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James Abdnor (1923-2012) —
also known as Jim Abdnor; Ellis James
Abdnor —
of Kennebec, Lyman
County, S.Dak.
Born in Kennebec, Lyman
County, S.Dak., February
13, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; rancher; school
teacher; athletic
coach; member of South
Dakota state senate, 1957-68 (29th District 1957-66, 24th
District 1967-68); President
pro tempore of the South Dakota State Senate, 1965-66; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1969-71; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1973-81; defeated
in primary, 1970; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1981-87; defeated, 1986;
administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, 1987-89; delegate
to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1992.
Methodist;
later Lutheran.
Lebanese ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Farmers
Union; Grange;
Sigma
Chi; Izaak
Walton League.
Died, at Dougherty Hospice
House, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., May 16,
2012 (age 89 years, 93
days).
Interment at Kennebec Cemetery, Kennebec, S.Dak.
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James George Abourezk (b. 1931) —
also known as James Abourezk —
of Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Wood, Mellette
County, S.Dak., February
24, 1931.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1971-73; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1973-79.
Lebanese ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Edward Spencer Abraham (b. 1952) —
also known as Spencer Abraham —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Auburn Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., June 12,
1952.
Republican. Lawyer; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1983-90; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1984
(delegation chair), 1992
(alternate), 2000;
deputy chief of staff to Vice President Dan
Quayle, 1990-91; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1995-2001; defeated, 2000; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; U.S.
Secretary of Energy, 2001-.
Eastern
Orthodox. Lebanese ancestry. Member, Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2018.
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Juliette Elizabeth Abraham (1918-1982) —
also known as Julie Abraham; Juliette Elizabeth
Sear —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Spring Valley, Bureau
County, Ill., September
14, 1918.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1971-78; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972,
1976.
Female.
Greek
Orthodox. Arabic ancestry.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
25, 1982 (age 63 years, 133
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Nicholas Abraham (1917-1991) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
20, 1917.
Bowling
alley business; real estate
investor; candidate in primary for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1967.
Eastern
Orthodox. Lebanese ancestry.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Faulkner Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 5,
1991 (age 73 years, 258
days).
Interment at The Gardens Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Maad H. Abu-Ghazalah (b. 1962) —
of Pacifica, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Nablus, West
Bank, June 1,
1962.
Libertarian. Software
consultant; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 12th District, 2002.
Muslim.
Arabic ancestry.
Still living as of 2002.
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Gabriel A. Ackal (1915-2001) —
of New Iberia, Iberia
Parish, La.
Born in Louisiana, July 6,
1915.
Democrat. Chiropodist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1956;
member of Louisiana
state senate, 1956-60.
Syrian ancestry.
Died January
2, 2001 (age 85 years, 180
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Farris Adado (1929-1990) —
also known as Louis F. Adado; Lou Adado —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
5, 1929.
Candidate for mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1985, 1989.
Catholic.
Lebanese ancestry.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
27, 1990 (age 61 years, 83
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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George F. Addes (1910-1990) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., August
26, 1910.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; secretary-treasurer
of the United Automobile Workers union, 1936-47; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
tavern
owner.
Catholic.
Lebanese ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died, from heart
failure, in Bon Secours Hospital,
Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., June 19,
1990 (age 79 years, 297
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ismael Ahmed —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1996,
2000,
2004;
member, Rules Committee, 2008;
candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 2002.
Arabic ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Mary Jane Akel —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Harrison, Boone
County, Ark.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1996;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 2000,
2004.
Female.
Arabic ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Justin Amash (b. 1980) —
of Cascade, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., April
18, 1980.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 72nd District, 2009-10; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 2011-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 2016.
Greek
Orthodox. Palestinian and Syrian ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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Victor George Atiyeh (1923-2014) —
also known as Victor Atiyeh; Vic Atiyeh —
of Washington
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., February
20, 1923.
Rug
import
business; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1959-64; member of Oregon
state senate, 1965-78; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oregon, 1968,
1972,
1976;
Governor
of Oregon, 1979-87; defeated (Republican), 1974.
