Marcia Fudge

Marcia Fudge
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 11th district
Incumbent
Assumed office November 18, 2008
Preceded by	Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Mayor of Warrensville Heights, Ohio
In office January 16, 2000 – November 18, 2008[1]
Preceded by	William Pegues[2]
Succeeded by	Clinton Hall
Personal details
Born	October 29, 1952 (1952-10-29) (age 59)[3] Cleveland, Ohio
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	single
Residence	Warrensville Heights, Ohio
Alma mater	Ohio State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Profession	Attorney
Religion	Baptist

Marcia L. Fudge (born October 29, 1952(1952-10-29)) is the U.S. Representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district, serving since 2008. She is a member of the Democratic Party.^[4] The district includes most of downtown and eastern Cleveland and many of the eastern suburbs in Cuyahoga County, including Beachwood, Euclid, Cleveland Heights, and Shaker Heights.

Early life, education and career

Earlier official photo of Fudge

Fudge, a 1971 graduate of Shaker Heights High School,^[5] earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business from Ohio State University in 1975.^[6] In 1983, she earned a law degree from Cleveland Marshall College of Law, part of Cleveland State University.^[6][7]

Immediately after college, she worked as a law clerk and studied legal research. She also worked in the Cuyahoga County prosecutor's office.^[8] While serving in the prosecutors' office, she worked on business aspects as she held the position of Director of Budget and Finance. Fudge has also worked as an auditor for the estate tax department and has occasionally served as a visiting judge and as a chief referee for arbitration. ^[9]

Early political career

Fudge was the Mayor of Warrensville Heights, a middle-class and mostly African-American suburb of Cleveland, from January 2000 until November 18, 2008.^[1][10] She was victorious in her first ever run for elective office, becoming the first woman and first African-American elected mayor of the town.^[11]

She was chief of staff to 11th District Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones during Jones' first term in Congress.^[12] She has also served on the board of trustees for the Cleveland Public Library.^[11]

U.S. House of Representatives

Committee assignments

• Committee on Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry
  • Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Credit (Ranking Member)
• Committee on Science, Space and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics

Caucus Memberships

• Congressional Arts Caucus
• Congressional Progressive Caucus

Political campaigns

2008

After Jones' unexpected death on August 20, 2008, Fudge was selected as Jones' replacement on the November ballot by a committee of local Democratic leaders. This virtually assured her of election in this heavily Democratic, black-majority district.^[13][14] As expected, Fudge won the November 4 general election in a rout, defeating Republican Thomas Pekarek with 85 percent of the vote.^[15] She was unopposed in a November 18 special election for the balance of Jones' fifth term, and won with less than 9,000 votes cast.^{[16] [17]} She was sworn in on November 19, 2008.^[18][19]

2010

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2010#District 11

Fudge was challenged by Republican Thomas Pekarek. She was re-elected with 82.5% of the vote.^[20]

Personal life

Fudge is a past president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, serving from 1996 to 2000,^[21][22] and is a co-chair of the sorority's National Social Action Commission.^[23][24] In 2003, she was a member of the Shaker Heights Alumni Association's Hall of Fame Class.^[5]

