Edward M Mezvinsky

A Representative from Iowa; born in Ames, Story County, Iowa, January 17, 1937; attended the public schools; B.A., University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1960; M.A., political science, University of California, Berkeley, 1963; J.D., the same university, 1965; admitted to the Iowa bar in 1965 and commenced practice in Iowa City; legislative assistant to United States Representative Neal Smith (Iowa), 1965-1967; member, Iowa State house of representatives, 1969-1970; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-third and to the Ninety-fourth Congresses (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1977); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1976 to the Ninety-fifth Congress; appointed United States representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, 1977-1979; elected Democratic Party State Chairman of Pennsylvania, 1981-1986; unsuccessful candidate in 1990 for nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania; is a resident of Penn Valley, Pa.