Syrian ancestry.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 20,
2014 (age 91 years, 150
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Alex Michael Azar (b. 1967) —
also known as Alex Azar —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., June 17,
1967.
Republican. Lawyer;
president of U.S. division, Eli Lily & Co. (pharmaceuticals),
2012-17; U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 2018-.
Eastern
Orthodox. Lebanese ancestry.
Still living as of 2019.
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Steven A. Baddour —
also known as Steve Baddour —
of Methuen, Essex
County, Mass.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state senate First Essex District, 2003-08.
Arabic ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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John Elias Baldacci (b. 1955) —
also known as John E. Baldacci —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, January
30, 1955.
Democrat. Member of Maine
state senate, 1982-94; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1995-2003; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1996
(delegation chair), 2000,
2004,
2008;
Governor
of Maine, 2003-11.
Catholic.
Italian
and Lebanese ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Rosemary Barkett (b. 1939) —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas,
August
29, 1939.
Catholic
nun; school
teacher; lawyer;
circuit judge in Florida, 1979-84; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1985-94; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1992-94; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 1994-2013; retired
2013.
Female.
Catholic.
Syrian ancestry.
Inducted 1986 into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame.
Still living as of 2014.
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Benjamin Baroody —
Democrat. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 2008.
Arabic ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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George N. Bashara, Sr. (1901-1980) —
of Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hartford City, Blackford
County, Ind., July 20,
1901.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1941, 1947, 1948 (primary), 1953,
1959; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1964; candidate for
Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1966.
Eastern
Orthodox. Lebanese ancestry.
Died, in Bon Secours Hospital,
Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., September
12, 1980 (age 79 years, 54
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George N. Bashara Jr. (1934-2002) —
of Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 7,
1934.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1969-72; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1973-82; appointed 1973;
member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1985-92; defeated, 1992.
Episcopalian.
Arabic ancestry. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
NAACP;
American Bar
Association.
Died in Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich., April 8,
2002 (age 67 years, 275
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Fay Baydoun —
of Flint Township, Genesee
County, Mich.
Democrat. Supervisor
of Flint Township, Michigan, 1990.
Arabic ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Norman A. Buzaid (1923-1998) —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., March
26, 1923.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state senate, 1950; candidate for first
selectman of Danbury, Connecticut, 1961; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1968.
Lebanese and Italian
ancestry.
Died in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
8, 1998 (age 75 years, 196
days).
Interment at New St. Peter Cemetery, Danbury, Conn.
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George Crady (b. 1931) —
of Yulee, Nassau
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., June 14,
1931.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 12th District, 1977-.
Methodist.
Lebanese ancestry. Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Lions; Moose.
Still living as of 1999.
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Helen Abdallah Donohue —
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1990.
Female.
Arabic ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Troy A. Eid —
U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 2006-.
Egyptian ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Barbara Farrah —
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 2008.
Female.
Arabic ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Joseph Harvey Farris (1922-1997) —
also known as Joe H. Farris —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., April
14, 1922.
Radio and
television personality; sports
announcer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1991-97;
died in office 1997.
Episcopalian.
Lebanese ancestry. Member, Lions.
Found dead in a hotel
room probably from cardiac
arrythmia, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
10, 1997 (age 75 years, 118
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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E. Lee Francis (1913-2001) —
of Cubera, Cibola
County, N.M.
Born in Seboyeta, Cibola
County, N.M., March
16, 1913.
Lieutenant
Governor of New Mexico, 1967-70.
Catholic.
Lebanese ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Died in 2001
(age about
88 years).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Edward M. Gabriel (b. 1950) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in 1950.
U.S. Ambassador to Morocco, 1997-.
Lebanese ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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Hyleme Salem George (1912-2001) —
also known as H. S. George; Hyleme Salem
Shaheen —
of Lebanon, Marion
County, Ky.
Born in Hamat, Lebanon,
January
28, 1912.
Democrat. Candidate for Kentucky
state house of representatives 30th District, 1955; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1960,
1964
(alternate).
