Marcia Fudge

Marcia Fudge, a Democrat, has represented the 11th Congressional District of Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2008.

Energy
Fudge supports "finding alternative energy sources and would like to force automakers to produce more fuel-efficient and cleaner vehicles."

Foreign Policy
Fudge supports Israel, and says in an article on her campaign Web site that "our nation must know that we are linked with Israel and must assist Israel in maintaining its standing as an example of what we call freedom." She supports pressuring Iran to stop its acquisition of nuclear weapons, and setting benchmarks for withdrawal from Iraq. She says that it important for the U.S. examine the stability of the Middle East before making decisions about Iraq.

Abortion
Fudge is pro-choice.

Bio
Fudge was born October 29, 1952, in Cleveland, Ohio. She has a B.S. from Ohio State University and a J. D. from Cleveland Marshall College of Law (Cleveland State University). A practicing attorney, she also served as an aide to Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones in the early 1990s. She was elected mayor of Warrensville Heights in 2000, thus becoming the city's first black executive. She served as mayor until 2008.

2008 elections
After the death of Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Ohio) August 20, 2008, Fudge was selected to take Jones' spot on the November ballot. Tubbs defeated Republican nominee Thomas Pekarek; she received 85 percent of the vote, while Pekarek received 15 percent. On November 18, Fudge ran unopposed in the special election to serve out the remainder of Jones' term, and she was elected with less than 9,000 votes cast. Fudge was sworn into the 110th Congress on November 19.

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Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)
Marcia will be assigned committees if and when she is elected to Congress.

Twitter
 Marcia Fudge posts on Twitter at http://twitter.com/mlfudge/

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External resources

 * 2008 Race Tracker page on Ohio’s 11th Congressional District
 * Official Mayor of Warrensville Heights website