Marcia L Fudge
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Running for U.S. Representative, Ohio, District 11 (2018)
Biography
Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge is a committed public servant who brings a hard-working, problem-solving spirit to Congress and to the task of creating jobs, protecting safety net programs, and improving access to quality public education, health care and healthy foods. First elected in 2008, she represents the people of the 11th Congressional District of Ohio.
Congresswoman Fudge serves on the House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. She is the Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education. She is also a member of several Congressional Caucuses and immediate past Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. In 2014, Congresswoman Fudge became an original co-chair of the Democrats for Public Education.
Congresswoman Fudge consistently fights for equitable access to a quality education from preschool through post-secondary programs, child nutrition, food stamp (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients, access to locally grown, healthy foods, fair labor practices, and civil and human rights, among other issues. Additionally, she was an early and consistent voice for voter protection and remains a steadfast advocate to strengthen and preserve Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Congresswoman Fudge has served the people of Ohio for more than two decades, beginning with the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office. She was the first African American and the first female mayor of Warrensville Heights, Ohio, where she led the city in shoring up a sagging retail base and providing new residential construction.
Congresswoman Fudge earned her bachelor’s degree in business from The Ohio State University and law degree from the Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall School of Law. She is a Past National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and a member of the Greater Cleveland Alumnae Chapter.
Congresswoman Fudge’s work ethic, problem-solving approach, and ability to build collaborative relationships has earned her a reputation among her colleagues in Washington and at home as an insightful leader and knowledgeable legislator. As a dedicated public servant, she begins each morning with a firm promise “to do the people’s work.” It is this simple philosophy that defines Congresswoman Fudge as a Member of substance and character who always keeps her promise.
Source: Marcia L. Fudge.com
Priorities
Job Creation, Labor & Workforce
Creating an environment that fosters job growth for the underemployed, unskilled, undereducated, chronically unemployed and long time unemployed; Focusing on sustaining current jobs by supporting the national labor movement (i.e. trade agreements and bargaining rights); and
Promoting infrastructure projects as a method to create jobs.
Nutrition
Eradicating childhood obesity;
Increasing access to healthy foods, especially in underserved communities; Decreasing the rate of hunger, especially among children and seniors; and
Bringing fresh food to cities through non-traditional farming (i.e. urban farming).
Voter Protection
Safeguarding the rights of voters, especially populations that are traditionally targeted by voter suppression. This is Rep. Fudge’s current civil rights priority.
Medicare/Medicaid/Social Security
Protecting Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security from budgetary cuts and unfair characterizations; and Supporting updates and improvements to the Sustainable Growth Rate.
Education
Increasing access to high quality public education, particularly for those children in underperforming subgroups; Improving higher education opportunities; Ensuring that accountability standards are maintained in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; and
Decreasing education disparities (i.e. supporting closure of the achievement gap and promoting educational equity among all).
Housing
Tracking and addressing present day challenges, such as foreclosure mitigation and prevention; and
Promoting redevelopment and rebuilding in communities hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis.
Source: Marcia L. Fudge.com
Marcia L. Fudge
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Office
Running for U.S. Representative, Ohio, District 11 (2018)
Biography
Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge is a committed public servant who brings a hard-working, problem-solving spirit to Congress and to the task of creating jobs, protecting safety net programs, and improving access to quality public education, health care and healthy foods. First elected in 2008, she represents the people of the 11th Congressional District of Ohio.
Congresswoman Fudge serves on the House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. She is the Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education. She is also a member of several Congressional Caucuses and immediate past Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. In 2014, Congresswoman Fudge became an original co-chair of the Democrats for Public Education.
Congresswoman Fudge consistently fights for equitable access to a quality education from preschool through post-secondary programs, child nutrition, food stamp (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients, access to locally grown, healthy foods, fair labor practices, and civil and human rights, among other issues. Additionally, she was an early and consistent voice for voter protection and remains a steadfast advocate to strengthen and preserve Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Congresswoman Fudge has served the people of Ohio for more than two decades, beginning with the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office. She was the first African American and the first female mayor of Warrensville Heights, Ohio, where she led the city in shoring up a sagging retail base and providing new residential construction.
Congresswoman Fudge earned her bachelor’s degree in business from The Ohio State University and law degree from the Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall School of Law. She is a Past National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and a member of the Greater Cleveland Alumnae Chapter.
Congresswoman Fudge’s work ethic, problem-solving approach, and ability to build collaborative relationships has earned her a reputation among her colleagues in Washington and at home as an insightful leader and knowledgeable legislator. As a dedicated public servant, she begins each morning with a firm promise “to do the people’s work.” It is this simple philosophy that defines Congresswoman Fudge as a Member of substance and character who always keeps her promise.
Source: Marcia L. Fudge.com
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