Lebanese ancestry.
Died December
23, 2001 (age 89 years, 329
days).
Interment at St.
Augustine's Cemetery, Lebanon, Ky.
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William M. George —
also known as Bill George —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Democrat. President,
Pennsylvania state AFL-CIO; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 2004-08.
Arabic ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Yousif B. Ghafari (b. 1952) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Alma El-Chaab, Lebanon,
September
27, 1952.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 2004;
U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia, 2008-09.
Christian.
Lebanese ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Philip Charles Habib (1920-1992) —
also known as Philip C. Habib —
of California.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
25, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, 1971-74; helped negotiate the 1978 Camp David
accords between Egypt and Israel.
Lebanese ancestry.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1982.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Puligny-Montrachet, France,
May
25, 1992 (age 72 years, 90
days).
Interment at Veterans
Cemetery, San Bruno, Calif.
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Abdul H. Haidous —
also known as Al Haidous —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Mayor of
Wayne, Mich., 2002-08.
Arabic ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Richard L. Hanna (b. 1951) —
of Barneveld, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
25, 1951.
Republican. Construction
business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 2011-17 (24th District 2011-13,
22nd District 2013-17); defeated, 2008.
Lebanese ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Tommy Hazouri (b. 1944) —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., October
11, 1944.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 20th District, 1974-84; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1987-91; defeated, 1991, 1995.
Lebanese ancestry.
Still living as of 1995.
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Richard Phillip Ieyoub (b. 1944) —
also known as Richard P. Ieyoub —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Lake Charles, Calcasieu
Parish, La., August
11, 1944.
Democrat. Lawyer; Louisiana
state attorney general, 1992-2004; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Louisiana, 1996,
2000;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1996; candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 2003.
Lebanese ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Daniel Issa —
Democrat. Member of Rhode
Island state senate, 2008.
Arabic ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Darrell E. Issa (b. 1954) —
of Vista, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
1, 1954.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California, 2001-08 (48th District 2001-03,
49th District 2003-08); candidate for Presidential Elector for
California.
Lebanese ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Christopher John (b. 1960) —
also known as Chris John —
of Crowley, Acadia
Parish, La.
Born in Crowley, Acadia
Parish, La., January
5, 1960.
Democrat. Member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1988-96; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1997-2005; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 2000,
2004;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 2004.
Catholic.
Lebanese ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Sally Shaheen Joseph —
also known as Sally S. Joseph —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1996,
2000,
2008.
Female.
Arabic ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Jameal Assed Kahalley (1922-2006) —
also known as J. A. Kahalley —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Bay Minette, Baldwin
County, Ala., March
27, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1964,
1968.
Episcopalian.
Lebanese ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., April
16, 2006 (age 84 years, 20
days).
Interment at Bay
Minette Cemetery, Bay Minette, Ala.
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David K. Karem (b. 1943) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born August
31, 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 34th District, 1972-74; member of
Kentucky
state senate 35th District, 1976-.
Catholic.
Lebanese ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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James Hussein Karoub (1929-1994) —
also known as James H. Karoub; Jimmy
Karoub —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich., June 16,
1929.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-64, 1965-68 (Wayne County
15th District 1963-64, 2nd District 1965-68); defeated in primary,
1964, 1968.
Muslim
or Protestant.
Lebanese ancestry. Member, Fraternal
Order of Police.
Died in Northville, Wayne
County, Mich., July 23,
1994 (age 65 years, 37
days).
Interment at Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens, Novi, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Hussein Karoub and Mary Karoub. |
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Giddo." |
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Casey Kasem (b. 1932) —
also known as Kemal Amin Kazem —
of Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
27, 1932.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; radio disc
jockey; actor;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988.
Druze.
Lebanese and Palestinian ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Abraham Kazen Jr. (1919-1987) —
also known as Chick Kazen —
of Laredo, Webb
County, Tex.
Born in Laredo, Webb
County, Tex., January
17, 1919.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1947; member of Texas
state senate, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Texas, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 23rd District, 1967-85.
