Marjorie Margolies
Marjorie Margolies | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th district | |
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Lawrence Coughlin |
Succeeded by | Jon D. Fox |
Personal details | |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | June 21, 1942
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | [1] |
Children | 7, including Marc Mezvinsky |
Relatives | Chelsea Clinton (daughter-in-law) |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania (BA) |
Website | marjoriemargolies.com |
Marjorie Margolies (
Margolies cast the deciding vote in favor of President Bill Clinton's 1993 budget proposal.
Early life, education, and journalism career
Margolies was born in
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
In 1992 she ran for an open seat in Congress for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district, a largely suburban district outside Philadelphia which Republicans had held since 1916. She defeated Bernard Tomkin in the Democratic primary, 79%-21%.[6] In the general election, she defeated Republican State Representative Jon D. Fox by a margin of 0.5%, or a difference of 1,373 votes.[7]
In 1994, she lost re-election to Fox in a rematch, 49%-45%, a difference of 8,181 votes.[8] She was one of 54 Democratic incumbents who were defeated in the Republican Revolution.
Tenure
Margolies served on the bipartisan Deficit Reduction Task Force.[9] In 1994, she completed A Woman's Place, a book with the other women in the class of 1992.
Many of her votes cost her re-election bid in 1994. One vote was for President
After a
Political activism
After her term in Congress, Margolies was the chair of the National Women's Business Council, and the director and deputy chair of the United States delegation to the
Margolies serves as the founder and chair of Women's Campaign International (WCI), a group that provides advocacy training for women throughout the world. She is also an adjunct professor at the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania.[17] In addition, she sits on the board of directors of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.[18]
Political campaigns
1998 gubernatorial election
In 1998, Margolies ran for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. She won the Democratic primary election with 53% of the vote, defeating two other candidates.[19] She became the running mate for State Representative Ivan Itkin. The ticket lost to Republicans Tom Ridge and Mark Schweiker, 57%-31%.[20]
2000 congressional election and bankruptcy
In 2000, Margolies decided to run for U.S. Senate for the seat held by Republican Rick Santorum. Ultimately, she withdrew from the race after experiencing disappointing fundraising results; in addition, her mother was ill and her husband had legal troubles that resulted in several convictions for fraud. Shortly thereafter, she filed for bankruptcy,[21] but failed to receive a discharge from her debts, based on 11 U.S.C. §727(a)(5). The court found Mezvinsky had failed to satisfactorily explain a significant loss of assets in the four years prior to her bankruptcy filing. The bankruptcy judge stated, in her published opinion, "I find that the Debtor has failed to satisfactorily explain the loss of approximately $775,000 worth of assets (the difference between the $810,000 represented in May 1996 and the $35,000 now claimed in her Amended Schedule B)." Sonders v. Mezvinsky (in re Mezvinsky), 265 B.R. 681, 694 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. 2001).
2014 congressional election
In May 2013, Margolies filed paperwork to run in the Democratic congressional primary in her former district in 2014. She ran to replace Rep.
On May 17, 2014, Hillary Clinton held her first fundraiser of the year for Margolies's congressional campaign.[23]
On May 20, 2014, Margolies lost the primary election to Boyle.[24]
Personal life
Margolies married Edward Mezvinsky of Iowa in 1975;[5] they divorced in 2007.[1][25] During their marriage, she was known as Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky. They had 11 children altogether, four from his first marriage, two she adopted on her own, two sons they had together, and three children they adopted together. In 1970, Margolies adopted a daughter from Korea; this was reportedly the first time an unmarried American woman had adopted a foreign child.[26] From their 11 children, the Mezvinskys have 18 grandchildren as of 2014.[27]
Works
- They Came to Stay, Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1976
- Finding someone to love, Playboy Press Paperbacks, 1980, ISBN 978-0-87216-650-9
- The Girls in the Newsroom, Charter Communications, Inc., 1983, ISBN 978-0-441-28929-5
- A woman's place: the freshman women who changed the face of Congress, Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky, Barbara Feinman, Crown Publishers, 1994, ISBN 978-0-517-59713-2
- And How Are the Children? Timeless Lessons from the Frontlines of Motherhood (memoir),ISBN 9781954332355
See also
- List of Jewish members of the United States Congress
- Women in the United States House of Representatives
References
- ^ a b Medina, Regina (30 July 2010). "Pop the questions on Chelsea's wedding". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ^ "NLS/BPH: Other Writings, Say How? A Pronunciation Guide to Names of Public Figures". Loc.gov. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
- ^ a b c Dale Russakoff (Oct 28, 1992). "The Mother of All Candidates: Marjorie Margolies Mezvinsky, Practicing the Soft Sell". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ a b "Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky". Women in Congress. Archived from the original on 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - PA District 13- D Primary Race - Apr 28, 1992". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - PA District 13 Race - Nov 03, 1992". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - PA District 13 Race - Nov 08, 1994". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ISBN 978-0-8133-2599-6.
- ISBN 978-0-275-94914-3.
- ^ Krauss, Clifford (1993-08-07). "THE BUDGET STRUGGLE - The House - Whips Use Soft Touch To Succeed". The New York Times. United States. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ^ "Freshman Terror". The Daily Beast. 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ^ Pacini, Benjamin. "Advice to Departing Dems: What to do After You Lose Your Seat." Americans for Tax Reform. Tuesday, November 17, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
- ^ "Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky haunts Democrats as Obama stumps to push healthcare over finish line". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "Marjorie Margolies - Democrats: Vote your conscience on health care". washingtonpost.com. 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ISBN 978-1-57356-131-0.
- ^ "Fels Faculty Member Marjorie Margolies: Bringing More Women to the Table". University of Pennsylvania. 2010-07-26. Archived from the original on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "Board Members". Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - PA Lt. Governor- D Primary Race - May 19, 1998". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - PA Lt. Governor Race - Nov 03, 1998". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ISBN 978-0-684-85619-3.
- ^ Emily Schultheis (May 31, 2013). "Marjorie Margolies, Chelsea Clinton's mother-in-law, enters House race". Politico. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
- ^ "Hillary Headlines Fundraiser for Chelsea Clinton's Mother-in-Law".
- ^ "Another crushing defeat for the Clinton dynasty: In-law thumped in Dem primary". The Washington Times. May 21, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ^ Curtis, Mary C. "Meet Marc Mezvinsky, Chelsea Clinton's Fiancé". Politicsdaily.com. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ^ a b Deborah Solomon (August 20, 2010). "QUESTIONS FOR MARJORIE MARGOLIES: The In-Law". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ^ Crosby, Christine (October 2, 2014). "Meet Marjorie Margolies & Edward Mevzinsky - The Other Grandparents". Grand Magazine.
- ^ Shapiro, Howard (29 July 2010). "Seeing the "for worse" hasn't scared Chelsea from the altar | Philadelphia Inquirer | 07/29/2010". Philly.com. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ^ Rawiszer, Paige. "Penn professor Marjorie Margolies releases memoir on the impact of motherhood on her career". www.thedp.com.
External links
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Biography at the House History, Art & Archives
- "Women Who Lead: Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky". University Chic. April 10, 2007. Archived from the original on August 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- Appearances on C-SPAN