Very incomplete list! | |  Nicholas Aleinikoff (1861-1921) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Kiev (Kyiv),Ukraine,1861.Socialist.Lawyer;candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1909 (Socialist), 1911, 1913(Socialist), 1914 (Socialist), 1915, 1917 (Socialist), 1918(Socialist); candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1912.Ukrainian ancestry. Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 25,1921 (ageabout 59years).Interment atWashington Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Jacob M. Arvey (1895-1977) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November3, 1895.Democrat.Lawyer;alderman, 24th Ward, Chicago, 1923-41; commissioner, Chicago ParkDistrict, 1945-67;delegateto Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1936,1940,1948,1952,1956,1968;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;chair ofCook County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Illinois, 1950-.Jewish.Russian ancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;B'naiB'rith;JewishWar Veterans;AmericanLegion;NavyLeague;Freemasons;Elks;Moose;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died, ofheartfailure, in Weiss MemorialHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August25, 1977 (age81 years, 295days).Interment atShalom Memorial Park, Arlington Heights, Ill. | | Joseph T. Baran (b. 1894) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February9, 1894.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1948,1952.Ukrainian ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | Mary V. Beck (1908-2005) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Ford City,ArmstrongCounty, Pa.,February29, 1908.Democrat.Socialworker;lawyer;member, Detroit City Council, 1950-70 (firstwoman to be elected); candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1950; candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1969.Female.EasternOrthodox.Ukrainian ancestry.Died, in St. Joseph MercyHospital,Clinton Township,MacombCounty, Mich.,January30, 2005 (age96 years, 336days).Interment atSt.Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery, South Bound Brook, N.J.| |  Relatives:Daughter of Michael Beck and Anna (Woytowych) Beck; sister ofJohnJoseph Beck. | | | | Campaign slogan (1969): "Sweep the Deckwith Mary Beck." |
| | Ralph Elihu Becker (1907-1994) — also known asRalph E. Becker — of Port Chester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January29, 1907.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1936;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Republican candidate forPresidential Elector for District of Columbia,1972;U.S. Ambassador toHonduras, 1976-77.Jewish;laterEpiscopalian.LithuanianandBelarusian ancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;FederalBar Association;NationalTrust for Historic Preservation;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;JewishWar Veterans;AmericanLegion;B'naiB'rith;AmericanJewish Committee.Donor of the Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana to theSmithsonian Institution; a sponsor of the Antarctic-South PoleOperation Deep Freeze expedition, 1963.Died, fromcongestiveheart failure, in George Washington UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,August24, 1994 (age87 years, 207days).Cremated;ashes interred atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Betty Friedan (1921-2006) — also known asBettye Naomi Goldstein — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.,February4, 1921.Democrat.Universityprofessor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1984.Female.JewishandRussian ancestry. Member,NationalOrganization for Women;PhiBeta Kappa.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1993.Died, ofheartfailure, inWashington,D.C.,February4, 2006 (age85 years, 0days).Burial location unknown. | | Bohdan Futey (b. 1939) — of Parma,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Buchach,Ukraine,June28, 1939.Schoolteacher;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1974.Ukrainian ancestry. Member,DeltaTheta Phi.Still living as of 1975.| | Relatives: Sonof Petro Futey and Maria (Woroszczuk) Futey. |
| | Eric Michael Garcetti (b. 1971) — also known asEric Garcetti — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February4, 1971.Democrat. Member ofDemocraticNational Committee from California, 2008; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,2008;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 2013-.Jewish.Mexican,Italian,andRussian ancestry.Still living as of 2020. | | Samuel Gejdenson (b. 1948) — also known asSam Gejdenson — of Bozrah,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Eschwege,Germany,May20, 1948.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1975-79;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1981-2001;defeated, 2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromConnecticut,1996,2000.Jewish.Belarusian andLithuanianancestry. Member,Grange.Still living as of 2014. | | John S. Gonas (b. 1907) — of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born in Crossfork,PotterCounty, Pa.,May 14,1907.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1936-38; member ofIndianastate senate, 1940-48; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Indiana, 1944; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1946; candidate forGovernor ofIndiana, 1948; probate judge in Indiana, 1949-58; Judge, IndianaAppellate Court, 1960-72.Ukrainian ancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;Associationof Trial Lawyers of America;PhiKappa Theta;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Gonas and Hazel (Stranka) Gonas; married1937 toTheodosia Bonder. |
