Label
Council Members Morris and Cherry
Title
Recognizing Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur for being the longest serving woman in the history of Congress.
Summary
WHEREAS, Congresswoman Kaptur is a native Toledoan still living in the same house she grew up in; is proud of her working-class roots and her strong female representation from her family and her education at St. Ursula Academy; and
WHEREAS, Congresswoman Kaptur was the first member of her family to attend college and obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin and a Master's degree in Urban Planning from the University of Michigan, all when female representation was not prevalent; and
WHEREAS, Congresswoman Kaptur entered the workforce as a City Planner in Toledo and Chicago for 15 years, including an appointment as a domestic policy advisor to President Jimmy Carter where she guided 17 housing and neighborhood revitalization bills through Congress; and
WHEREAS, Congresswoman Kaptur was furthering her education pursing a Doctorate in Urban Planning and Finance Development at MIT when she was recruited to run for Congress; and
WHEREAS, in 1982, she was elected and she has continued to fight hard and represent the 9th Congressional District; earned a seat on the powerful Appropriations Committee and was the first woman to serve as Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water where she is now seated as Ranking Member; and
WHEREAS, Congresswoman Kaptur has an extensive list of successes; some of her favorites in this area are the I-280 Veterans Glass City Skyway, largest bridge project in Ohio History, funding Toledo's Farmers Market, and state of the art solar array for the 180th Fighter Wing; and
WHEREAS, Congresswoman Kaptur is especially proud of her relentless dedication to Veterans and Seniors; she persevered for 17 years to have the World War II memorial built in Washington D.C. On May 29, 2004 Congresswoman Ka...
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