Costanza, Margaret, 1932-2010
Margaret "Midge" Costanza was born on November 28, 1932, in LeRoy, New York, and was raised in Rochester, New York. She began her political career as a volunteer for W. Averell Harriman’s gubernatorial campaign in 1954; she later served as executive director of Robert F. Kennedy’s 1964 Senate campaign. She served as a Democratic National Committee member from 1972 until 1977. Costanza became an outspoken advocate for LGBT rights and, in 1973, became the first woman elected to the Rochester (N.Y.) City Council. She then served as vice mayor of the city from 1974 to 1977.
She ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1974. In 1976, when Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter ran for president, Costanza served as cochair of his New York campaign operation and gave a seconding speech for him at the Democratic National Convention. Upon Carter's election, Costanza was named assistant to the president for public liaison.
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Daria Labinsky |
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2020-06-25 12:06:56 pm |
Daria Labinsky |
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2020-06-25 09:06:29 am |
Dina Herbert |
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2020-06-25 09:06:28 am |
Dina Herbert |
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