Spouse(s) single Preceded by William Pegues Name Marcia Fudge | Succeeded by Clinton Hall Role U.S. Representative | |
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Education Cleveland–Marshall College of Law (1983), Ohio State University (1975), Shaker Heights High School Similar People Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Louis Stokes, Lacy Clay, Shirley Chisholm, Oliver P Bolton Profiles | ||
Member of congress start date November 18, 2008 | ||
Rep marcia fudge defends un ambassador susan rice from attacks by sen mccain
Marcia Louise Fudge (born October 29, 1952) is the U.S. Representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district, serving since 2008. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes most of the black-majority areas between Cleveland and Akron. Fudge was Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 113th Congress. Fudge was chosen to replace Debbie Wasserman Schultz as chair of the 2016 Democratic National Convention after a leak of internal documents released by Wikileaks.
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- Rep marcia fudge defends un ambassador susan rice from attacks by sen mccain
- US Rep Marcia Fudge promotes bill to track college hazing incidents
- Early life education and career
- Early political career
- Committee assignments
- Caucus Memberships
- 2008
- 2010
- 2012
- Congressional Black Caucus
- Personal life
- References
U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge promotes bill to track college hazing incidents
Early life, education and career
Fudge was born in Cleveland, Ohio. A 1971 graduate of Shaker Heights High School, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business from Ohio State University in 1975. In 1983, she earned a J.D. degree from Cleveland State University Cleveland–Marshall College of Law.
Immediately after college, she worked as a law clerk and studied legal research. She also worked in the Cuyahoga County prosecutor's office. 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.
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. Her 1999 campaign was her first run for any elected office. She was the town's first female and first African-American mayor.
She was chief of staff to 11th District Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones during Jones' first term in Congress. She has also served on the board of trustees for the Cleveland Public Library.
Committee assignments
Caucus Memberships
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. Fudge won the November 4 general election, defeating Republican Thomas Pekarek with 85 percent of the vote. 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. She was sworn in on November 19, 2008.
2010
Fudge was challenged by Republican Thomas Pekarek. She was re-elected with 82.5% of the vote.
2012
Fudge defeated a couple of minor candidates in the Democratic primary, and ran unopposed in the general election.
Congressional Black Caucus
During a presentation at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 44th Annual Legislative Conference in September 2014, Fudge said that the Congressional Black Caucus would mobilize African American voters in the 2014 midterm elections by underscoring Republican attacks on President Obama, such as claims that the president wasn't born in the United States.
Personal life
Fudge is a past president of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, serving from 1996 to 2000, and is a co-chair of the sorority's National Social Action Commission. In 2003, she was a member of the Shaker Heights Alumni Association's Hall of Fame Class.
Fudge has been a member of the Church of God (Anderson), and is now a member of Zion Chapel Baptist Church.