Marcy Kaptur

Educational Background
• Bachelor’s of Arts degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Master’s degree in Urban Planning from University of Michigan
• Began doctoral studies in Urban Planning Development Finance at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Career
• Elected member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio’s 9th District (1983-2023) and dean of Ohio’s congressional delegation (2009-2023)
• Urban planner on the Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commission (1969-1975), director of planning for the National Center of Urban Ethnic Affairs (1975-1977), and domestic policy advisors on urban affairs with the Carter administration
• Supports economic and retirement security for all, energy independence and environmental sustainability, election security, and increasing federal funding for social safety net programs; does not support the overturning of Roe v. Wade

Personal Information
• Became involved in politics at an early age, volunteering when she was 13
• First-generation college student
• Longest-serving woman in congressional history