Marcia Carolyn Kaptur (; born June 17, 1946) is an American politician serving as the

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for since 1983. A member of the

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, Kaptur is the longest-serving woman in either chamber of Congress, and the second-longest-serving woman in congressional history, behind

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, whose record she will beat upon being sworn into the

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. Her district stretches from her hometown of Toledo east to

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, including all of

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and

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counties, and parts of

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, Lorain, and Cuyahoga counties.

Early life and education

Kaptur was born on June 17, 1946, in

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, the daughter of Anastasia Delores (Rogowski) and Stephen Jacob Kaptur. Her parents were both of Polish descent. Her mother was an automobile union organizer and her family operated a small grocery. Kaptur started volunteering with the

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when she was 13. Kaptur graduated from St. Ursula Academy in 1964 and became the first person in her family to attend college. She received her undergraduate degree from the

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in 1968 and a

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from the

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in 1974. She did doctoral studies in urban planning development finance at the

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in 1981.

Early career

Kaptur served on the Toledo- Lucas County Plan Commissions from 1969 to 1975. She was director of planning for the National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs (1975–1977), founded by

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. She later served as a domestic policy advisor during President

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's administration.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

While at MIT, Kaptur was recruited to run for Congress in 1982 against freshman

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Ed Weber Edward Ford Weber (born July 26, 1931) is an American politician from Ohio. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican. Early life and education Weber was born in Toledo, Ohio. He earned a Bachelor of Arts ...

, who had upset 26-year incumbent

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two years earlier. Despite being outspent by almost 3–1, she defeated Weber 58–39%. In 1984, Kaptur faced a strong challenge from Republican Frank Venner, longtime anchorman and weatherman at

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, but defeated him 55–44%, even as

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carried the district. From 1986 to 2002, she won every election with at least 74% of the vote. In 2004, she faced her strongest challenger in 20 years in Lucas County auditor Larry Kaczala, but won the election 68–32%. ;2006 Kaptur won her 13th term with 74% of the vote. ;2008 Kaptur won her 14th term with 74% of the vote. ;2010 Shortly after achieving fame during the 2008 election, conservative figure Samuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher announced that he was considering challenging Kaptur in the 2010 election, but chose not to run. Kaptur was instead challenged by Republican

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, a

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favorite. She was reelected to a 15th term with 59% of the vote, her closest victory since 1984. ;2012 For her first three decades in Congress, Kaptur represented a compact district centered around Toledo. Redistricting after the 2010 census extended the 9th district to western

. The new map put the home of incumbent 10th district congressman

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into the 9th, so they ran against each other in the Democratic primary. Graham Veysey, a small-business owner from Cleveland, also ran in the primary. Retaining over 60% of her former territory, Kaptur won the primary with 56% of the vote to Kucinich's 40%. In the general election, she won a 16th term against Wurzelbacher and

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Sean Stipe. The reconfigured 9th was no less Democratic than its predecessor, and Kaptur had effectively clinched reelection by defeating Kucinich in the primary. ;2014 Kaptur's 2014 opponent was Richard May, a longtime Republican activist from west Cleveland, who beat Lakewood resident Robert C. Horrocks Jr. in the May 6 primary. Kaptur won 68–32%. ;2016 Kaptur's 2016 opponent was Donald Larson, who defeated Steven Kraus and Joel Lieske in the Republican primary on March 15. Kaptur won 68–31%. ;2020 Kaptur's 2020 opponent was Rob Weber, who defeated Charles W. Barrett, Tim Connors, and Timothy P. Corrigan in the Republican primary on March 17. Kaptur won 63–37%. ;2022 Kaptur was seemingly placed in a vulnerable position when redistricting shifted her district to the west in order to take in territory previously in the neighboring heavily Republican . While Joe Biden carried the old 9th with 59% of the vote, the new 9th would have voted for

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with 51% of the vote. Despite this, Kaptur defeated Republican nominee J.R. Majewski, 56% to 43%.

Tenure

In 1996,

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asked Kaptur to be his vice-presidential running mate. She declined. As of March 2022, Kaptur had voted in line with Joe Biden's stated position 100% of the time.

