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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).
Edward Maurice Mezvinsky (* 17. Januar 1937 in Ames, Iowa) ist ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1973 und 1977 vertrat er den Bundesstaat Iowa im US-Repräsentantenhaus. Werdegang. Edward Mezvinsky besuchte die öffentlichen Schulen seiner Heimat und studierte danach bis 1960 an der University of Iowa.
Edward Mezvinsky (back row, second from left) with family in the early 1950s. 1. Edward Maurice Mezvinsky was born in Ames, Iowa on January 17th, 1937 to immigrant parents Abe and Fannie. The youngest of four children, Mezvinsky worked alongside his father and brothers in the family grocery stores.
In the 1976 Iowa 1st District race, Mezvinsky faced Republican James Leach. During the campaign, Leach argued that Mezvinsky, due to his work on Watergate and his advocacy for Southeast Asian refugees, was no longer representing the local interests of the 1st district.
Edward Mezvinsky during his 1972 campaign for the U. S. House of Representatives. 1. By the late 1960s, Mezvinsky began his own political career after being elected an Iowa State Representative for Johnson County.
A New Beginning | University Library Online Exhibits | Iowa State University. Iowa State University University Library Online Exhibits. Edward Mezvinsky being sworn in as United Nations Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights by Andrew Young (United States Ambassador to the United Nations). 1.
Ed Mezvinsky, an Ames native, served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1969 to 1971 and then as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 to 1977, representing Iowa's 1st congressional district.
