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Jewish Politicians in the District of Columbia
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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 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Morton Bahr (1926-2019) — of Port Washington, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y.; Washington, D.C. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., July 18, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1976, 1980, 1984; president, Communication Workers of America, 1985-2005; president, Jewish Labor Committee, 1999-2001; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1996, 2000, 2004; member of Democratic National Committee from District of Columbia, 2004. Jewish. Died, from pancreatic cancer, in Washington, D.C., July 30, 2019 (age 93 years, 12 days). Cremated.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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. 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.
  Relatives: Son of Israel Bazelon and Lena (Krasnovsky) Bazelon; married, June 7, 1936, to Miriam M. Kellner.
  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. 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; 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. 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.
  Relatives: Son of Max Joseph Becker and Rose (Becker) Becker; married to Ann Marie Watters; father of Ralph Elihu Becker Jr..
  Mount Becker, in the Merrick Mountains of Palmer Land, Antarctica, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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. 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.
  Relatives: Son of Harry I. Berger and Bess (Cohen) Berger; married, September 25, 1937, to Margaret Fowler.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Books about Samuel David Berger: Graenum Berger, A Not So Silent Envoy : A Biography of Ambassador Samuel David Berger
  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 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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. 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 National Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Julius Berliner and Julia Berliner; married, September 1, 1901, to Jennie Ottenberg.
  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 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Sol Bloom (1870-1949) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Pekin, Tazewell County, Ill., March 9, 1870. 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.
  Relatives: Son of Garrison Bloom and Sara Bloom; married 1897 to Evelyn Hechheimer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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. 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 2014.
  Relatives: Daughter of Ira Levy and Sophie (Silvershein) Levy; married 1962 to Stewart Boxer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  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. Lawyer; law clerk to Justice Horace Gray, 1879-80; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1916-39; took senior status 1939. Jewish. Died in Washington, D.C., October 5, 1941 (age 84 years, 326 days). Cremated; ashes interred at University of Louisville Law School, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Adolph Brandeis and Fredericka (Dembitz) Brandeis; brother of Fannie Brandeis (who married Charles Nagel) and Alfred Brandeis (brother-in-law of Walter M. Taussig); married, March 23, 1891, to Alice Goldmark.
  Political family: Taussig family of St. Louis, Missouri.
  Cross-reference: Dean Acheson — James M. Landis — Calvert Magruder
  Brandeis University, in Waltham, Massachusetts, is named for him.  — The Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, in Louisville, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Louis D. Brandeis: Lewis J. Paper, Brandeis: An Intimate Biography of One of America's Truly Great Supreme Court Justices — Stephen W. Baskerville, Of Laws and Limitations : An Intellectual Portrait of Louis Dembitz Brandeis — Philippa Strum, Louis D. Brandeis: Justice for the People — Robert A. Burt, Two Jewish Justices: Outcasts in the Promised Land
  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.
  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.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Phillip Burton (brother of John Lowell Burton).
  Political family: Burton family of San Francisco, California.
  Cross-reference: Kevin Shelley
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Benjamin Louis Cardin (b. 1943) — also known as Benjamin L. Cardin — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., October 5, 1943. 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 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Meyer M. Cardin and Dora (Green) Cardin; married, November 24, 1964, to Myrna Edelman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Morris Michael Edelstein (1888-1941) — also known as M. Michael Edelstein — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Meseritz (Międzyrzec), Poland, February 5, 1888. Democrat. Lawyer; 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.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS M. Michael Edelstein (built 1944 at Panama City, Florida; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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 2020.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  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 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books by Russ Feingold: While America Sleeps: A Wake-up Call for the Post-9/11 Era (2012)
  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. 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 2021.
  Relatives: Daughter of Leon Goldman and Betty (Rosenburg) Goldman; married, December 2, 1956, to Jack Berman; married 1962 to Bertram Feinstein; married, January 20, 1980, to Richard C. Blum.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Dianne Feinstein: Celia Morris, Storming the Statehouse : Running for Governor with Ann Richards and Dianne Feinstein — Lisa Tucker McElroy & Eileen Feinstein Mariano, Meet My Grandmother : She's a United States Senator (for young readers)
  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. 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 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph H. Filner and Sarah F. Filner; married, December 29, 1985, to Jane P. Merrill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Abe Fortas (1910-1982) — also known as "Fiddlin' Abe Fortas" — Born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., June 19, 1910. Lawyer; Associate 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.