| | Jane Frank Harman (b. 1945) — also known asJane F. Harman;Jane Lakes;JaneFrank —of Venice, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1945.Democrat.Lawyer;legislative assistant to U.S. Sen.JohnV. Tunney, 1972; counsel for congressional subcommittees; deputysecretary to the Cabinet in theJimmyCarter White House, 1977-78;U.S.Representative from California 36th District, 1993-99, 2001-;delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1996,2004,2008;candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1998.Female.Jewish.PolishandRussian ancestry. Member,Council onForeign Relations.Still living as of 2014. | | Philip Mayer Kaiser (1913-2007) — also known asPhilip M. Kaiser — of New York; Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 12,1913.Democrat.Rhodesscholar;economist;U.S. Ambassador toSenegal, 1961-64;Mauritania, 1961-64;Hungary, 1977-80;Austria, 1980-81.Ukrainian andJewishancestry. Member,Council onForeign Relations;AmericanPolitical Science Association;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, in SibleyHospital,Washington,D.C.,May 24,2007 (age93 years, 316days).Burial location unknown. | | Ian T. Kaplan (b. 1946) — also known asTed Kaplan — of Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.Born in St. Leo'sHospital,Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.,December26, 1946.Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1977-82; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1985-94; defeated, 1994.Jewish.GermanandRussian ancestry.Still living as of 2003. | | Edward E. Kaufman (1939-2010) — also known asTed Kaufman — Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March15, 1939.Democrat.Engineer;administrative assistant and chief of staff for U.S. SenatorJoeBiden, 1976-95;collegeprofessor;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 2009-10; appointed 2009.Irish,Jewish, andRussian ancestry.Died in2010(ageabout71 years).Burial location unknown. | | 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.Ukrainian ancestry.Indictedin March, 2001 on 56 federalfraudcharges;pleadedguilty to 31, andsentencedtoprison.Still living as of 2014. | | Brian David Schweitzer (b. 1955) — also known asBrian Schweitzer — Born in Havre,HillCounty, Mont.,September4, 1955.Democrat.Agronomist;rancher;candidate forU.S.Senator from Montana, 2000;Governor ofMontana, 2005-; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMontana,2008(speaker).Catholic.German,Russian, andIrishancestry.Still living as of 2014. | | Albert Shanker (1928-1997) — of Mamaroneck,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1928.Democrat.Schoolteacher;president,American Federation of Teachers, 1974-97; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1980,1984(speaker),1988,1996.Jewish.Russian ancestry. Member,AmericanFederation of Teachers.Died, of complications frombladdercancer, at Memorial Sloan-KetteringCancerCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February22, 1997 (age68 years, 161days).Interment atKing David Cemetery, Putnam Valley, N.Y. | | Philip Chalkin Sorensen (1933-2017) — also known asPhilip C. Sorensen — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.; Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,August31, 1933.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,1964;LieutenantGovernor of Nebraska, 1965-67; candidate forGovernor ofNebraska, 1966;lawprofessor.Danish,Russian, andJewishancestry.Died in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,February12, 2017 (age83 years, 165days).Burial location unknown. | | Theodore Chaikin Sorensen (1928-2010) — also known asTheodore C. Sorensen;TedSorensen —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,May 8,1928.Democrat.Lawyer;special counsel to PresidentJohnF. Kennedy, 1961-63; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1968,1984;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1970.Danish,Russian, andJewishancestry. Member,Council onForeign Relations;PhiBeta Kappa;Order ofthe Coif.DiedOctober31, 2010 (age82 years, 176days).Burial location unknown. | | Abe Stark (1894-1972) — also known as"Mr. Brooklyn" — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1894.Democrat.Clothier;boroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 1962-70; defeated (Republican),1949; resigned 1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1964.Jewish.Russian ancestry. Member,Freemasons.Famed among Brooklyn Dodgers fans for his longtime, conspiciousadvertising sign (for his clothing business) below the scoreboard atEbbets Field, which promised a free suit to players who batted theball there: "HIT SIGN, WIN SUIT".Died in West Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,July 2,1972 (age77 years, 278days).Interment atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Anne Burlak Timpson (1911-2002) — also known asAnne Burlak;"The RedFlame" —of Rhode Island. Born in Slatington,LehighCounty, Pa.,May 24,1911.Communist.Labororganizer; candidate forsecretaryof state of Rhode Island, 1938.Female.Ukrainian ancestry. Died in East Longmeadow,HampdenCounty, Mass.,July 9,2002 (age91 years, 46days).Interment atMt. Hope Cemetery, Boston, Mass. | | Louis Waldman (1892-1982) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Yancherudnia, Russia (nowUkraine),January5, 1892.Socialist.Civilengineer;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 8th District, 1918, 1920;defeated, 1916 (New York County 10th District); expelled 1920, 1920;defeated, 1920 (New York County 8th District); candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 14th District, 1922; candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1924; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1927 (Socialist), 1937(American Labor); candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1928, 1930, 1932;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.JewishandUkrainian ancestry.Expelledfrom the New York State Assembly over allegeddisloyalty,along with the other four Socialist members, April 1, 1920;re-elected to the same seat in a special election, andexpelledagain on September 21.Suffered a severestroke,and died four years later, in the JewishHomeand Hospital for the Aged, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September12, 1982 (age90 years, 250days).Burial location unknown. | | Marianne Deborah Williamson (b. 1952) — also known asMarianne Williamson — of Santa Monica,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,July 8,1952.Author;lecturer;Independent candidate forU.S.Representative from California 33rd District, 2014; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,2020.Female.Russian andJewishancestry.Still living as of 2021.
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