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Gary Leonard Ackerman (b. 1942) —
also known as Gary L. Ackerman —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica Estates, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
19, 1942.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of New York
state senate 12th District, 1979-83; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (7th District 1983-93,
5th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1984,
1988
(speaker),
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 2009.
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David Lionel Bazelon (1909-1993) —
also known as David L. Bazelon —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., September
3, 1909.
Son of Israel Bazelon and Lena (Krasnovsky) Bazelon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1948;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1949-79; took
senior status 1979.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
19, 1993 (age 83 years, 169
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Elihu Becker (1907-1994) —
also known as Ralph E. Becker —
of Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
29, 1907.
Son of Max Joseph Becker and Rose (Becker) Becker.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
Presidential Elector for District of Columbia, 1972;
U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1976-77.
Jewish; later Episcopalian.
Lithuanian
and Belarusian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; National
Trust for Historic Preservation; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Legion; B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee.
Donor of the Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana to the
Smithsonian Institution; a sponsor of the Antarctic-South Pole
Operation Deep Freeze expedition, 1963; a mountain in Antarctica is
named
for him.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., August
24, 1994 (age 87 years, 207
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Samuel David Berger (1911-1980) —
also known as Samuel D. Berger —
of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y.
Born in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., December
6, 1911.
Son of Harry I. Berger and Bess (Cohen) Berger.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, 1961-64.
Jewish.
Died, of cancer, Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1980 (age 68 years, 68
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Shelley Berkley (b. 1951) —
also known as Rochelle Levine —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
20, 1951.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1999-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Jewish. Greek
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Solomon Berliner (1856-1910) —
also known as Sol Berliner —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
6, 1856.
Son of Julius Berliner (1819-1895) and Julia Berliner (1819-1890).
Republican. Tobacco
dealer; U.S. Consul in Tenerife, 1898, 1905-10, died in office 1910.
Jewish. German
ancestry.
Died, probably from diabetes,
in Washington,
D.C., November
14, 1910 (age 54 years, 39
days).
Interment at Cypress
Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married, September
1, 1901, to Jennie Ottenberg (secretary-general of
Spanish-American Atheneum at Washington, D.C.). |
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Howard Lawrence Berman (b. 1941) —
also known as Howard L. Berman —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Mission Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Valley Village, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 15,
1941.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968,
1976,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of California
state assembly, 1973-82; U.S.
Representative from California, 1983-2008 (26th District
1983-2003, 28th District 2003-08).
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Sol Bloom (1870-1949) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., March 9,
1870.
Son of Garrison Bloom and Sara Bloom.
Democrat. Play
producer; entertainment
manager; songwriter;
furniture
business; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45,
20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the U.S. Naval
Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 7,
1949 (age 78 years, 363
days).
Interment at Mt.
Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y.
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Barbara Levy Boxer (b. 1940) —
also known as Barbara Boxer; Barbara Levy —
of Greenbrae, Marin
County, Calif.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
11, 1940.
Daughter of Ira Levy and Sophie (Silvershein) Levy.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1983-93; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1988
(speaker),
1996
(delegation co-chair), 2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1993-.
Female.
Jewish. Member, Delta
Phi Epsilon.
Still living as of 2012.
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Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1856-1941) —
also known as Louis D. Brandeis —
of Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., November
13, 1856.
Son of Adolph Brandeis (1822-1906) and Fredericka (Dembitz) Brandeis
(1829-1901).
Lawyer;
law clerk to Justice Horace
Gray, 1879-80; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1916-39; took senior status 1939.
Jewish.
Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., and the Louis D. Brandeis
School of Law, in Louisville, Ky., are named for
him.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
5, 1941 (age 84 years, 326
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at University
of Louisville Law School, Louisville, Ky.
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David Gerald Bress (1908-1976) —
also known as David G. Bress —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 7,
1908.
U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1965-69.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Jewish Committee; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in March, 1976
(age 67
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Frank Burns (1904-1987) —
also known as Arthur F. Burns —
Born in Stanyslawow, Galicia (now Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine),
April
27, 1904.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; economist;
chairman, Council of Economic Advisors, 1953-56; chairman, Federal
Reserve, 1970-78; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1981-85.
Jewish.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., June 6,
1987 (age 83 years, 40
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sala Galant Burton (1925-1987) —
also known as Sala Burton; Sala Galant —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Bialystock, Poland,
April
1, 1925.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1956,
1976,
1980,
1984;
U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1983-87; died in
office 1987.