Catholic.
Lebanese ancestry.
Died in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., November
29, 1987 (age 68 years, 316
days).
Interment at Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Laredo, Tex.
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E. James Kazen (1912-2003) —
of Laredo, Webb
County, Tex.
Born in Laredo, Webb
County, Tex., December
27, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
District Attorney 49th District, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1944,
1948,
1952.
Catholic.
Lebanese ancestry.
Died in Laredo, Webb
County, Tex., February
25, 2003 (age 90 years, 60
days).
Interment at Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Laredo, Tex.
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George Philip Kazen (b. 1940) —
also known as George P. Kazen —
Born in Laredo, Webb
County, Tex., February
29, 1940.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, 1979-2009;
took senior status 2009.
Lebanese and English
ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Samer E. Khalaf —
of Paramus, Bergen
County, N.J.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 2008.
Arabic ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Awais Khaleel —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from Wisconsin, 2008; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 2008.
Arabic ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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George Latimer (b. 1935) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., June 20,
1935.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1976-90; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1984,
1988
(speaker).
Catholic.
Lebanese ancestry.
Still living as of 2002.
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Edward Louis Masry (1932-2005) —
also known as Edward L. Masry —
of Thousand Oaks, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., July 29,
1932.
Lawyer;
his successful lawsuit against Pacific Gas & Electric, over
contamination of drinking water in the town of Hinckley, California,
was the subject of the movie Erin Brockovich (2000); mayor
of Thousand Oaks, Calif., 2001-02.
Syrian ancestry.
Died, from complications of diabetes,
in Los Robles Regional Medical
Center, Thousand Oaks, Ventura
County, Calif., December
5, 2005 (age 73 years, 129
days).
Interment at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village,
Calif.
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Mike McKool (1918-2003) —
of Texas.
Born in Mexico City (Ciudad de México), Distrito
Federal, December
30, 1918.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; served in the U.S. Army Air Force
in World War II; lawyer;
member of Texas
state senate, 1969-72; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1974; chair of
Dallas County Democratic Party, 1984-86.
Catholic.
Lebanese ancestry.
As state senator, set a filibuster record by speaking nonstop for 42
hours and 33 minutes in support of funding for mental health and
retardation.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., February
22, 2003 (age 84 years, 54
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Calvary
Hill Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.
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George John Mitchell (b. 1933) —
also known as George J. Mitchell —
of South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Washington,
D.C.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, August
20, 1933.
Democrat. Lawyer;
aide to U.S. Sen. Edmund
Muskie, 1962-65; also deputy director of Muskie's
vice-presidential campaign in 1968, and presidential campaign in
1972; Maine
Democratic state chair, 1966-68; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1969-77; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1974; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1977-79; U.S.
District Judge for Maine, 1979-80; resigned 1980; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1980-95; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1984,
1996,
2000,
2004;
chairman, Walt
Disney Company (major movie
studio, operator of theme parks, and owner of the ABC television
network), 2004-07; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 2008.
Catholic.
Lebanese and Irish
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2014.
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Ralph Nader (b. 1934) —
of Winsted, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Winsted, Litchfield
County, Conn., February
27, 1934.
Lawyer;
university
professor; consumer advocate; candidate for President
of the United States, 1996 (Green), 2000 (Green), 2004
(Independent), 2008 (Independent).
Lebanese ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2020.
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Rima M. Nashashibi —
of Seal Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1996,
2000.
Arabic ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Edmond Thomas Neeme (1916-1998) —
also known as Edmond T. Neeme —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 7,
1916.
Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; candidate for mayor
of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., 1955.
Syrian ancestry.
Founder and CEO of E. T. Neeme Sales Co., manufacturer's
representative in the automobile
industry.
Died, in Bon Secours Hospital,
Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., December
18, 1998 (age 82 years, 255
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Neeme and Alice Neeme; married to Lois
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Nick Joe Rahall II (b. 1949) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., May 20,
1949.
