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Local Elected Officials Honor Congresswoman Kaptur: The
Longest-Serving Woman in U.S. House History
State Rep. Mike Ashford (D-Toledo), along with the Lucas
County Commissioners, held a press conference, Friday, March
23 to honor Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur on making history as
the longest-serving woman in the United States House of
Representatives.
“For more than 35 years, Congresswoman Kaptur has been a
strong advocate and voice for communities throughout Lucas
County in Washington,” said Ashford. “As a Toledo native,
she has always advocated for policies and legislation that
benefits women and minorities through her selfless
leadership and service and I’m proud to call her a friend
and to recognize her for this distinct honor.”
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Joining Ashford to recognize Kaptur’s accomplishment were:
Lucas County Commissioners Pete Gerken, Tina Skeldon Wozniak
and Carol Contrada; State Rep. Michael Sheehy; Lucas County
Clerk of Courts Bernie Quilter; Lucas County Treasurer
Lindsay Webb; Lucas County Recorder Phil Copeland and Toledo
City Councilwoman Sandy Spang along with other county
officials
On March 18, 2018,
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09),
the Dean of the Ohio
Delegation and senior Democrat on the House Appropriations
Committee, became the longest-serving woman in U.S. House of
Representatives
history. Kaptur surpassed the record previously held by Rep.
Edith Nourse Rogers (R-MA).
"It is my great honor and
privilege to represent the people of Ohio's Ninth
Congressional District, and
I thank them for putting their faith in me for so many years
and inspiring our work to make America a better place," said
Kaptur. "Whether it
is pension and retirement security, peace and stability
throughout the world or fighting for a fair playing field
where working people have a
chance to get a leg up and
achieve the American dream - our work continues."
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur
is the daughter of Stephen and Anastasia Kaptur, a
Polish-American
working-class family in Toledo, Ohio. She still lives in the
same neighborhood where she grew up and her parents' hard
work allowed her and
her brother Stephen to advance. Kaptur was the first member
of her family to graduate high school and college, earning
degrees from the University of
Wisconsin and the University
of Michigan. She then worked to revitalize cities across
America and as an advisor for President Jimmy Carter.
While pursuing a doctorate
at MIT, Kaptur was encouraged by people back home
to run against the
Republican in her home district, Ohio's Ninth. Her campaign
focused on the deep recession in Ohio and resulted in an
upset victory that was
powered by grassroots
volunteers and bake sales.
Kaptur's blue-collar roots
drive her dedication to her fight for good jobs,
fair trade agreements and
against predatory abuses by large financial institutions.
Her District first approach informs her work every day,
including her
decades-long struggle to build the WWII Memorial which was
inspired by a constituent veteran. After tough internal
elections, she secured a seat on the
powerful Appropriations
Committee where she ranks among its most senior members.
There she focuses on economic growth, financial stability
and defense and
energy security.
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