Edward Mezvinsky

Edward Mezvinsky
Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party
In office
August 13, 1981[1] – June 28, 1986
Preceded byAlex Debreczeni
Succeeded byHarris Wofford
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
In office
1977–1979
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byAllard K. Lowenstein
Succeeded byJerome J. Shestack
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Iowa's 1st district
In office
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977
Preceded byFred Schwengel
Succeeded byJim Leach
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 41st district
In office
January 13, 1969 – January 10, 1971
Preceded bymulti-member district
Succeeded byEmil J. Husak
Personal details
Born
Edward Maurice Mezvinsky

(1937-01-17) January 17, 1937 (age 87)
Ames, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Myra Shulman
(m. 1963; div. 1974)
[2]
(m. 1975; div. 2007)
[3]
Children11, including Marc Mezvinsky
RelativesNorton Mezvinsky (brother)
Chelsea Clinton (daughter-in-law)
EducationUniversity of Iowa (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (MA)
University of California, Hastings (JD)
Criminal statusReleased, probation expired
Conviction(s)Bank fraud, mail fraud and wire fraud
Criminal penalty5 years imprisonment

Edward Maurice Mezvinsky (/mɛzˈvɪnski/; born January 17, 1937) is an American politician and lawyer from Iowa. He is a former U.S. Representative and felon. A Democrat, he represented Iowa's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives for two terms (1973–77).

Mezvinsky grew up in Ames, Iowa, and played high school football there. He graduated from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law (1965). After being elected to the Iowa Legislature (1968), he lost a race for Congress in 1970, then won in 1972 and was re-elected in 1974. He made several unsuccessful U.S. Senate attempts in the 1980s. In 2001, he was convicted of 31 charges of felony fraud, and served five years in federal prison.[4]

In 2010, he became father-in-law to Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of Hillary and Bill Clinton.

  1. ^ "Pennsylvania Demos elect Ed Mezvinsky". The Telegraph-Herald. August 14, 1981. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
  2. ^ News, DesMoinesRegister.com; accessed February 11, 2017.
  3. ^ Medina, Regina (July 30, 2010). "Pop the questions on Chelsea's wedding". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  4. ^ "Iowa ex-congressman to leave prison". The Gazette. April 9, 2008.