Marcia Fudge
| Marcia Fudge | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 11th district |
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Assumed office November 18, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Stephanie Tubbs Jones |
| Mayor of Warrensville Heights | |
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In office January 16, 2000 – November 18, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Clinton Hall |
| Succeeded by | William Pegues |
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Marcia Louise Fudge October 29, 1952 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Ohio State University Cleveland State University |
| Religion | Baptist |
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 .
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.
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.
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