LIST OF AMERICAN JEWISH POLITICIANS - WIKIPEDIA As Of 07/17/16

List of Jewish American politicians
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This is a list of notable Jewish American politicians, arranged chronologically. For other notable Jewish Americans, see List of Jewish Americans.
Contents
1 Federal Government
1.1 Senators
1.1.1 Current senators
1.1.2 Former senators
1.2 Representatives
1.2.1 Current representatives
1.2.2 Former representatives
1.3 Supreme Court Justices
1.3.1 Current justices
1.3.2 Former justices
1.4 Cabinet Officials
1.4.1 Current Cabinet Secretaries
1.4.2 Current Cabinet-level Officials
2 State Government
2.1 Governors
2.1.1 Current governors
2.1.2 Former governors
2.2 Lieutenant governors
2.2.1 Current lieutenant governors
2.2.2 Former lieutenant governors
3 Municipal Government
3.1 Mayors of major cities
3.1.1 Current mayors of major cities
3.1.2 Former mayors of major cities
4 Presidential Candidates
5 See also
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6 Notes
Federal Government
Senators
Current senators
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State Class Senator Name Party
Prior Public
Office/Position Education
Assumed
Office
Date of
Birth
Term
Expires
California 1
Dianne
Feinstein
Democratic
Mayor of San
Francisco, San
Francisco Board of
Supervisors
Stanford
University
(B.A.)
November
10, 1992
June 22,
1933
January 3,
2019
California 3
Barbara
Boxer
Democratic
U.S. House, Marin
County Board of
Supervisors
Brooklyn
College (B.A.)
January 3,
1993
November
11, 1940
January 3,
2017
Colorado 3
Michael
Bennet
Democratic
Denver Public
Schools
Superintendent
Wesleyan
University
(B.A.)
Yale University
(J.D.)
January 21,
2009
November
28, 1964
January 3,
2017
Connecticut 3
Richard
Blumenthal
Democratic
Connecticut Attorney
General, Connecticut
Senate, Connecticut
House of
Representatives
Harvard
University
(B.A.)
Trinity
College,
Cambridge
(attended)
Yale University
(J.D.)
January 5,
2011
February
13, 1946
January 3,
2017
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Prior Public
Assumed
Office
Date of
Birth
Term
Expires
Hawaii 3
Brian
Schatz
Democratic
Lieutenant Governor
of Hawaii, Hawaii
House of
Representatives
Pomona
College (B.A.)
December
26, 2012
October
20, 1972
January 3,
2017
Maryland 1 Ben Cardin Democratic
U.S. House,
Maryland House of
Delegates
University of
Pittsburgh
(B.A.)
University of
Maryland,
Baltimore (J.D.)
January 3,
2007
October 5,
1943
January 3,
2019
New York 3
Chuck
Schumer
Democratic
U.S. House, New
York State Assembly
Harvard
University
(A.B.; J.D.)
January 3,
1999
November
23, 1950
January 3,
2017
Oregon 3 Ron Wyden Democratic U.S. House
University of
California,
Santa Barbara
(attended)
Stanford
University
(B.A.)
University of
Oregon (J.D.)
February 6,
1996
May 3,
1949
January 3,
2017
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Prior Public
Assumed
Office
Date of
Birth
Term
Expires
Vermont 1
Bernie
Sanders
Democratic[1][2] Mayor of Burlington,
U.S. House
Brooklyn
College
(attended)
University of
Chicago (B.A.)