  Relatives: Married 1935 to Carolyn E. Agger.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Abe Fortas: Laura Kalman, Abe Fortas : A Biography — Bruce Allen Murphy, Fortas: The Rise and Ruin of a Supreme Court Justice
  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 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Barney Frank: Stuart Weisberg, Barney Frank: The Story of America's Only Left-Handed, Gay, Jewish Congressman — Peter Bollen, Frank Talk: The Wit and Wisdom of Barney Frank
Felix Frankfurter Felix Frankfurter (1882-1965) — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Vienna, Austria, November 15, 1882. Law professor; Associate 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.
  Relatives: Son of Leopold Frankfurter and Emma (Winter) Frankfurter; married, December 20, 1919, to Marion A. Denman.
  Cross-reference: Philip Elman
  See also NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Felix Frankfurter: H. N. Hirsch, The Enigma of Felix Frankfurter — James F Simon, The antagonists: Hugo Black, Felix Frankfurter and civil liberties in modern America — Melvin I. Urofsky, Felix Frankfurter: Judicial Restraint and Individual Liberties — Robert A. Burt, Two Jewish Justices: Outcasts in the Promised Land
  Image source: Library of Congress
  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. 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. Inducted, National Women's Hall of Fame, 1993. Died, of heart failure, in Washington, D.C., February 4, 2006 (age 85 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Harry Goldstein and Miriam (Horowitz) Goldstein; married, June 12, 1947, to Carl Friedan.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — National Women's Hall of Fame
  Books by Betty Friedan: The Feminine Mystique — The Second Stage — The Fountain of Age — Life So Far
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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, 1988 (co-chair, Rules Committee; speaker), 1996, 2000, 2004. Jewish. Member, American Jewish Committee. Still living as of 2014.
  Cross-reference: Marc Veasey
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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, 2007-12; resigned 2012. Female. Jewish. Still living as of 2018.
  Relatives: Married, November 10, 2007, to Mark E. Kelly.
  Cross-reference: Ron Barber
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books by Gabrielle Giffords: Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope, with Mark Kelly (2011)
  Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020) — also known as Joan Ruth Bader — of Washington, D.C. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 15, 1933. Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1980-93; Associate 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. Inducted, National Women's Hall of Fame, 2002. Died in Washington, D.C., September 18, 2020 (age 87 years, 187 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married 1954 to Martin Ginsburg.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — National Women's Hall of Fame
  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; Associate 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.
  Relatives: Married, July 18, 1931, to Dorothy Kurgans.
  Cross-reference: Stephen G. Breyer
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website
  Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) — Born in London, England, January 27, 1850. Democrat. Cigar maker; Founder and president, American Federation of Labor; candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., December 13, 1924 (age 74 years, 321 days). Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.; memorial monument at Gompers Square, Washington, D.C.; statue at Gompers Park, Chicago, Ill.
  Samuel Gompers High School (built 1930, closed about 2012), in Bronx, New York, was named for him.  — Gompers School (also known as Eastern High School), Baltimore, Maryland, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Bernard Gotlieb Bernard Gotlieb (1893-1979) — of Washington, D.C.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 7, 1893. School teacher; interpreter; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Baghdad, 1917; Cairo, 1918-21; U.S. Consul in Teheran, 1921-24; Halifax, 1924-26; Singapore, 1926-28; Wellington, 1928-33; Messina, 1933-34; Trieste, 1934-37; Nuevo Laredo, 1940-42; Santiago de Cuba, 1942-43; Havana, 1943-44; Windsor, 1944-47. Jewish. Died in Marin County, Calif., March 15, 1979 (age 85 years, 128 days). Interment at Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Maurice Henry Gotlieb and Rebecca (Wolff) Gotlieb; married, July 2, 1929, to Audrey Gwendoline Ormiston.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: U.S. passport application (1918)
  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.
  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. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor; writer; Governor of Alaska Territory, 1939-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1956; member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business, 1952; U.S. Senator from Alaska, 1959-69; defeated, 1968; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960, 1968, 1972; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alaska. 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.
  Relatives: Son of Emil Gruening and Phebe (Fridenberg) Gruening; married, November 19, 1914, to Dorothy Elizabeth Smith.
