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Marie Lederer

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Marie A. Lederer
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 175th district
In office
January 5, 1993[1] – November 30, 2006[2]
Preceded byGerard Kosinski
Succeeded byMichael O'Brien
Personal details
Born
Marie A. Panosetti

(1927-10-24) October 24, 1927 (age 97)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseWilliam J. Lederer (d. 2008)
Residence(s)Fishtown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Marie A. Lederer (née Panosetti; born October 24, 1927) is an American former politician. She became the fourth member of her family to represent Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Formative years

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Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as Marie A. Panosetti on October 24, 1927, Panosetti graduated from Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1945.[3] She also attended Temple University.[4] She subsequently married William J. Lederer.

Political and government career

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A member of the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee, Marie Lederer served as an assistant to the Deputy Pennsylvania Auditor General.[3]

Lederer became the fourth member of her family to represent Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Her husband, William J. Lederer, and father-in-law, Miles W. Lederer, were both members of the Pennsylvania House. Another family member, Raymond F. Lederer, served in the House prior to becoming a Congressman.[5]

Lederer retired prior to the 2006 elections.

References

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  1. ^ "SESSION OF 1993 - 177TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1993-01-05.
  2. ^ Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2006
  3. ^ a b "Bio". Official Pennsylvania Democratic Caucus Biography. Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus. Archived from the original on 2006-10-18.
  4. ^ "Marie A. Lederer (Democrat)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2006-01-10.
  5. ^ "Philadelphia civic leader dies at 84". WPVI-TV. Associated Press. 2008-01-23.
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