Linda Foley
Linda Foley | |
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Communication Workers of America | |
In office 1995–2008 | |
Succeeded by | Bernie Lunzer |
Personal details | |
Born | labor organizer | March 10, 1955
Linda K. Foley (born March 10, 1955) is an American politician and labor organizer who previously served as president of the
Early life and career
Foley was born in Pittsburgh on March 10, 1955, where she attended Fox Chapel Area High School.[2]
She was a
In 1995, Foley was elected the first woman President of the Newspaper Guild, which would eventually merge with the Communications Workers of America in 1997.[3] In May 2008, Foley was defeated for re-election by Newspaper Guild Secretary-Treasurer Bernie Lunzer.[4]
Foley later became the president of the Berger-Marks Foundation, an organization promoting women in the labor movement, which closed in 2017.[5] She was elected to the Montgomery County, Maryland, Democratic Central Committee in 2018 and subsequently became the chair of the Montgomery County, Maryland, Democratic Party.[6]
In the legislature
In December 2021, the Montgomery County Democratic Party voted 20-2 to nominate Foley to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of former Delegate
Other memberships
- Women Legislators of Maryland (2021–present)[2]
Controversy
Ms. Foley drew criticism after May 13, 2005, for stating that the
In August 2005, the Columbia Journalism Review stated in an editorial: "Target and kill? Foley has been under attack since she said those words. And should be. Even the infamous killing of journalists by tank fire at the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad was found not to have been deliberate, in an extensive investigation by Reporters Without Borders. Some facts: according to The Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 36 journalists have been killed in action in Iraq since March 2003, along with 18 media support workers; insurgent actions account for 34 of those 54 deaths; U.S. military fire accounts for at least 11. The committee says the record shows that "the military seems indifferent and unwilling . . . to take steps to mitigate risk." But target and kill? The committee finds "no evidence to conclude that the U.S. military has deliberately targeted the press in Iraq. So on that subject here's what Foley should have said: nothing." [9]
References
- ^ a b Kinnally, Kevin (December 14, 2021). "Hogan Appoints Linda Foley to the Maryland House of Delegates". Conduit Street. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Linda K. Foley, Maryland State Delegate". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- Communication Workers of America. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ Strupp, Joe (May 16, 2008). "Guild President Foley Concedes Defeat to Challenger Lunzer". Editor & Publisher. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "Berger-Marks Foundation closes, invests remaining funds into new WILL Empower women's Labor leadership project". Labor Tribune. July 10, 2017. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ Masters, Kate (January 14, 2020). "Political Notes: Montgomery County delegation backs early voting site bill". Bethesda Magazine. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- Maryland Matters. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "National Conference for Media Reform". freepress.net. May 13, 2005. Archived from the original on March 12, 2006. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "First Casualties". July 2005. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2021.