  Mount Ernest Gruening, in Juneau, Alaska, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books about Ernest Gruening: Claus-M Naske, Ernest Gruening: Alaska's Greatest Governor
  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. 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 for Governor of California, 1998. Female. Jewish. Polish and Russian ancestry. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Daughter of Adolf Lakes and Lucille (Geier) Lakes; married 1969 to Richard Frank; married 1980 to Sidney Harman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  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 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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. 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.
  Relatives: Son of Morris Kazas and Temma (Sloven) Kazas; married, June 16, 1939, to Hannah Greeley.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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. Lawyer; 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.
  Kaufman County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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. 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, 1985-2013; 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 2020.
  Relatives: Son of Rosemary Isabel (Forbes) Kerry and Richard John Kerry; married, May 23, 1970, to Julia Stimson Thorne; married, May 26, 1995, to Teresa (Simoes-Ferreira) Heinz (widow of Henry John Heinz III); second great-grandson of Robert Charles Winthrop; third great-grandson of Thomas Lindall Winthrop and Jeremiah Mason; fourth great-grandnephew of George Cabot; fifth great-grandson of James Bowdoin; fifth great-grandnephew of Timothy Pickering; sixth great-grandnephew of Fitz-John Winthrop; seventh great-grandson of John Winthrop (1606-1676); first cousin four times removed of David Sears and Jane Pierce; first cousin seven times removed of John Alsop; second cousin twice removed of John Lee Saltonstall; second cousin five times removed of Dudley Leavitt Pickman; third cousin once removed of Leverett Saltonstall, Richard Saltonstall, William Gurdon Saltonstall and John Lee Saltonstall Jr.; third cousin twice removed of William Cameron Forbes; third cousin thrice removed of Henry Cabot Lodge, John Gardner Coolidge and Augustus Peabody Gardner; fourth cousin of William Amory Gardner Minot and William Lawrence Saltonstall; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Francis Adams; eighth great-grandson of John Winthrop (1588-1649).
  Political families: Conger family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Wildman family of Danbury, Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Leslie L. Farr II
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — 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 — Scott Farris, Almost President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the Nation
  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
  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 2020.
  Relatives: Married, February 6, 1949, to Anne Fleischer; 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 — Alistair Horne, Kissinger: 1973, the Crucial Year
  Critical books about Henry Kissinger: Christopher Hitchens, The Trial of Henry Kissinger
  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 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1950 to Annette Tillemann; father of Katrina Lantos (who married Richard Nelson Swett).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (1924-2013) — also known as Frank R. Lautenberg — of Montclair, Essex County, N.J.; Secaucus, Hudson County, N.J.; Cliffside Park, Bergen County, N.J. Born in Paterson, Passaic County, N.J., January 23, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; executive with Automatic Data Processing, a payroll services company; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1982-2001, 2003-13; died in office 2013; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Jewish. Member, American Jewish Committee. Died, from viral pneumonia, while suffering with stomach cancer, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., June 3, 2013 (age 89 years, 131 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Lautenberg and Mollie (Bergen) Lautenberg; married 1956 to Lois Levenson; married 2004 to Bonnnie Englebardt.
  Cross-reference: Kevin Park
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  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, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 2019.
  Relatives: Brother of Sander Martin Levin; married 1961 to Barbara Halpern; nephew of Theodore Levin; first cousin of Charles Leonard Levin and Joseph Levin.
  Political family: Levin family of Detroit, Michigan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Sander Martin Levin (b. 1931) — also known as Sander M. Levin — of Berkley, Oakland County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, 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, 1976 (alternate), 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, 1983-2019 (17th District 1983-93, 12th District 1993-2013, 9th District 2013-19). Jewish. Still living as of 2019.
  Relatives: Brother of Carl Milton Levin; nephew of Theodore Levin; first cousin of Charles Leonard Levin and Joseph Levin.
  Political family: Levin family of Detroit, Michigan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  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 11th District, 1971-80; candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 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 2014.