January 3,
2007
September
8, 1941
January 3,
2019
Former senators
Rudy Boschwitz (R-MN: 1978–1991)[3][4]
Norm Coleman (R-MN: 2003–2009)[5]
Russell Feingold (D-WI: 1993–2011)
Ernest Gruening (D-AK: 1959-1969)
Chic Hecht (R-NV: 1983–1989)[4]
Jacob K. Javits (R-NY: 1957–1981)[4]
Herbert Kohl (D-WI: 1988–2013)
Herbert Lehman (D-NY: 1950-1957)
Carl Levin (D-MI: 1979-2015)
Joe Lieberman (D-CT: 1989–2013)[6]
Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ: 1982–2001; 2003–2013)[7]
Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH: 1974 1976–1995)
Richard Neuberger (D-OR: 1955-1960)
Abraham A. Ribicoff (D-CT: 1962–1980)[8]
Warren Rudman (R-NH: 1980–1993)[4]
Arlen Specter (R/D-PA: 1981–2011)[4]
Richard Stone (D-FL: 1975-1980)
Paul Wellstone (D-MN: 1991–2002)[3]
David Levy Yulee (D-FL: 1845–1851; 1855–1861)
Edward Zorinsky (D-NE: 1976–1987)
Representatives
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Current representatives
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District Name Party Religion Prior Experience Education
Assumed
Office
Born
In Notes
California 28 Adam Schiff[9] Democratic Jewish
California State Senate,
Assistant Prosecutor for
the United States Attorney
for the Southern District of
California
Stanford University
Harvard University
2001 1960
California 30
Brad
Sherman[10] Democratic Jewish
California Board of
Equalization
University of
California, Los
Angeles
Harvard Law
School
1997 1954
California 47
Alan
Lowenthal[11] Democratic Jewish
California State Senate,
California State Assembly
Ohio State
University
Hobart College
2013 1941
California 53 Susan Davis[12] Democratic Jewish California State Assembly
University of
California,
Berkeley
University of North
Carolina at Chapel
Hill
2001 1944
Colorado 2 Jared Polis[13] Democratic Jewish
Colorado State Board of
Education, Internet
Executive
Princeton
University
2009 1975
First openly gay
man elected as a
freshman
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Assumed
Office
Born
In Notes
Florida 9
Alan
Grayson[11] Democratic Jewish U.S. House Harvard University 2013 1958
Florida 21 Ted Deutch[14] Democratic Jewish Florida Senate
University of
Michigan
University of
Michigan Law
School
2010* 1966
Florida 22 Lois Frankel[11] Democratic Jewish West Palm Beach mayor
Boston University
Georgetown
University Law
Center
2013 1948
Florida 23
Debbie
Wasserman
Schultz[15]
Democratic Jewish
Florida Senate, Florida
House of Representatives
University of
Florida
2005 1966
Chairwoman of the
Democratic
National Committee
Illinois 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic Jewish
Illinois House of
Representatives
University of
Illinois
1999 1944
Democratic
leadership as a
Chief Deputy Whip
Kentucky 3
John
Yarmuth[16] Democratic Jewish
Newspaper Publisher,
Vice-President for
University Relations
University of Louisville
Yale University 2007 1947
First Jewish
congressman from
Kentucky
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Assumed
Office
Born
In Notes
Michigan 9 Sander Levin[17] Democratic Jewish
U.S. Government
administrator
University of
Chicago
Columbia
University
Harvard Law
School
1983 1931
Former chairman of
the Committee on
Ways and Means
New York 1 Lee Zeldin[11] Republican Jewish New York Senate
University at
Albany, SUNY
Albany Law School
2015 1980
New York 3 Steve Israel[9] Democratic Jewish Huntington Town Board
George Washington
University
2001 1958
Chairman of the
Democratic
Congressional
Campaign
Committee
New York 10
Jerrold
Nadler[18] Democratic Jewish New York State Assembly
Columbia
University
Fordham University
1992* 1947
New York 16 Eliot Engel[19] Democratic Jewish
high school teacher, New
York State Assembly
Lehman College
New York Law
School
1989 1947
New York 17 Nita Lowey[20] Democratic Jewish
New York Assistant
Secretary of State
Mount Holyoke
College
1989 1937
First female and
second chairperson
of the Democratic
Congressional
Campaign
Committee
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Assumed
Office
Born
In Notes
Rhode Island
1
David
Cicilline[11] Democratic Jewish Mayor of Providence
Brown University
Georgetown
University Law
Center
2011 1961
Tennessee 9 Steve Cohen[21] Democratic Jewish
Tennessee Senate,
Attorney
Vanderbilt
University
University of
Memphis
2007 1949
First Jewish
congressman from
Tennessee
Former representatives
Anthony C. Beilenson (D-CA: 1977–1997)[22]
Howard Berman (D-CA: 1983–2013)[23]
Eric Cantor (R-VA: 2001–2014)[24] Former House Majority Leader
Sam Coppersmith (D-AZ: 1993–1995)[25]
Peter Deutsch (D-FL: 1993–2005)[26]
Mickey Edwards (R-OK:1977–1993)[27][28]
Rahm Emanuel (D-IL: 2003–2009) also Cabinet-level officer[29] Current Mayor of Chicago
Bob Filner (D-CA: 1993–2012)[30]
Jon D. Fox (R-PA: 1995–1999)[31]
Martin Frost (D-TX: 1979–2005)[32]
Sam Gejdenson (D-CT: 1981–2001)[33]
Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ: 2007–2012)[34]
Bill Graidson (R-OH 1st and 2nd: 1975–1983; 1983–1993)[35]
Jane Harman (D-CA: 1993–1999, 2001–2011)[36]
Julius Houseman (D-MI 5th: 1883–1885)[37]
Julius Kahn (R-CA:1899–1924)
Florence Prag Kahn (R-CA:1925–1937) first Jewish woman elected.