Patent reform

Kaptur opposed the

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that passed into law and changed the U.S. Patent System. She opposed changing from a "first to invent system" to a "first to file system", saying it hurt small businesses and "Our patent system is the finest in the world... the proposed solutions are special fixes that benefit these few giants at the expense of everyone else." Kaptur co-sponsored the Restoring America's Leadership in Innovation Act. In order to strengthen inventors' property rights, the bill would remove the administrative review process that allows the public to challenge patent filings' validity; the process exists to prevent misuse of the patent system.

World War II memorial

On December 10, 1987, Kaptur introduced the

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Act in the House. The bill authorized the

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to establish a World War II memorial. It was not voted on before the end of the session and so failed to be enacted. Kaptur introduced similar legislation twice in 1989 but these bills also failed to become law. Kaptur introduced legislation for the fourth time on January 27, 1993. This time the legislation was voted on and passed in the House on May 10, 1993. After a companion bill was passed in the

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, President

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signed the bill into law on May 25, 1993. Kaptur later said that she felt "a great sense of fulfillment" that the memorial was built. "This generation was the most unselfish America has ever seen," she said. "They never asked anybody for anything in return."

Abortion

Kaptur holds a 95% rating from NARAL. She supported ''

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'', calling it "the law of the land" (''Washington Journal'', September 17, 2015). She has voted for some proposals to restrict access to abortion and opposed others. In January 2007, she was the only member of the

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to vote against federally funded embryonic stem-cell research. Kaptur voted for the Stupak-Pitts Amendment, an amendment to America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009. She was one of only 16 Democrats to vote for the

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on May 4, 2011. Kaptur also voted to ban partial-birth abortions in 2000 and 2003. She voted against the

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in 1999 and the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act in 2005. Kaptur voted against allowing privately funded abortions at overseas military hospitals twice in 1995, as well as in 1997, 1998 and 1999. In 2005, Kaptur voted to lift the ban on abortions at overseas military hospitals.

Free trade

Kaptur opposes

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agreements. She helped lead opposition to the

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permanent normal trade relations The status of permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) is a legal designation in the United States for free trade with a foreign nation. The designation was changed from '' most favored nation'' (MFN) to ''normal trade relations'' by Section 5003 of ...

for the People's Republic of China, and fast track authority for the president.

2008 economic crisis

Kaptur opposed the

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, which provided a

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for U.S. banks. Her opposition to the bailout was highlighted in

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's 2009 documentary '' Capitalism: A Love Story''. On April 12, 2011, Kaptur introduced H.R. 1489 to restore the Glass–Steagall Act, "To repeal certain provisions of the

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and revive the separation between commercial banking and the securities business, in the manner provided in the Banking Act of 1933, the so-called 'Glass–Steagall Act', and for other purposes." There were 30 co-sponsors.

The environment

Kaptur backed the

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in the U.S. House after she was able to insert an amendment that would authorize the Secretary of Energy to create power marketing authorities in regions where none exist. One such area would be the Great Lakes region. Kaptur said the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation could administer up to $3.5 billion in borrowing authority to stimulate economic development through creation of green energy such as solar power and wind power. She said the $3.5 billion in borrowing authority would promote "regional equity" and serve as a powerful engine for job creation in a region that has suffered from high energy costs, especially expensive electricity.

Immigration reform

Kaptur was one of 38 Democrats to vote against the

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in December 2010. It passed the House but failed in the Senate. In 2021, Kaptur voted for the

2016 presidential election

Kaptur endorsed Senator

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in the

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, and introduced him at a rally in Toledo. On October 3, 2016, she endorsed the nominee,

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, who had won Ohio and her district in the primary, at a rally in Toledo.

Gun policy

In 2022, Kaptur voted for H.R. 1808: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022.

Ukraine

Kaptur co-chairs the Ukrainian Caucus. She has been a vocal supporter of Ukrainian President

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. Kaptur has said Ukraine "voted for her own independence and has been laboring to be free with continued Russian meddling in her country all these decades."