  Relatives: Married 1965 to Elizabeth Haas; married 1983 to Hadassah (Freilich) Tucker.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Joseph I. Lieberman: In Praise of Public Life — An Amazing Adventure : Joe and Hadassah's Personal Notes on the 2000 Campaign (2003)
  Critical books about Joseph I. Lieberman: Joseph Lieberman (not the Senator), Joseph Lieberman is a Pious Liberal and Other Observations
  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, 1989-2019 (20th District 1989-93, 18th District 1993-2013, 17th District 2013-19); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Female. Jewish. Member, American Jewish Committee. Still living as of 2019.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Samuel H. Malkan (b. 1893) — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Washington, D.C., December 4, 1893. Democrat. Member of Connecticut state senate 9th District, 1935-46. Jewish. Member, American Legion; Jewish War Veterans; Eagles; Elks; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Malkan and Sarah Malkan.
  Frank Fabian Mankiewicz (1924-2014) — also known as Frank Mankiewicz — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Montgomery County, Md. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 16, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for California state assembly, 1950; lawyer; author; press secretary for Robert F. Kennedy, 1966-68; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968; campaign manager for George McGovern's presidential campaign, 1972; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1976; president, National Public Radio, 1977-83. Jewish. Died, of heart failure while suffering from lung problems, in a hospital at Washington, D.C., October 23, 2014 (age 90 years, 160 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Herman J. Mankiewicz and Sara Sulamith (Aaronson) Mankiewicz; brother of Don Martin Mankiewicz; married, April 23, 1952, to Hollie Lou Jolley; married, January 2, 1988, to Patricia O'Brien.
  See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Isaac Jack Martin (1908-1966) — also known as I. Jack Martin — Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, July 18, 1908. Lawyer; Associate Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1958-66; died in office 1966. Jewish. Member, Order of the Coif. Died in Washington, D.C., November 5, 1966 (age 58 years, 110 days). Interment at Walnut Hills United Jewish Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Eugene Meyer 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. 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.
  Relatives: Son of Marc Eugene Meyer and Harriet (Newmark) Meyer; married 1910 to Agnes Elizabeth Ernst; father of Katherine Graham.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Time Magazine, May 31, 1932
  Abner Joseph Mikva (1926-2016) — 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, 1979-94; retired 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2008. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 4, 2016 (age 90 years, 165 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — NNDB dossier — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  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 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Philip B. Perlman (1890-1960) — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., March 5, 1890. 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.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Perlman and Rose (Nathan) Perlman.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Philip Phillips (1807-1884) — of Cheraw, Chesterfield District (now Chesterfield County), S.C.; Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., December 13, 1807. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1833-34; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1844-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1852; U.S. Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1853-55. Jewish. Died in Washington, D.C., January 14, 1884 (age 76 years, 32 days). Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Aaron Phillips and Caroline (Lazarus) Phillips; married to Eugenia Levy; father of John Walker Phillips.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Rosalie Solomons Phillips — also known as Rosalie S. Phillips; Rosalie Solomons — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Washington, D.C. 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.
  Relatives: Daughter of Adolphus S. Solomons and Rachel Seixas (Phillips) Solomons; married, March 9, 1892, to N. Taylor Phillips.
  William Joseph Posey (b. 1947) — also known as Bill Posey — of Rockledge, Brevard County, Fla. Born in Washington, D.C., December 18, 1947. Republican. Real estate business; member of Florida state house of representatives 32nd District, 1993-2000; member of Florida state senate, 2001-08 (15th District 2001-02, 24th District 2003-08); U.S. Representative from Florida, 2009-20 (15th District 2009-13, 8th District 2013-20). Methodist. English and Jewish ancestry. Member, Kiwanis. Still living as of 2020.
  Relatives: Son of Walter J. Posey and Beatrice (Tohl) Posey.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Encyclopedia of American Loons
  Jamin Ben Raskin (b. 1962) — also known as Jamie Raskin — of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md. Born in Washington, D.C., December 13, 1962. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Democrats Abroad, 2004; member of Maryland state senate, 2007-16; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2008; U.S. Representative from Maryland 8th District, 2017-. Jewish. Still living as of 2018.
  Relatives: Son of Marcus Raskin and Barbara (Bellman) Raskin; married to Sarah Bloom.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article
  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); candidate for Presidential Elector for District of Columbia. Jewish. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Died September 3, 1992 (age 81 years, 244 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Isidor Rayner (1850-1912) — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., April 11, 1850. 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.
  Relatives: Son of William Solomon Rayner and Amalie (Jacobson) Rayner; married 1871 to Frances Jane Bevan.
  Cross-reference: Thomas H. Bevan
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  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.
  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.
