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Jewish Politicians in Iowa
(religion or ancestry)

	Joseph Z. Marks (1915-1985) — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; Urbandale, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa, October 18, 1915. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1948, 1952. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Alpha Epsilon Pi. Died in April, 1985 (age 69 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
	Edward Maurice Mezvinsky (b. 1937) — also known as Edward Mezvinsky — of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Born in Ames, Story County, Iowa, January 17, 1937. Democrat. Member of Iowa state legislature; U.S. Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1973-77; defeated, 1970, 1976; Pennsylvania Democratic state chair, 1981-86. Jewish. Ukrainian ancestry. Indicted in March, 2001 on 56 federal fraud charges; pleaded guilty to 31, and sentenced to prison. Still living as of 2011.   Relatives: Married 1963 to Myra Shulman (divorced 1974); married 1975 to Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky; father of Marc Mezvinsky (son-in-law of William Jefferson Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton). See Polk-Ashe family of North Carolina.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Harold Riegelman (1892-1982) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, August 19, 1892. Son of Isaac Riegelman and Bertha (Meyer) Riegelman. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for New York state senate 15th District, 1922; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936, 1952, 1956; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1953. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Zeta Beta Tau; Freemasons; American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars. Died in 1982 (age about 89 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, November 1, 1919, to Gladys B. Liebman.

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