Frank Urban

Who was Frank Urban?

Frank Henry "Hank" Urban was a member of the Republican Party who served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1989 to 2005. He was a resident of Brookfield, Wisconsin and was married to Kate Bloomberg, a former Brookfield mayor and co-inventor of Shrinky Dinks.

Urban was born in St. Louis, Missouri, graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1951, and received his M.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1954, specializing in dermatology. He served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1957, and was a veteran of the Korean War.

Prior to being elected in the September 1989 special election to fill the seat left vacant by Margaret Farrow, Urban served on the Elm Grove Village Board from 1985 to 1989. He was president of the Board from 1987 to 1989.

In the Assembly, Urban was chairman of the Public Health committee. He was a boy scout leader and an accomplished model train collector.