Marcy Kaptur

Marcy Kaptur
Official portrait, 2022
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 9th district
Assumed office
January 3, 1983
Preceded byEd Weber
Personal details
Born
Marcia Carolyn Kaptur

(1946-06-17) June 17, 1946 (age 78)
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison (BA)
University of Michigan (MUP)
WebsiteHouse website

Marcia Carolyn Kaptur (/ˈkæptər/ KAP-tər; born June 17, 1946) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Ohio's 9th congressional district. Now in her 21st term, she has been a member of Congress since 1983.

A member of the Democratic Party, Kaptur is the longest-serving woman in congressional history (having surpassed Barbara Mikulski in 2023)[1] and the dean of Ohio's congressional delegation.

  1. ^ Susan Davis (2016-03-18). "Marcy Kaptur, Ohio Democrat, Becomes Longest-Serving Woman In The House". NPR. Retrieved 2018-03-21.