  Epitaph: "Beloved Husband, Father and Son."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  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 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Warren Bruce Rudman (1930-2012) — also known as Warren B. Rudman — of Nashua, Hillsborough County, N.H.; Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 18, 1930. Republican. New Hampshire state attorney general, 1970-76; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1980-93; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1988. Jewish. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Died in Washington, D.C., November 19, 2012 (age 82 years, 185 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Leo R. Sack (1889-1956) — of Pennsylvania; Washington, D.C. Born in Tupelo, Lee County, Miss., July 9, 1889. 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.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Sack and Sarah Lee (Romansky) Sack; married, November 12, 1913, to Regina Rogers.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  David Saperstein — of Washington, D.C. Democrat. Rabbi; lawyer; director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 2008. Jewish. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married to Ellen Weiss.
  See also Wikipedia article
  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 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  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 2014.
  Relatives: Married, September 21, 1980, to Iris Weinshall.
  Cross-reference: Anthony D. Weiner
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  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.
  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 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  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 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 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Richard Bernard Stone (1928-2019) — also known as Richard Stone; Dick Stone — of Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla.; Washington, D.C. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., 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. Died in Rockville, Montgomery County, Md., July 28, 2019 (age 90 years, 309 days). Interment at King David Memorial Gardens, Fairfax County, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Oscar S. Straus Oscar Solomon Straus (1850-1926) — also known as Oscar S. Straus — of New York. Born in Germany, December 23, 1850. Progressive. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1887-89, 1898-99; U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1906-09; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1909-10; candidate for Governor of New York, 1912; candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914. Jewish. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. First Jewish U.S. cabinet member. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., May 3, 1926 (age 75 years, 131 days). Interment at Beth El Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.; memorial monument at Federal Triangle, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Lazarus Straus and Sara (Straus) Straus; brother of Isidor Straus; uncle of Jesse Isidor Straus and Nathan Straus Jr.; granduncle of Stuart Scheftel and Ronald Peter Straus.
  Political family: Straus family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Empire State Notables (1914)
  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, 1975-2015 (24th District 1975-93, 29th District 1993-2003, 30th District 2003-13, 33rd District 2013-15); delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Jewish. Member, American Jewish Congress; Sierra Club. Still living as of 2019.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Paul David Wellstone (1944-2002) — also known as Paul Wellstone; "Senator Welfare" — of Minnesota. Born in Washington, D.C., July 21, 1944. Democrat. 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.
  Relatives: Son of Leon Wexelstein and Minnie (Danishevsky) Wexelstein; married 1963 to Sheila Ison.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Paul Wellstone: The Conscience of a Liberal: Reclaiming the Compassionate Agenda (2001) — How the Rural Poor Got Power: Narrative of a Grass-Roots Organizer (1978) — Powerline: The First Battle of America's Energy War, with Barry M. Casper (1981)
  Books about Paul Wellstone: Terry Gydesen, Twelve Years and Thirteen Days: Remembering Paul and Sheila Wellstone — Dennis J. McGrath & Dane Smith, Professor Wellstone Goes to Washington: The Inside Story of a Grassroots U.S. Senate Campaign — Don Jacobs & James Fetzer, American Assassination: The Strange Death Of Senator Paul Wellstone
  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 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
Simon Wolf Simon Wolf (b. 1836) — of Washington, D.C. Born in Himzweiler, Bavaria, Germany, October 28, 1836. Republican. Lawyer; District of Columbia Recorder of Deeds, 1869-78; insurance business; U.S. Consul General in Cairo, 1881-82. Jewish. German ancestry. Member, B'nai B'rith. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Levi Wolf and Amalia Wolf.
  Image source: Men of Mark in America (1906)
  Paul Dundes Wolfowitz (b. 1943) — also known as Paul Wolfowitz — of Washington, D.C. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., December 22, 1943. University professor; U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, 1986-89. Jewish. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Wolfowitz and Lillian (Dundes) Wolfowitz; married 1968 to Clare Selgin.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  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. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  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 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Adeline J. Holleb.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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; imprisoned as a Confederate at Fort Pulaski, Fla. for a time after the Civil War. Jewish. Slaveowner. 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.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of Charles Anderson Wickliffe.
  Political family: Wickliffe-Holt family of Bardstown, Kentucky.
  Levy County, Fla. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
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