Elizabeth Kucinich
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Elizabeth Jane Kucinich (born October 22, 1977) is the director of public affairs for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and the wife of American Congressman and former Democratic Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich.[1]
Background
Born Elizabeth Harper, she was brought up in North Ockendon in the London Borough of Havering. In 1996 she went to Agra, India, to volunteer at one of Mother Teresa's homes for India's poorest children.[2] Upon earning her bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Kent at Canterbury, she spent 16 months in a rural Tanzanian village and worked as an advocate for regional development.[2][3]
After leaving Tanzania, she volunteered with a British Red Cross refugee unit; earned a certificate in Peace Studies from Coventry University; and got a job as a fund-raiser for a seafarer's charity in London.[2] Her volunteer work often brought her to the House of Lords.[2] At that time she heard financial analyst Stephen Zarlenga speak about monetary reform. She was impressed and soon was hired to become Zarlenga's assistant at the Chicago-based American Monetary Institute.[4][2][3] That work took her and Zarlenga to Dennis Kucinich's office.[2]
She married Dennis Kucinich in 2005, in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio.[4] The Sunday Times noted that one of her heroines is Diana, Princess of Wales, partly for her bringing "compassion back into public life."[3]
She is noted as having her tongue pierced with a silver stud.[5] Like her husband Dennis, Elizabeth is a vegan.[6]
Currently, she is director of public affairs for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.[6][1]
Education
She attended Coopers' Company and Coborn School in Upminster, from 1989 to 1996. She studied at the University of Kent at Canterbury from 1997 to 2001 and graduated with a BA in Religious Studies and Theology and a Master's degree in International Conflict Analysis. Her thesis for her master's was on "Conflict Resolution in World Politics."
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References
- ^ a b "Michelle Obama Gets Backup From Scarlett Johansson on Healthful Eating". US News and World Report. March 16, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
'We're trying to drive healthy eating,' says Kucinich, who's married to Rep. Dennis Kucinich, the one-time Democratic presidential candidate. She represents the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which is whipping up support for Rep. George Miller's Healthy School Meals Act of 2010.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b c d e f Theiss, Evelyn (2005-10-30). "How Kucinich Found Love". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
- ^ a b c "Essex girl fills White House race with lurve". Times Online. May 20, 2007. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
Kucinich met her husband-to-be two years ago when she visited his office in the House of Representatives with her boss as a volunteer worker for the American Monetary Institute, an offbeat group dedicated to reforming the 'unjust monetary system'. ... she studied religion and theology at Kent University and spent time in India and Tanzania, where she worked for Voluntary Service Overseas. ...
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b "After seeking wife and White House, Kucinich gets the girl". Associated Press. August 23, 2005. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
Kucinich and Elizabeth Harper, who works for a monetary-policy think tank in Chicago, were married Sunday before some 250 guests outside City Hall, where he once served as mayor.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "The Essex girl with a silver tongue stud who has her eyes on the White House". Daily Mail. November 24, 2007. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b "Bringin' Home the Bacon, Vegan-Style". ABC News. May 4, 2007. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
In fact, the self-proclaimed peace candidate doesn't eat any kind of animal by-product; Kucinich and his wife are both vegans, presenting what could be a formidable challenge in the meaty world of high stakes politics en route to the White House.
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