Biography

10/24/1927 - 02/26/2025

LEDERER, Marie A., a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, October 24, 1927 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; graduated, Little Flower Catholic High School, 1945; attended, Temple University; assistant to the deputy auditor general, Pennsylvania Auditor General’s office; special assistant, Congressman Joseph F. Smith; instructor, political science, Temple University (1973-1974); field director, The Heart Association; elected, delegate, Democratic National Convention (1976, 1980); chair, Philadelphia Voter Registration; member, Philadelphia Democratic Executive Committee; elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1993 term; reelected and served 6 consecutive terms thereafter; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 2007 term; died, February 26, 2025 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, St. Dominic Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.