Kaptur, Marcy (1946–)
Kaptur, Marcy (1946–)
American politician. Born Marcia Carolyn Kaptur, June 17, 1946, in Toledo, Ohio, into a Polish-American family; dau. of Stephen and Anastasia Kaptur; graduate of Ursula Academy; University of Wisconsin, BA, 1968; University of Michigan, MA, 1974; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD in urban planning, 1981.
Trained as a city and regional planner, practiced for 15 years in Toledo; served as urban advisor to Carter White House (1977–79); as a Democrat, ran successfully for US House seat (1982); eventually became the senior Democratic woman on House Appropriations Committee; reelected to 12th term (2004); introduced the legislation for National World War II Memorial (1987).
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