Female.
Jewish.
Died, of colon
cancer, at George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., February
1, 1987 (age 61 years, 306
days).
Interment at San
Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.
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Benjamin Louis Cardin (b. 1943) —
also known as Benjamin L. Cardin —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., October
5, 1943.
Son of Meyer M. Cardin and Dora (Green) Cardin.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1967-86 (District 5 1967-74, District
42 1975-86); Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1979-86; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1987-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Stephen Cohen (b. 1949) —
also known as Steve Cohen —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., May 24,
1949.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1980,
2004,
2008;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1983-2006; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 2007-.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Susan A. Davis (b. 1944) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 13,
1944.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1994-2001; U.S.
Representative from California, 2001-08 (49th District 2001-03,
53rd District 2003-08); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 2004,
2008.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Debra DeLee (b. 1948) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1948.
Democrat. School
teacher; lobbyist;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1994-95; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from District of Columbia, 1996,
2000;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2004,
2008;
president, Americans for Peace Now.
Female.
Jewish. Member, National
Education Association.
Still living as of 2008.
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Morris Michael Edelstein (1888-1941) —
also known as M. Michael Edelstein —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Poland,
February
5, 1888.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1940-41; died in
office 1941.
Jewish.
Completed delivery of a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of
Representatives, and then died nearby in the House cloakroom, in
the U.S.
Capitol Building, Washington,
D.C., June 4,
1941 (age 53 years, 119
days).
Interment at Mt.
Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, N.Y.
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Rahm Israel Emanuel (b. 1959) —
also known as Rahm Emanuel;
"Rahmbo" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
29, 1959.
Democrat. Member of the White House staff, for President Bill
Clinton, 1997-2001; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 5th District, 2003-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2004,
2008
(speaker);
mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 2011-.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2011.
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Russell Dana Feingold (b. 1953) —
also known as Russell D. Feingold; Russ
Feingold —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., March 2,
1953.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1983-93; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (b. 1933) —
also known as Dianne Feinstein; Dianne Emiel Goldman;
Dianne Berman; "DiFi" —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., June 22,
1933.
Daughter of Leon Goldman and Betty (Rosenburg) Goldman.
Democrat. Mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1978-88; defeated, 1971, 1975; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996
(delegation co-chair), 2000,
2004,
2008;
member, Platform Committee, 1988;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1990; U.S.
Senator from California, 1992-.
Female.
Jewish. Member, Trilateral
Commission.
Still living as of 2012.
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Robert Filner (b. 1942) —
also known as Bob Filner —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
4, 1942.
Son of Joseph H. Filner and Sarah F. Filner.
Democrat. University
professor; U.S.
Representative from California, 1993-2008 (50th District
1993-2003, 51st District 2003-08); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish. Member, Urban
League; Navy
League; Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 2009.
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Abe Fortas (1910-1982) —
also known as "Fiddlin' Abe Fortas" —
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., June 19,
1910.
Lawyer;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1965-69.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Federal
Bar Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 5,
1982 (age 71 years, 290
days).
Cremated.
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Barney Frank (b. 1940) —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., March 31,
1940.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1973-80; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1981-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish. Gay.
Admitted
in 1990 to having paid Stephen L. Gobie, a male
prostitute, for sex, subsequently hiring Gobie as his personal
assistant, and getting 33 parking tickets dismissed for him; Gobie
also used the congressman's apartment for prostitution. A move to expel
Frank from the House of Representatives failed on a 38 to 390 vote; a
motion to censure
him failed 141-287; finally, the House voted to reprimand
him by a vote of 408 to 18.
Still living as of 2009.
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Felix Frankfurter (1882-1965) —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Vienna, Austria,
November
15, 1882.
Son of Leopold Frankfurter and Emma (Winter) Frankfurter.
Law
professor; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1939-62.
Jewish. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1963.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died the next day, in George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., February
22, 1965 (age 82 years, 99
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Betty Friedan (1921-2006) —
also known as Bettye Naomi Goldstein —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., February
4, 1921.
Daughter of Harry Goldstein and Miriam (Horowitz) Goldstein.
Democrat. University
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1984.
Female.
Jewish and Russian
ancestry. Member, National
Organization for Women; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Elected to National Women's Hall of
Fame.