Ed Koch (D-NY 17th and 18th: 1969–1973; 1973–1977)[38]
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Tom Lantos (D-CA: 1981–2008) also Chairman of the House Committee on International Relations.
William Lehman (D-FL:1973–1993)[39]
Mel Levine (D-CA: 1983–1993)
Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (D-PA: 1995–1997)
Edward Mezvinsky (D-IA: 1973–1977)
Philip Phillips (D-AL:1853–1855)[40]
Allyson Schwartz (D-PA: 2005–2015)
Gladys Spellman (D-MD: 1975–1981)[41]
Sam Steiger (R-AZ: 1967–1977)[42]
Henry Waxman (D-CA: 1975–2015)[43] also Chairman of Energy and Commerce Committee
Robert Wexler (D-FL: 1997–2010)[44]
Anthony Weiner (D-NY: 1999–2011)[45][46]
Ted Weiss (D-NY: 1977–1992)
Sidney R. Yates (D-IL: 1949–1963; 1965–1999)[47]
Dick Zimmer (R-NJ: 1991–1997)[48]
Supreme Court Justices
Current justices
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Name Born
Appt.
by
Age
at
appt.
First day /
Length of
service
Previous positions
Ruth Bader
Ginsburg
March 15, 1933
(age 83)
in Brooklyn, New
York
Bill
Clinton
60
August 10, 1993
22 years,
11 months
Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (1980–1993); General
Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union (1973–1980); Professor,
Columbia Law School (1972–1980); Professor, Rutgers University School
of Law (1963–1972)
Stephen Breyer
August 15, 1938
(age 77)
in San Francisco,
California
Bill
Clinton
55
August 3, 1994
21 years,
11 months
Chief Judge, Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1990–1994); Circuit
Judge, Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1980–1990); Professor,
Harvard Law School (1967–1980)
Elena Kagan
April 28, 1960
(age 56)
in New York,
New York
Barack
Obama
50
August 7, 2010
5 years,
11 months
Solicitor General of the United States (2009–2010); Dean of Harvard Law
School (2003–2009); Professor, Harvard Law School (2001–2003); Visiting
Professor, Harvard Law School (1999–2001); Associate White House
Counsel (1995–1999); Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council
(1995–1999); Professor, University of Chicago Law School (1995);
Associate Professor, University of Chicago Law School (1991–1995)
Former justices
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Name Born Died Appt. by Retired under
Age at
appt.
First day
Date of
retirement
Louis Brandeis
November 13, 1856
in Louisville,
Kentucky
October 5, 1941
in Washington, D.C.
Woodrow
Wilson
Franklin D.
Roosevelt
55 June 1, 1916
February 13,
1939
Benjamin Cardozo
May 24, 1870
in New York, New
York
July 9, 1938
in Port Chester,
New York
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D.
Roosevelt
61 March 2, 1932 July 9, 1938
Felix Frankfurter
November 15, 1882
in Vienna, Austria-
Hungary
February 22, 1965
in Washington, D.C.
Franklin D.
Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy 56
January 20,
1939
August 28,
1962
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Arthur
Goldberg
August 8, 1908
in Chicago, Illinois
January 19, 1990
in Washington, D.C.
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B.
Johnson
53
September 28,
1962
July 26, 1965
Abe Fortas
June 19, 1910
in Memphis,
Tennessee
April 5, 1982
in Washington, D.C.
Lyndon B.
Johnson
Richard Nixon 55 October 4, 1965 May 14, 1969
Cabinet Officials
Current Cabinet Secretaries
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Office Secretary Name
Assumed
Office
Date
of
Birth Prior Public Office/Position Education
Secretary of the
Treasury
Jack Lew
February
28, 2013
August
29, 1955
White House Chief of Staff, Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, Deputy
Secretary of State for Management and
Resources
Harvard University (A.B.)
Georgetown University
(J.D.)
Secretary of
Commerce
Penny Pritzker
June 26,
2013
May 2,
1959
None (Businesswoman)
Harvard University (A.B.)
Stanford University (J.D.)