Fudge has been a member of the Church of God (Anderson),^[11][25] and is now a member of Zion Chapel Baptist Church.^[9]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Olivera Perkins (2008-11-19). "Marcia Fudge, with style of her own, takes congressional seat". The Plain Dealer. http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/11/marcia_fudge_with_style_of_her.html. Retrieved 2008-11-19. 
2. ^ Russell Walker (1999-12-09). "Marcia Fudge is Warrensville Mayor-elect". Call & Post. pp. A1. 
3. ^ Seth Stern (2008-11-08). "111th House Freshmen: Marcia L. Fudge, D-Ohio (11)". CQ Politics. http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=weeklyreport-000002983961. Retrieved 2008-11-13. 
4. ^ "Fudge Elected To Late Tubbs-Jones' Congressional Seat". WEWS-TV. 2008-11-04. http://www.newsnet5.com/politics/17893425/detail.html. Retrieved 2008-11-04. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ ^{a b} "The Shaker School Review" (pdf). Winter 2004. pp. 13–14. http://www.shaker.org/news/newsletters/review/documents/Winter2004_001.pdf. 
6. ^ ^{a b} Michelle McCafferty (2006-04-10). "Alumna Spotlight: Marcia L. Fudge, ESQ". The Cauldron. http://www.csucauldron.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=c9200657-a38a-436d-8f86-c6175e650915. Retrieved 2008-09-12. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ "MAYOR MARCIA FUDGE, ESQ.". Call & Post. 2007-03-08. p. 6. 
8. ^ "Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney Press Conference Regarding Congressional Race". PR Newswire. 1998-02-10. 
9. ^ ^{a b} "Biography". United States House of Representatives. http://fudge.house.gov/about/index.shtml. Retrieved 2008-11-29. ^{[dead link]}
10. ^ "Warrensville Heights, Ohio Mayor's Inauguration". PR Newswire. 2000-01-11. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-27370874_ITM. Retrieved 2008-09-12. 
11. ^ ^{a b c} "About the Mayor". City of Warrensville Heights, Ohio. Archived from the original on 2007-06-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20070620223902/http://www.cityofwarrensville.com/mayor.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-12. 
12. ^ "Stephanie Tubbs Jones: A servant of the people". Call & Post. 2006-10-26. p. 1B. 
13. ^ Greg Giroux (2008-09-11). "Ohio Dem Fudge Hits Sweet Spot With Nomination to Succeed Late Rep. Tubbs Jones". CQ Politics. http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002948998. Retrieved 2008-09-13. 
14. ^ Census data for Ohio's 11th district
15. ^ Ohio election results
16. ^ Fudge unopposed in special House election. WKYC-TV, 2008-11-19
17. ^ Ohio Elects a Member of Congress in an Election with Fewer Than 9,000 Votes Cast. Ballot Access News, 2008-11-21
18. ^ Edward Epstein (2008-11-19). "Democrat Fudge Takes Oath as Newest House Member". CQ Politics. http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002988140. Retrieved 2008-11-19. 
19. ^ "Congressional Chronicle". C-SPAN. 2008-11-19. http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/vidLink.php?b=1227119072&e=1227119372&n=1. Retrieved 2008-11-19. 
20. ^ "Senate". USA Today. http://projects.usatoday.com/news/politics/2010/elections/OH/. 
21. ^ "Marcia Fudge elected national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.". Jet. 1996-09-16. 
22. ^ "Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. – Past National Presidents". http://www.deltasigmatheta.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&Itemid=89. Retrieved 2008-09-12. 
23. ^ "Young women invited to meet 'Extraordinary' role models". Call & Post. 2007-10-03. p. 2B. 
24. ^ "Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Awards Melanie L. Campbell Social Action Award". 2008-08-15. http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/08/15/delta-sigma-theta-sorority-awards-melanie-l-campbell-social-action-award/. Retrieved 2008-09-12. 
25. ^ "Listing of Fudge's church in Church of God (Anderson) directory". http://www.chog.org/TheChurchofGod/FindaChurch/tabid/316/storeid/2517/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2008-10-26. 

External links

• Honorable Marcia L. Fudge official U.S. House site
• Marcia L. Fudge official campaign site
• Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Congressional profile at GovTrack
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
• Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Appearances on C-SPAN programs

Political offices
Preceded by William Pegues	Mayor of Warrensville Heights, Ohio January 16, 2000 – November 18, 2008	Succeeded by Clinton Hall
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Stephanie Tubbs Jones	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 11th congressional district 2008–present	Incumbent
United States order of precedence
Preceded by Donna Edwards D-Maryland	United States Representatives by seniority 300th	Succeeded by Steve Austria R-Ohio