Died, of heart
failure, in Washington,
D.C., February
4, 2006 (age 85 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Nathaniel Friedel (1898-1979) —
also known as Samuel N. Friedel —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., April 18,
1898.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1935-39; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 7th District, 1953-71; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964.
Jewish.
Died in Towson, Baltimore
County, Md., March 21,
1979 (age 80 years, 337
days).
Interment at Hebrew
Friendship Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Jonas Martin Frost (b. 1942) —
also known as Martin Frost —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
1, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 24th District, 1979-; defeated, 2004;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Committee.
Still living as of 2009.
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Gabrielle Giffords (b. 1970) —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., June 8,
1970.
Democrat. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 2001-03; member of Arizona
state senate, 2003-05; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arizona, 2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Arizona 8th District, 2007-.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg (b. 1933) —
of District of Columbia.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 15,
1933.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1980-93; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1993-.
Female.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Civil
Liberties Union; American
Jewish Congress; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2009.
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Arthur Joseph Goldberg (1908-1990) —
also known as Arthur J. Goldberg —
of Illinois; New York; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August 8,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; general
counsel, Congress of Industrial Organizations; helped merge that
group with the American Federation of Labor to form the AFL-CIO,
1955; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1960;
U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1961-62; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1962-65; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1965-68; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1970; U.S. Ambassador to , 1977-78.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Committee; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1978.
Died of coronary artery
disease, in Washington,
D.C., January
19, 1990 (age 81 years, 164
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Harold H. Greene (1923-2000) —
also known as Heinz Gruenhaus —
of District of Columbia.
Born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany,
February
6, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; superior court judge in
District of Columbia, 1966-78; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1978-95.
Jewish.
Presided over AT&T telephone antitrust case and break-up.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Washington,
D.C., January
29, 2000 (age 76 years, 357
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest Henry Gruening (1887-1974) —
also known as Ernest Gruening; "Mr.
Alaska" —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
6, 1887.
Son of Emil Gruening and Phebe (Fridenberg) Gruening.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; writer; Governor of
Alaska Territory, 1939-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alaska Territory, 1956;
U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1959-69; defeated, 1968; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960,
1972;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Alaska, 1972.
Jewish. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Leader in drive to gain statehood for Alaska. One of only two
Senators to vote against the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which gave
President Johnson authority to escalate the Vietnam War.
Died of cancer in
Washington,
D.C., June 26,
1974 (age 87 years, 140
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Jane Frank Harman (b. 1945) —
also known as Jane F. Harman; Jane Lakes; Jane
Frank —
of Venice, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 28,
1945.
Daughter of Adolf Lakes and Lucille (Geier) Lakes.
Democrat. Lawyer;
legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. John
V. Tunney, 1972; counsel for congressional subcommittees; deputy
secretary to the Cabinet in the Jimmy
Carter White House, 1977-78; U.S.
Representative from California 36th District, 1993-99, 2001-;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996,
2004,
2008;
candidate in primary for Governor of
California, 1998.
Female.
Jewish. Polish and
Russian
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2009.
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Paul W. Hodes (b. 1951) —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 21,
1951.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 2007-; defeated,
2004; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire,
2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Steven Kagen (b. 1949) —
also known as Steve Kagen —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis., December
12, 1949.
Democrat. Physician;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 2007-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Philip Mayer Kaiser (1913-2007) —
also known as Philip M. Kaiser —
of New York; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 12,
1913.
Son of Morris Kazas and Temma (Sloven) Kazas.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; economist;
U.S. Ambassador to Senegal, 1961-64; Mauritania, 1961-64; Hungary, 1977-80; Austria, 1980-81.
Ukrainian
and Jewish ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Political Science Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, in Sibley Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., May 24,
2007 (age 93 years, 316
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Spangler Kaufman (1813-1851) —
also known as David S. Kaufman —
of Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches
County, Tex.
Born in Boiling Springs, Cumberland
County, Pa., December
18, 1813.
Democrat. Member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1839-41; member of Texas
Republic Senate, 1843-45; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1846-51; died in office
1851.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
31, 1851 (age 37 years, 44
days).
Original interment and cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1932 at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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John Forbes Kerry (b. 1943) —
also known as John F. Kerry;
"Liveshot" —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Fitzsimmons Army Hospital,
Aurora, Adams
County, Colo., December
11, 1943.
Son of Richard John Kerry and Rosemary (Forbes) Kerry (1913-2002).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1972; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1983-85; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1985-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
candidate for President
of the United States, 2004.
