U.S. Representative
Marcy Kaptur
Democrat - Ohio
Marcy Kaptur is the longest-serving woman in the history of the U.S House of Representatives and is the first female Chair of the House’s Energy and Water Appropriations Committee. During her time in Congress, Kaptur has dedicated herself to environmental protection by securing funding from the EPA to clean up waste sites and establish the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. A strong supporter of Middle East peace, she directed the first surplus farm commodities in 1999 to support the peace process in Lebanon, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority.
“Schools, shopping malls, grocery stores, and Independence Day parades shouldn't be scenes of mass carnage and bloodshed.” - Rep. Marcy Kaptur
POLITICAL CAREER
Co-founder of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus
Urban policy adviser to President Jimmy Carter
COMMITTEES SERVED ON
House Committee on Appropriations
House Committee on the Budget
INTERESTING FACTS
The longest-serving woman in the history of the U.S. House of Representatives
Refuses to accept Congressional pay raises and donates them to offset the federal deficit and charitable causes in her home community
