Elaine Bloom (born September 16, 1937) is an American politician in the state of

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. She is a member of the

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. Bloom was born in

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and graduated from

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in 1957, where she majored in Government. Bloom is married with Judge Philip Bloom and have two children, Anne R. Bloom and David N. Bloom. The Bloom Family has lived in

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since 1962. Bloom served in the

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from 1974 to 1978 (for district 100), 1986 to 1992 (for district 104) and 1992 to 1995 (for district 106). She was speaker pro tempore of the House from 1992 to 1995. In 2000, Bloom narrowly lost to

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the race for the

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by just over 500 votes. In 2015, Bloom was named the president of Plaza Health Network.

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