Michelle Madoff

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Michelle Madoff
Member of the Pittsburgh City Council from the 2nd District[a]
In office
May 30, 1978[1] – January 3, 1994
Preceded by Richard Caliguiri
Succeeded by Alan Hertzberg
Personal details
Born Pauline Radzinzki
(1928-08-02)August 2, 1928
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died October 12, 2013(2013-10-12) (aged 85)
Peoria, Arizona, U.S.
Political party Democratic
a.^ Madoff was originally elected to Caliguiri's at-large seat, but won re-election after a voter-approved referendum divided City Council seats into districts.[2][3][4]

Michelle Madoff (/ˈmædɒf/; August 2, 1928 – October 12, 2013) served as a City of Pittsburgh Councilwoman between 1978 and 1994.

Born as Pauline Radzinski in Toronto, Canada,[5] she moved to the United States in 1952, settling in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh in 1961.[6]

She was unsuccessful in runs for Pittsburgh City Council in 1973 and Allegheny County Commissioner in 1975. She was first elected in 1978 to fill the unexpired term of Richard Caliguiri. Caliguiri was serving as President of Pittsburgh City Council and became mayor when Peter Flaherty was appointed Deputy Attorney General of the United States in the Jimmy Carter Presidential Administration. When the Pittsburgh City Council switched from one being elected at-large to a by-district format she was the first person elected to represent Council District 2. She was defeated after coming in third in the 1993 Democratic primary. [citation needed]

Before entering politics Madoff was a community and environmental activist. In 1969 Madoff co-founded and was the first president of the Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) in Pittsburgh, a local group with a long history of environmental activism. Madoff worked with Jones and Laughlin Steel Company to keep steel-working jobs in Pittsburgh.[6]

Madoff was a resident of Surprise, Arizona in her later years. She died at a retirement community in Peoria, Arizona on October 12, 2013, aged 85.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Mrs. Madoff Sworn In". The Pittsburgh Press. May 30, 1978. Retrieved January 1, 2012. 
  2. ↑ Uhl, Sherley (May 17, 1987). "Election to test city image". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved December 29, 2011. 
  3. ↑ Barnes, Tom (May 20, 1987). "Council by district wins". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved December 31, 2011. 
  4. ↑ Barnes, Tom (January 5, 1988). "Apportionment to begin in Pittsburgh". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved December 31, 2011. 
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Billowitz, Marissa. "Michelle Madoff Papers Finding Aid". Guides to Archives and Manuscript Collections at the University of Pittsburgh Library System. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved October 2, 2013. 
  7. ↑ Obituary for Michelle Madoff, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; accessed November 4, 2013.

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