award as the outstanding member of the defensive secondary. He was also selected as a second team defensive back on the All- New England squad in 1971.
Work Experience
Senator Stachowski's past selected work experience includes a role as a teacher/counselor at St. Ann's Roman Catholic School in Buffalo. The Senator was also an assistant football coach at St. Francis High School in Athol Springs. He also assisted his father in the management of the family retail liquor store.
Bill Stachowski was named to the Erie County Legislature (3rd District) on December 26, 1974, to fill a vacancy left by Dennis Gorski who moved to the State Assembly. He served in the Legislature until November 20, 1981, when he replaced then Senator Raymond Gallagher (56th District).
Political Affiliations
The Senator's political involvement consists of membership in:
Organizations
Over the course of the last several years, Bill was appointed to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of Development Downtown, Inc., the Board of Trustees of St. Mary's School for the Deaf and the Waterfront Planning Committee of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Committee.
The Senator is also a member of many organizations, including the Southtowns Walleye Association, U.S. Route 219 Association, East Lovejoy Business and Taxpayers Association, Friends of the Buffalo River; Parkside Community Association; Everywomen Opportunity Center; the Child Care Coalition, Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Servicemen's Park, the South Buffalo Business Association, the Cheektowaga Chamber of Commerce and the Men's Sustaining Society of Buffalo Mercy Hospital. He is also a past board member of the Buffalo Hearing and Speech Center and of the S.P.S. Health Care Advisory Board in Buffalo.
Awards
2008 Committee Assignments