Current Cabinet-level Officials
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Office Name
Assumed
Office
Date
of
Birth Prior Public Office/Position Education
United States
Trade
Representative
Michael Froman
June 21,
2013
August
20, 1962
Chief of Staff to the Secretary of the
Treasury, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Eurasia and the Middle East
Princeton University (A.B.)
Oxford University (DPhil)
Harvard University (J.D.)
Chairman of the
Council of
Economic
Advisers
Jason Furman
August 2,
2013
August
18, 1970
Special Assistant to the President for
Economic Policy in the Clinton
Administration
Harvard University
London School of
Economics
State Government
Governors
Current governors
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State Governor Name Party
Assumed
Office Term expires Notes
Delaware Jack Markell[49] Democratic January 20, 2009 January 17, 2017
Former Chairperson of the National Governors
Association
Former Chairperson of the Democratic Governors
Association
Vermont
Peter
Shumlin[50] Democratic January 6, 2011 January 6, 2017
Vermont House of Representatives
Former President pro tempore of the Vermont State
Senate
Former governors
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Name Party State Term
Other Public
Office/Position
Note
Moses
Alexander[51] Democratic Idaho 1915-1919 Mayor of Boise, Idaho Idaho's first and so far only Jewish Governor
Simon
Bamberger[52] Democratic Utah 1917-1921
First non-Mormon, first Democrat, and first and to date only
person of Jewish heritage to be elected Governor of the State
of Utah
Washington
Bartlett[53] Democratic California 1887 Mayor of San Francisco California's first and so far only Jewish Governor
David
Emanuel[54]
Democratic-
Republican
Georgia 1801
Emanuel is considered to be the first Jew elected to public
office in the South and the first Jewish governor of any U.S.
state, although he may not have been an openly practicing
Jew. As an adult he became a Presbyterian, confusing later
researchers about his identity, but modern historians accept
that he was Jewish.[54]
Neil
Goldschmidt[55] Democratic Oregon 1987-1991
United States Secretary
of Transportation
Mayor of Portland,
Oregon
Ernest
Gruening[56] Democratic
Territory of
Alaska
1939-1953 United States Senator
Henry Horner[57] Democratic Illinois 1933-1940 Illinois' first Jewish Governor
Madeleine
Kunin[58] Democratic Vermont 1985-1991
United States
Ambassador to
Switzerland and
Liechtenstein
Lieutenant Governor of
Vermont
Vermont's first and, to date, only female and Jewish governor
Herbert H.
Lehman[59] Democratic New York 1933-1942
United States Senator
New York
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Name Party State Term
Other Public
Office/Position
Note
Frank Licht[60] Democratic Rhode Island 1969-1973
Associate Justice of the
Rhode Island Superior
Court
Member of the Rhode
Island Senate
Rhode Island's first Jewish Governor
Linda Lingle[61] Republican Hawaii 2002-2010 Mayor of Maui Hawaii's first and, to date, only female and Jewish governor
Marvin
Mandel[62] Democratic Maryland 1969-1979 Maryland's first and to date only Jewish governor
Julius Meier[63] Independent Oregon 1931-1935 Oregon's first Jewish Governor
Ed Rendell[64] Democratic Pennsylvania 2003-2011 Mayor of Philadelphia
Abraham
Ribicoff[65] Democratic Connecticut 1955-1961
United States Secretary
of Health, Education,
and Welfare
United States Senator
Member of the U.S.
House of
Representatives
Connecticut's first and to date only Jewish governor
Edward S.
Salomon[66][67] Republican
Washington
Territory
1870-1872
Arthur
Seligman[68] Democratic New Mexico 1937-1933
New Mexico's first native-born, non-Hispanic, governor of
Jewish ancestry
Samuel H.