Committee assignments

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** Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development (Chair) ** Subcommittee on Defense ** Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

Caucus memberships

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* Congressional Ukrainian Caucus (co-chair) * Congressional Caucus on Poland *

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* Congressional Caucus on Hungary * Congressional United Kingdom Caucus * House Baltic Caucus *

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* Blue Collar Caucus

Electoral history

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1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

, , , , Marcy Kaptur , , 95,162 , , 58% , , ,

, , 64,459 , , 39% , , , Susan Skinner , ,

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, , 1,785 , , 1% , , , James Somers , ,

, , 1,594 , , 1% , , , Brian Muir , ,

, , 1,217 , , 1% , , - ,

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

, , , , Marcy Kaptur , , 117,985 , , 55% , , , Frank Venner , , 93,210 , , 43% , , , Other , , , , 3,714 , , 2% , * , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

, , , , Marcy Kaptur , , 105,646 , , 78% , , , Mike Shufeldt , , 30,643 , , 22% , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

, , , , Marcy Kaptur , , 157,557 , , 81% , , , Al Hawkins , , 36,183 , , 19% , * , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...

, , , , Marcy Kaptur , , 117,681 , , 78% , , , Jerry Lammers , , 33,791 , , 22% , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

, , , , Marcy Kaptur , , 178,879 , , 74% , , , Ken Brown , , 53,011 , , 22% , , , Edward Howard , ,

, , 11,162 , , 5% , * , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

, , , , Marcy Kaptur , , 118,120 , , 75% , , , Randy Whitman , , 38,665 , , 25% , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

, , , , Marcy Kaptur , , 170,617 , , 77% , , , Randy Whitman , , 46,040 , , 21% , , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", Elizabeth Slotnick , ! style="background:#00bfff; ",

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, ! style="background:#00bfff; ", 4,677 , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", 2% , , , , , , , , , , , , - , 1998 , , , , Marcy Kaptur , , 130,793 , , 81% , , , Ed Emery , , 30,312 , , 19% , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

, , , , Marcy Kaptur , , 168,547 , , 75% , , , Dwight Bryan , , 49,446 , , 22% , , , Galen Fries , ,

, , 4,239 , , 2% , , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", Dennis Slotnick , ! style="background:#00bfff; ",

, ! style="background:#00bfff; ", 3,096 , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", 1% , , , , , , , - ,

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

, , , , Marcy Kaptur , , 132,236 , , 74% , , , Ed Emery , , 46,481 , , 26% , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

, , , , Marcy Kaptur , , 205,149 , , 68% , , , Larry Kaczala , , 95,983 , , 32% , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

, , , , Marcy Kaptur , , 153,880 , , 74% , , , Bradley Leavitt , , 55,119 , , 26% , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

, , , , Marcy Kaptur , , 222,054 , , 74% , , , Bradley Leavitt , , 76,512 , , 26% , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

, , , , Marcy Kaptur , , 121,819 , , 59% , , ,

, , 83,423 , , 41% , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

, , , , Marcy Kaptur , , 217,771 , , 73% , , , Samuel J. Wurzelbacher , , 68,668 , , 23% , , , Sean Stipe , ,

, , 11,725 , , 4% , , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

, , , , Marcy Kaptur , , 108,870 , , 68% , , , Richard May , , 51,704 , , 32% , * , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

, , , , Marcy Kaptur , , 193,966 , , 69% , , , Donald Philip Larson , , 88,427 , , 31% , * , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

, , , , Marcy Kaptur , , 152,682 , , 68% , , ,

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, , 73,183 , , 32% , * , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

, , , , Marcy Kaptur , , 190,328 , , 63% , , , Rob Weber , , 111,385 , , 37% , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari ...

, , , , Marcy Kaptur , , 150,655 , , 56% , , , J.R. Majewski , , 115,362 , , 43% , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , *In 1984, all 3,714 votes for other candidates are considered write-in ballots. In 1988, 72 write-in ballots were cast. In 1992, 50 write-in ballots were cast. In 2014, write-in candidates Cory Hoffman and George A. Skalsky received 112 votes and 29 votes, respectively. In 2016, write-in candidate George A. Skalsky received 5 votes.

Personal life

Kaptur is

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Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur
official U.S. House website
Marcy Kaptur for Congress
* * , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaptur, Marcy 1946 births 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians American politicians of Polish descent Female members of the United States House of Representatives Living people Left-wing populism in the United States Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni Politicians from Toledo, Ohio Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Women in Ohio politics Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio Catholics from Ohio 20th-century Roman Catholics 21st-century Roman Catholics