Note: This is just one of1,325 family groupings listed onThe Political Graveyard web site.These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption. This specific family group is a subset of themuch largerFour ThousandRelated Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset. These groupings — even thenames of the groupings,and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have,not the choices of any historian or genealogist. | |  Edward Maurice Mezvinsky (b. 1937) — also known asEdward Mezvinsky — of Iowa City,JohnsonCounty, Iowa; Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Ames,StoryCounty, Iowa,January17, 1937.Democrat. Member of Iowa state legislature, 1970;U.S.Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1973-77; defeated, 1970,1976;PennsylvaniaDemocratic state chair, 1981-86; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1984.Jewish.Ukrainianancestry.Indictedin March, 2001 on 56 federalfraudcharges;pleadedguilty to 31, andsentencedtoprison.Still living as of 2014. | | Marjorie Margolies (b. 1942) — also known asMarjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky — of Merion Station,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.; Bryn Mawr,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 21,1942.Democrat.Televisionjournalist;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1993-95;defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,2000,2004(alternate),2008.Female.Jewish.Still living as of 2024.  | William Jefferson Clinton (b. 1946) — also known asBill Clinton;William Jefferson BlytheIV;"Slick Willie";"Bubba";"Elvis";"Eagle";"The BigDog" —of Arkansas; Chappaqua,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Hope,HempsteadCounty, Ark.,August19, 1946.Democrat.Rhodesscholar; candidate forU.S.Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1974;Arkansasstate attorney general, 1977-79;Governor ofArkansas, 1979-81, 1983-92; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Arkansas,1996,2000;speaker,1984,1988;Presidentof the United States, 1993-2001; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,2004,2008;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,2016(voted forHillaryClinton andTimKaine); Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,2020(voted forJosephR. Biden, Jr. andKamalaD. Harris).Baptist.Member,TrilateralCommission;Council onForeign Relations;PhiBeta Kappa;PiSigma Alpha;PhiAlpha Delta;American BarAssociation.On October 29, 1994, Francisco Duran fired 27 shots from the sidewalkat the White House in an apparentassassinationattempt against President Clinton.Impeachedby the House of Representatives in December 1998 over allegations ofperjuryandobstructionof justice in connection with hissexualcontact with a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, but acquittedby the Senate.Still living as of 2025.| |  Relatives:Step-son of Roger Clinton; son of William Jefferson Blythe II andVirginia (Cassidy) Clinton; married,October11, 1975, toHillaryDiane Rodham (sister ofHughEdwin Rodham); father ofChelseaVictoria Clinton (daughter-in-law ofEdwardMaurice Mezvinsky andMarjorieMargolies); third cousin twice removed ofJamesAlexander Lockhart. | | | | Political family:Clinton#2 family of Pennsylvania and Florida (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:AbrahamJ. Hirschfeld —KennethW. Starr —RahmEmanuel —HenryG. Cisneros —MariaEchaveste —ThurgoodMarshall, Jr. —WalterS. Orlinsky —CharlesF. C. Ruff —SeanPatrick Maloney —LannyJ. Davis | | | | The William Jefferson ClintonFederalBuilding (built 1934; renamed 2012) inWashington,D.C., isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by Bill Clinton:BetweenHope and History : Meeting America's Challenges for the 21stCentury (1996) —MyLife (2004) | | | | Books about Bill Clinton: DavidMaraniss,Firstin His Class : The Biography of Bill Clinton — JoeConason,TheHunting of the President : The Ten-Year Campaign to Destroy Bill andHillary Clinton — Gene Lyons,Foolsfor Scandal : How the Media Invented Whitewater —Sidney Blumenthal,TheClinton Wars — Dewayne Wickham,BillClinton and Black America — Joe Klein,TheNatural : The Misunderstood Presidency of BillClinton — Nigel Hamilton,BillClinton: An American Journey — Bob Woodward,TheAgenda: Inside the Clinton White House — GeorgeStephanopolous,AllToo Human — John F. Harris,TheSurvivor : Bill Clinton in the White House — MarkKatz,Clinton& Me: A Real Life Political Comedy — Michael Takiff,AComplicated Man: The Life of Bill Clinton as Told by Those Who KnowHim — Tim O'Shei,BillClinton (for young readers) | | | | Critical books about Bill Clinton:Barbara Olson,TheFinal Days : The Last, Desperate Abuses of Power by the Clinton WhiteHouse — Meredith L. Oakley,Onthe Make : The Rise of Bill Clinton — RobertPatterson,Derelictionof Duty: The Eyewitness Account of How Bill Clinton EndangeredAmerica's Long-Term National Security — AmbroseEvans-Pritchard,TheSecret Life of Bill Clinton: The Unreported Stories —Ann Coulter,HighCrimes and Misdemeanors: The Case Against BillClinton — Dick Morris & Eileen McGann,BecauseHe Could — Jack Cashill,RonBrown's Body : How One Man's Death Saved the Clinton Presidency andHillary's Future — Christopher Hitchens,NoOne Left To Lie To: The Values of the Worst Family —Rich Lowry,Legacy:Paying the Price for the Clinton Years — RichardMiniter,LosingBin Laden : How Bill Clinton's Failures Unleashed GlobalTerror | | | | Image source: Congressional PictorialDirectory, 105th Congress (1997) |
| | | Hillary Rodham Clinton (b. 1947) — also known asHillary Clinton;Hillary Diane Rodham;"Hill";"Evergreen" —of Chappaqua,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October26, 1947.Democrat.Lawyer;First Ladyof the United States, 1993-2001;U.S.Senator from New York, 2001-; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,2004,2008(speaker);candidate for Democratic nomination for President,2008;U.S.Secretary of State, 2009-13; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 2016; Democratic Presidential Elector forNew York,2020(voted forJosephR. Biden, Jr. andKamalaD. Harris).Female.Methodist.Member,PhiAlpha Delta.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 2005.Still living as of 2025.| | Relatives:Daughter of Hugh Ellsworth Rodham and Dorothy Emma (Howell) Rodham;sister ofHughEdwin Rodham; married,October11, 1975, toWilliamJefferson Clinton; mother ofChelseaVictoria Clinton (daughter-in-law ofEdwardMaurice Mezvinsky andMarjorieMargolies). | | | | Political family:Clinton#2 family of Pennsylvania and Florida (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Ballotpediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail —NationalWomen's Hall of Fame | | | | Books by Hillary Clinton:LivingHistory (2003) —AnInvitation To The White House : At Home With History(2000) —ItTakes A Village | | | | Books about Hillary Clinton: JoeConason,TheHunting of the President : The Ten-Year Campaign to Destroy Bill andHillary Clinton — Donnie Radcliffe,HillaryRodham Clinton : A First Lady for Our Time — GeneLyons,Foolsfor Scandal : How the Media Invented Whitewater — GailSheehy,Hillary'sChoice — Michael Tomasky,Hillary'sTurn : Inside Her Improbable, Victorious SenateCampaign — Sidney Blumenthal,TheClinton Wars — Bernard Ryan, Jr.,HillaryClinton : First Lady and Senator — Susan Estrich,TheCase For Hillary Clinton — Dick Morris and EileenMcGann,Condivs. Hillary : The Next Great Presidential Race — JeffGerth & Don Van Natta, Jr.,HerWay : The Hopes and Ambitions of Hillary RodhamClinton — Susan Morrison, ed.,ThirtyWays of Looking at Hillary: Reflections by WomenWriters — Jonathan Allen & Amie Parnes,HRC:State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton | | | | Critical books about Hillary Clinton:Barbara Olson,Hellto Pay : The Unfolding Story of Hillary RodhamClinton — Peggy Noonan,TheCase Against Hillary Clinton — R. Emmet Tyrell, Jr.,MadameHillary : The Dark Road to the White House — JackCashill,RonBrown's Body : How One Man's Death Saved the Clinton Presidency andHillary's Future — Christopher Hitchens,NoOne Left To Lie To: The Values of the Worst Family —Carl Limbacher,Hillary'sScheme : Inside the Next Clinton's Ruthless Agenda to Take the WhiteHouse — Ed Klein,TheTruth About Hillary : What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How FarShe'll Go to Become President — Dick Morris,RewritingHistory — David N. Bossie,Hillary:The Politics of Personal Destruction — Joyce Milton,TheFirst Partner: Hillary Rodham Clinton |
| | Hugh Edwin Rodham (b. 1950) — also known asHugh E. Rodham — of Coral Gables,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.Born in1950.Democrat.Servedin the Peace Corps;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Senator from Florida, 1994.Member,ThetaDelta Chi.Still living as of 2011. | | Chelsea Victoria Clinton (b. 1980) — also known asChelsea Clinton;"Energy" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,February27, 1980.Democrat. Speaker, Democratic National Convention,2008,2016.Female.Methodist.Still living as of 2024.
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