Shapiro[69] Democratic Illinois 1968-1969
Illinois
Milton Shapp[70] Democratic Pennsylvania 1971-1979 Pennsylvania's first Jewish Governor
Eliot Spitzer[71] Democratic New York 2007-2008
New York Attorney
General
Bruce
Sundlun[72] Democratic Rhode Island 1991-1995
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Lieutenant governors
Current lieutenant governors
State Governor Name Party Assumed Office Term expires Prior Public Office/Position
Connecticut Nancy Wyman[73] Democrat January 5, 2011 2019 Comptroller of Connecticut
Former lieutenant governors
Jerry Abramson (D-KY: 2011–2014)[74]
Jay Dardenne (R-LA: 2010–2016)[75]
Matthew Denn (D-DE: 2009–2015)[76]
Lee Fisher (D-OH: 2007–2011)[77]
Municipal Government
Mayors of major cities
Current mayors of major cities
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City State Mayor Name Party
Assumed
Office
Term
expires Prior Public Office/Position
Anchorage Alaska Ethan Berkowitz[78] Democratic July 1, 2015 2019
Member of Alaska House of
Representatives
Austin Texas Steve Adler[79] Democratic January 6, 2015 2019
Burlington Vermont Miro Weinberger[80] Democratic April 2, 2012 2016
Chattanooga Tennessee Andy Berke[81] Democratic April 15, 2013 2017 Member of the Tennessee Senate
Chicago Illinois Rahm Emanuel[29] Democratic May 16, 2011 2019
White House Chief of Staff
U.S. House
Jersey City
New
Jersey
Steven Fulop[82] Democratic July 1, 2013 2017 Jersey City Councilman
Las Vegas Nevada
Carolyn
Goodman[83] Independent July 6, 2011 2019
Los Angeles California Eric Garcetti[84] Democratic July 1, 2013 2017
President of the Los Angeles City
Council
Los Angeles City Councilman
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City State Mayor Name Party
Assumed
Office
Term
expires Prior Public Office/Position
Madison Wisconsin Paul Soglin[85] Democratic April 19, 2011 2019
Oakland California Libby Schaaf Democratic January 5, 2015 2019 Member of Oakland City Council
St.
Petersburg
Florida Rick Kriseman[86] Democratic January 2, 2014 2017
Member of the Florida House of
Representatives
Tucson Arizona
Jonathan
Rothschild[87] Democratic
December 5,
2011
2015
Former mayors of major cities
Jerry Abramson (D-Louisville, KY: 1986–1999; 2003-2011)[74]
Moses Alexander (D-Boise, ID: 1897–1899; 1901-1903)[51]
Abe Aronovitz (R-Miami, FL: 1953-1955)[88]
Harry Bacharach (R-Atlantic City, NJ: 1912; 1916–1920; 1930-1935)[89]
Walt Bachrach (R-Cincinnati, OH: 1960-1967[25]
Abraham Beame (D-New York, NY: 1974-1977)
Martin Behrman (D-New Orleans, LA: 1904-1920; 1925-1926)[90]
Michael Bloomberg (R then I:New York, NY: 2002-2013)[91]
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Richard Berkley (R-Kansas City, MO: 1979-1991)[92]
David Cicilline (D-Providence, RI: 2003-2011)[11]
Larry Cohen (D-Saint Paul, MN: 1972-1976)[93]
Josh Cohen (D-Annapolis, MD: 2009-2013)[94]
Norm Coleman (R-Saint Paul, MN: 1997-2002)[5]
Leopold David (Anchorage, AK: 1920-1923) First mayor of Anchorage[95]
Mutt Evans (D-Durham, NC: 1951-1963)[96]
Dianne Feinstein (D-San Francisco, CA: 1978-1988)
Bob Filner (D-San Diego, CA: 2012-2013)[30]
Samuel Folz (D-Kalamazoo, MI: 1903)[97]
Lois Frankel (D-West Palm Beach, FL: 2003-2011)[11]
Sandra Freedman (D-Tampa, FL: 1986-1995)[98]
Jeffrey Friedman (D-Austin, TX: 1975-1977)[99]
Bailey Gatzert (I-Seattle, WA: 1875-1876)[100]
Susan Golding (R-San Diego, CA: 1992-2000)[101]
Neil Goldschmidt (D-Portland, OR: 1973-1979)[55]
Stephen Goldsmith (R-Indianapolis, IN: 1992-2000)[102]
Phil Gordon (D-Phoenix, AZ: 2004-2012)[103]
Bill Graidson (R-Cincinnati, OH: 1971)[35]
Robert Harris (D-Ann Arbor, MI: 1969-1973)[104]
Adlene Harrison (D-Dallas, TX: 1976)[105]
Julius Houseman (D-Grand Rapids, MI: 1872-1873; 1874–1875)[37]
Vera Katz (D-Portland, OR: 1993-2005)[106]
Ed Koch (D-New York, NY: 1978-1989)[38]
Joseph Lazarow (R-Atlantic City, NJ: 1976-1982)[107]
Henry Loeb (D-Memphis, TN: 1960-1963; 1968-1971)[108] Later converted to Episcopalianism.