Catholic.
English
and Jewish ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Skull and
Bones.
Still living as of 2012.
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Relatives:
Second great-grandson of Robert
Charles Winthrop; third cousin twice removed of William
Cameron Forbes; son of Richard John Kerry and Rosemary (Forbes)
Kerry (1913-2002); married, May 23,
1970, to Julia Stimson Thorne (divorced 1988); married, May 26,
1995, to Teresa (Simoes-Ferreira) Heinz (widow of Henry
John Heinz III). See Heinz-Forbes-Kerry-Winthrop
family of Massachusetts. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — votes
in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by John F. Kerry: A
Call to Service : My Vision for a Better America
(2003) — The
New War: The Web of Crime That Threatens America's Security
(1997) — Our
Plan for America: Stronger at Home, Respected in the World, with
John Edwards (2004) |
| | | Books about John F. Kerry: Douglas
Brinkley, Tour
of Duty : John Kerry and the Vietnam War — Michael
Kranish et al, John
F. Kerry: The Complete Biography By The Boston Globe Reporters Who
Know Him Best — Paul Alexander, The
Candidate: Behind John Kerry's Remarkable Run for the White
House — George Butler, John
Kerry: A Portrait |
| | | Critical books about John F. Kerry:
John E. O'Neill & Jerome R. Corsi, Unfit
for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John
Kerry — David N. Bossie, The
Many Faces of John Kerry |
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Henry Alfred Kissinger (b. 1923) —
also known as Henry A. Kissinger; Heinz Alfred
Kissinger —
Born in Fürth, Germany,
May
27, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; university
professor; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1973-77.
Jewish. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission.
Received the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1973; received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1977.
Still living as of 2009.
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Relatives:
Married, February
6, 1949, to Anne Fleischer (divorced 1964); married, March 30,
1974, to Nancy Maginnes. |
| | | Cross-reference: John
H. Holdridge |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books by Henry Kissinger: Years
of Renewal (1999) — Years
of Upheaval (1982) — American
Foreign Policy (1974) — Diplomacy
(1994) — Nuclear
Weapons and Foreign Policy (1957) — The
White House Years (1979) — A
World Restored: Metternich, Castlereagh and the Problems of Peace,
1812-22 (1957) |
| | | Books about Henry Kissinger: Walter
Isaacson, Kissinger:
A Biography — Phyllis Schlafly, Kissinger
on the Couch — Robert D. Sulzinger, Henry
Kissinger : Doctor of Diplomacy |
| | | Critical books about Henry Kissinger:
Christopher Hitchens, The
Trial of Henry Kissinger |
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Herbert H. Kohl (b. 1935) —
also known as Herb Kohl —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
7, 1935.
Democrat. Wisconsin
Democratic state chair, 1975-77; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1989-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Owner of Milwaukee Bucks pro basketball
team.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas Peter Lantos (1928-2008) —
also known as Tom Lantos; Tamas Peter
Lantos —
of Millbrae, San Mateo
County, Calif.; Hillsborough, San Mateo
County, Calif.; San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Budapest, Hungary,
February
1, 1928.
Democrat. University
professor; television
news commentator; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1976,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1981-2008 (11th District 1981-93,
12th District 1993-2008); died in office 2008.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Mu.
Arrested
for disorderly conduct in April 2006, while taking part civil
disobedience action to protest
genocide in Darfur, in front of the Sudanese embassy
in Washington, D.C.
Died, of cancer
of the esophagus, in Bethesda
Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
11, 2008 (age 80 years, 10
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (b. 1924) —
also known as Frank R. Lautenberg —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.; Secaucus, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., January
23, 1924.
Son of Samuel Lautenberg and Mollie Lautenberg.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1982-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Committee.
Still living as of 2009.
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Carl Milton Levin (b. 1934) —
also known as Carl Levin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 28,
1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1979-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Sander Martin Levin (b. 1931) —
also known as Sander M. Levin —
of Berkley, Oakland
County, Mich.; Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.; Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.; Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
6, 1931.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Oakland County Democratic Party, 1961-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1964,
1968,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1965-70; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1968-69; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1970, 1974; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1983-2003 (17th District 1983-93,
12th District 1993-2003).