Democrat. Staff assistant to U.S. Sen. Robert
Byrd, 1972-74; director of Rahall Communications, family
business, owning radio and TV
stations; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1972,
1980,
1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia, 1977-2012 (4th District
1977-93, 3rd District 1993-2012); arrested
in California for drunk
driving,
1988.
Presbyterian.
Lebanese ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Elks; Moose; Eagles;
NAACP;
National
Rifle Association; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 2014.
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Henry William Saad —
also known as Henry W. Saad —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1994-; appointed 1994.
Lebanese ancestry. Member, Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2013.
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Jimetta L. Samaha —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1996,
2000,
2008;
secretary
of Connecticut Democratic Party, 2008.
Female.
Arabic ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Donna Edna Shalala (b. 1941) —
also known as Donna E. Shalala —
of Coral Gables, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
14, 1941.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; university
professor; president,
Hunter College, City University of New York, 1980-88; chancellor,
University of Wisconsin, 1988-92; U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1993-2001; president,
University of Miami, 2001-15; U.S.
Representative from Florida 27th District, 2019-.
Female.
Lebanese ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission; American
Federation of Teachers.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 2011.
Still living as of 2019.
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Francis G. Slay —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo.
Democrat. Mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 2001-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 2004,
2008.
Lebanese ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Christopher Thomas Sununu (b. 1974) —
also known as Chris Sununu —
Born in Salem, Rockingham
County, N.H., November
5, 1974.
Member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 2011-16; Governor of
New Hampshire, 2017-.
Lebanese, Greek,
and Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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John E. Sununu (b. 1964) —
of Rye, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
10, 1964.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1997-2003; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 2003-; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 2016.
Catholic.
Lebanese, Greek,
and Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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John Henry Sununu (b. 1939) —
also known as John H. Sununu; "King
John" —
of Salem, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba,
July
2, 1939.
Republican. Engineer;
university
professor; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1973-74; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1980; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1983-89; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1988;
White House chief of staff for President George
H. W. Bush.
Catholic.
Lebanese and Greek
ancestry. Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Still living as of 2014.
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Marlo Thomas (b. 1937) —
also known as Margaret Julia Thomas —
of Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Deerfield, Lenawee
County, Mich., November
21, 1937.
Democrat. Actress
in television shows and movies; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1972.
Female.
Catholic.
Lebanese and Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Rashida Tlaib (b. 1976) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1976.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 12th District, 2009-.
Female.
Muslim.
Palestinian ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Brian Wahby —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
2000,
2008.
Arabic ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Joseph D. Wardy (b. 1953) —
also known as Joe Wardy —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born in 1953.
Mayor
of El Paso, Tex., 2003-05; defeated, 2005.
Lebanese and Mexican
ancestry.
Still living as of 2005.
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Stephen P. Yokich (1935-2002) —
also known as Steve Yokich —
of St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
20, 1935.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1980,
1984,
1988,
2000;
President
of the United Auto Workers, 1995-2002.
Serbian
and Lebanese ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers.
Suffered a stroke,
and died the next day, at St. John Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
16, 2002 (age 66 years, 361
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Tracey A. Yokich (b. 1960) —
of St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in 1960.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1988;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1991-96 (74th District 1991-92,
26th District 1993-96); Macomb
County Probate Judge, 2003-; elected () circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit 2012.
Female.
Serbian
and Lebanese ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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George Zainyeh —
Democrat. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1990.
Arabic ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Sam H. Zakhem (b. 1935) —
Born November
25, 1935.
Republican. College
professor; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1975-79; member of Colorado
state senate, 1979-83; U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain, 1986-89.
Lebanese ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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James J. Zogby —
of Washington,
D.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member, Platform Committee, 1988;
speaker, 1988;
member of Democratic
National Committee from District of Columbia, 2004-08.
Lebanese ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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John Zogby (b. 1948) —
also known as "The Prince of Polling" —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in 1948.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor of
Utica, N.Y., 1981; member, Rules Committee, Democratic National
Convention, 1988 ; pollster.
Lebanese ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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