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via Wkyc: Democrat Rep. Marcia Fudge had been a potential candidate for House speaker. Now she’s backing Nancy Pelosi for the job. Fudge says she wanted to “ensure diversity, equity and inclusion at all levels” in the House and she’s “now confident” they can “move forward together.” Pelosi named Fudge the incoming chairman of a […]

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When Donald Trump is inaugurated Friday, Congresswoman Marcia Fudge won’t be there to see it. “As I told @JoyAnnReid, I will not be attending #Inauguration,” Fudge tweeted. “I will be at home in Cleveland. #IStandWithJohnLewis.” Fudge, who posted the tweet Sunday, represents Ohio’s 11th Congressional District. Her tweet references Georgia Congressman John Lewis who said […]

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getty images: The nation is about to become familiar with Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, as she chairs the Democratic National Convention in place of the embattled, soon-to-be ex-Democratic Chairperson Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Fudge began her career in public service as a law clerk, doing research and advising Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judges. She then worked […]

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    Ohio congresswoman and Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Marcia Fudge released the following statement in reaction to the grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown: “The Ferguson Grand Jury’s decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown is a […]