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joseph Isadore Lieberman (b. 1942) —
also known as Joseph I. Lieberman; "Holy
Joe"; "Traitor Joe" —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
24, 1942.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state senate, 1971-81; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut, 1980; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1983-89; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1989-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 1996,
2000,
2004;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2000; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 2004.
Jewish. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2012.
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Nita Melnikoff Lowey (b. 1937) —
also known as Nita M. Lowey; Nita Sue
Melnikoff —
of Harrison, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., July 5,
1937.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1989-2003 (20th District 1989-93,
18th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Committee.
Still living as of 2009.
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Samuel H. Malkan (b. 1893) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
4, 1893.
Son of Jacob Malkan and Sarah Malkan.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state senate 9th District, 1935-46.
Jewish. Member, American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; Eagles; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene Isaac Meyer (1875-1959) —
also known as Eugene Meyer —
of Mt. Kisco, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
31, 1875.
Son of Marc Eugene Meyer and Harriet (Newmark) Meyer.
Republican. Stockbroker;
banker;
instrumental in the merger of five chemical companies to create
Allied Chemical
and Dye Corporation, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1928;
Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
1930-33; bought the Washington Post newspaper
in 1933, and was its publisher
until 1946; president, World Bank, 1946.
Jewish.
Died, from heart
disease and cancer, at
George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., July 17,
1959 (age 83 years, 259
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Marc Eugene Meyer and Harriet (Newmark) Meyer; married 1910 to Agnes
Elizabeth Ernst; father of Katherine Graham (1917-2001; publisher of
the Washington Post). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
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Abner Joseph Mikva (b. 1926) —
also known as Abner J. Mikva —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
21, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1956-66; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1969-73, 1975-79 (2nd District
1969-73, 10th District 1975-79); Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1979-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2008.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jerrold Lewis Nadler (b. 1947) —
also known as Jerrold Nadler —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 13,
1947.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1977-92 (69th District 1977-82, 67th District
1983-92); U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1992-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Congress; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union; National
Organization for Women.
Still living as of 2009.
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Philip B. Perlman (1890-1960) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., March 5,
1890.
Son of Benjamin Perlman and Rose (Nathan) Perlman.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; secretary of
state of Maryland, 1920-23; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1932,
1940,
1948,
1952;
U.S. Solicitor General,
1947-52.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Order of the
Coif.
Died, of an apparent heart
attack, in his room at the Shoreham Hotel, Washington,
D.C., July 31,
1960 (age 70 years, 148
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rosalie Solomons Phillips —
also known as Rosalie S. Phillips; Rosalie
Solomons —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C.
Daughter of Adolphus S. Solomons and Rachel Seixas (Phillips)
Solomons.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Jewish.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. (1911-1992) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
3, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from District of Columbia, 1948,
1952,
1960,
1964,
1980
(alternate); Presidential Elector for District of Columbia, 1972.
Jewish. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died September
3, 1992 (age 81 years, 244
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Isidor Rayner (1850-1912) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., April 11,
1850.
Son of William Solomon Rayner and Amalie (Jacobson) Rayner.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1878-80; member of Maryland
state senate, 1886-87; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1887-89, 1891-95; Maryland
state attorney general, 1899-1903; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1905-12; died in office 1912; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker).
Jewish.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
25, 1912 (age 62 years, 228
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Stacy Joy Ritter (b. 1960) —
also known as Stacy J. Ritter —
of Parkland, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1960.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 96th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2008.
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Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (1923-1983) —
also known as Benjamin S. Rosenthal —
of New York.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 8,
1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1962-83 (6th District 1962-63, 8th
District 1963-83, 7th District 1983); died in office 1983.
Jewish.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
4, 1983 (age 59 years, 210
days).
Interment at Beth-David
Cemetery, Elmont, Long Island, N.Y.
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Steven R. Rothman (b. 1952) —
of Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.; Fair Lawn, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., October
14, 1952.
Democrat. Mayor
of Englewood, N.J., 1983-89; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Leo R. Sack (1889-1956) —
of Pennsylvania; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Tupelo, Lee
County, Miss., July 9,
1889.
Son of Isaac Sack and Sarah Lee (Romansky) Sack.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; U.S. Minister to Costa Rica, 1933-37; public
relations business.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of a kidney
ailment, in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 15,
1956 (age 66 years, 281
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Saperstein —
of Washington,
D.C.
