Mary Rose Oakar
American politician (born 1940) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mary Rose Oakar (born March 5, 1940) is an American Democratic politician and former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio, serving from 1977 to 1993. She was the first Democratic woman elected to the United States Congress from that state. Oakar was also the first woman of Arab-American (Syrian and Lebanese) ancestry to serve in Congress. Oakar later served as a member of the Ohio State Board of Education.
Quick Facts Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 13th district, Preceded by ...
Mary Oakar | |
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Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 13th district | |
In office January 3, 2001 – December 31, 2002 | |
Preceded by | Barbara Pringle |
Succeeded by | Mike Skindell |
Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus[lower-alpha 1] | |
In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1989 | |
Leader | Tip O'Neill Jim Wright |
Preceded by | Geraldine Ferraro (Secretary) |
Succeeded by | Steny Hoyer |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 20th district | |
In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993 | |
Preceded by | James Stanton |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | (1940-03-05) March 5, 1940 (age 84) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Ursuline College (BA) John Carroll University (MA) |
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