Zachariah J. Loussac (D-Anchorage, AK: 1948-1951)[109]
Sophie Masloff (D-Pittsburgh, PA: 1988-1994)[110]
Sam Massell (D-Atlanta, GA: 1970-1974)[111]
Laura Miller (D-Dallas, TX: 2002-2007)[112]
Arthur Naftalin (D-Minneapolis, MN: 1961-1969)[93]
Meyera Oberndorf (D-Virginia Beach, VA: 1988-2009)[113]
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Ed Rendell (D-Philadelphia, PA: 1992-2000)
Bernie Sanders (I-Burlington, VT: 1981-1989)
Murray Seasongood (I-Cincinnati, OH: 1929-1929)[114]
Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo, TX: 1993-2001)[115]
Florence Shapiro (R-Plaino, TX: 1990-1992)[116]
Joseph Simon (R-Portland, OR: 1909-1911)[117]
Jerry Springer (D-Cincinnati, OH: 1977-1978)[118]
Sam Steiger (R-Prescott, AZ: 1999-2001)
Annette Strauss (D-Dallas, TX: 1987-1991)[119]
Adolph Sutro (R-San Francisco, CA: 1895-1897)[120]
Edward Zorinsky (R-Omaha, NE: 1973–1976)[121]
Presidential Candidates
Milton Shapp ran for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 1976 but ended the campaign after 89 days and not even
winning Pennsylvania where he was governor.
Joe Lieberman ran for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in 2004. In the previous presidential election, he was the
Democratic candidate for vice president.
Jill Stein was the Green Party nominee for president in 2012. She lost with 0.36% of the vote, or 470,000 votes. She is running again in 2016.
Bernie Sanders is running for president in 2016 as a Democrat. He became the first Jewish candidate to win a major party primary with a victory in
New Hampshire.[122]
Arlen Specter ran for the Republican Nomination for President in 1996, but dropped out before the Iowa Caucuses. He later became a Democrat.
See also
List of Jewish members of the United States Congress
Notes
Meckler, Laura and Nicholas, Peter. "Questions Loom About Bernie Sanders
Qualifying for First Democratic Primary" (http://www.wsj.com/articles
/questions-loom-about-bernie-sanders-qualifying-for-first-democratic-
primary-1446674092), Wall Street Journal (November 4, 2015).
1. Ronayne, Kathleen (November 5, 2015). "Sanders declares as Democrat in
NH primary". Burlington Free Press.
2.
"Ousted Senator Apologizes for Letter to Jews". November 10, 1990.
Retrieved June 11, 2014.
3.
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"Congressional Republicans: Nobody Here But Us Christians". June 11,
2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
4.
Norm Coleman5.
"Retired Sen. Joe Lieberman Discusses His Jewish Faith". February 11, 2014.
6.
"Frank Lautenberg, Proud Jew Who Didn't Want To Be a 'Jewish Senator' ".
June 11, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
7.
"Ribicoff of Connecticut Dies; Governor and Senator Was 87". The New York
Times. February 23, 1998. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
8.
Sharon Samber (November 10, 2000). "New faces offset losses as Jews gain
seats in Congress". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
9.
Sharon Samber (November 8, 2002). "Jewish minyan grows in Senate; Jew
elected to House". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
10.
J.J. Goldberg (November 4, 2010). "Rite of Returns: Jews Who Ran for
Congress — Winners & Losers". The Jewish Daily Forward. Retrieved
2010-11-08.
11.
Stuart Rothenberg (November 2, 2000). "Top House races of 2000". CNN.
Archived from the original on September 10, 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
12.
"Three New Jewish Members of Congress". The Jewish Federations of North
America. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
13.
Ron Kampeas (April 21, 2010). "Ted Deutch, a most Jewish speech from the
most Jewish district". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
14.
"Elections 2006 AP Coverage: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Dem)".
Associated Press. November 9, 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
15.
Shmuel Rosner (November 5, 2006). "Louisville's Jews vote Democratic –
but not because the candidate's Jewish". Haaretz. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
16.
"Elections 2006 AP Coverage". Associated Press. November 9, 2006.
Retrieved 2006-11-10.
17.
"Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-8)". CNN. Retrieved 2006-11-10.18.
Kandea Mosley (September 12, 2000). "A Rumble in the Bronx Feuding
Politicos Pull No Punches in Congressional Race". The Village Voice.
19.
Jennifer Jacobson (October 23, 2006). "Jewish women on rise in Congress".
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