Democrat. Rabbi; lawyer;
director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Janice D. Schakowsky (b. 1944) —
also known as Jan Schakowsky —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 26,
1944.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1990-98; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1999-.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Adam B. Schiff (b. 1960) —
of Burbank, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 20,
1960.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state senate, 1996-2001; U.S.
Representative from California, 2001-08 (27th District 2001-03,
29th District 2003-08); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 2004,
2008
(member, Platform
Committee).
Jewish.
Still living as of 2008.
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Charles Ellis Schumer (b. 1950) —
also known as Charles E. Schumer; Chuck
Schumer —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
23, 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 45th District, 1975-80; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1981-99 (16th District 1981-83,
10th District 1983-93, 9th District 1993-99); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984,
1988
(member, Rules
Committee; speaker),
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1999-.
Jewish. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Still living as of 2009.
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Carol Schwartz (born c.1944) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born about 1944.
Republican. Candidate for mayor
of Washington, D.C., 1986, 1994, 1998.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 1998.
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Bradley J. Sherman (b. 1954) —
also known as Brad Sherman —
of Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
24, 1954.
Democrat. Lawyer; accountant;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1997-2008 (24th District
1997-2003, 27th District 2003-08).
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Karen Lorraine Jacqueline Speier (b. 1950) —
also known as Jackie Speier —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., May 14,
1950.
Democrat. Lawyer;
staff member for U.S. Rep. Leo J.
Ryan, 1973-78; traveled on a mission to Guyana in 1978, to
investigate allegations of abuse and coercion in the People's Temple
settlement there; shot five
times by security guards, who also shot and killed Congressman
Ryan and four others; member of California
state assembly 19th District, 1986-98; member of California
state senate 8th District, 1998-2006; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of California, 2006; U.S.
Representative from California 12th District, 2008-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 2008.
Female.
Armenian
and Jewish ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Richard Bernard Stone (b. 1928) —
also known as Richard Stone; Dick Stone —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, September
22, 1928.
Democrat. Secretary of
state of Florida, 1971-74; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1975-80; resigned 1980; U.S. Ambassador to
, 1983-84; Denmark, 1992-93.
Jewish.
Still living as of 1998.
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Henry Arnold Waxman (b. 1939) —
also known as Henry A. Waxman —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
12, 1939.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1969-74; U.S.
Representative from California, 1975-2008 (24th District 1975-93,
29th District 1993-2003, 30th District 2003-08); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Congress; Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 2009.
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Paul David Wellstone (1944-2002) —
also known as Paul Wellstone; "Senator
Welfare" —
of Minnesota.
Born in Washington,
D.C., July 21,
1944.
Son of Leon Wexelstein and Minnie (Danishevsky) Wexelstein.
College
professor; arrested
during a Vietnam War
protest at the federal building in Minneapolis, 1970; arrested
again during a protest of
farm foreclosures at a bank in Paynesville, Minn., 1984;
candidate for Minnesota
state auditor, 1982; member of Democratic
National Committee from Minnesota, 1984-91; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1991-2002; died in office 2002; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1996,
2000.
Jewish. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Killed in a plane
crash, along with his wife and daughter, near Eveleth, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
25, 2002 (age 58 years, 96
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Robert Wexler (b. 1961) —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
2, 1961.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state senate, 1990-96; U.S.
Representative from Florida 19th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jerry Wurf (b. 1919) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 18,
1919.
Democrat. President, American Federation of State, County, and
Municipal Employees, from 1964; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from District of Columbia, 1972,
1980.
Jewish. Member, Urban
League; Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1980.
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Ronald Lee Wyden (b. 1949) —
also known as Ron Wyden —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., May 3,
1949.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1981-96; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1996-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1996
(delegation chair), 2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2010.
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Sidney Richard Yates (1909-2000) —
also known as Sidney R. Yates —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
27, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1949-63, 1965-99;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1962; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1964,
1996.
Jewish. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association.
Died, of kidney
failure and complications of pneumonia,
in Sibley Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., October
5, 2000 (age 91 years, 39
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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David Levy Yulee (1810-1886) —
also known as David Levy; "Father of Florida's
Railroads" —
of St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla.; Homosassa, Citrus
County, Fla.
Born in St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, June 12,
1810.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from St. Johns County,
1838-39; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Florida Territory, 1841-45; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1845-51, 1855-61.
Jewish.
Imprisoned
as a Confederate
at Fort Pulaski, Fla. for a time after the Civil War.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
10, 1886 (age 76 years, 120
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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