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'''Elizabeth Jane Kucinich''' ({{née|'''Harper'''}}; born 22 October 1977) is a British ] and ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2012/10/kucinich-wants-dc-to-changefrom-a-red-meat-state-to-vegan-081969|title=Kucinich wants D.C. to go vegan|first=Patrick|last=Gavin|website=]|date=3 October 2012|access-date=25 February 2018}}</ref> advocate. She has produced two documentaries and is married to the retired eight-term US ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/kucinichs-wife-launches-realty-site-084873|title=Kucinich's wife launches realty site |first=Patrick |last=Gavin |date=10 December 2012|website=Politico|access-date=28 April 2017}}</ref> and two-time ] presidential candidate ].
'''Elizabeth Jane (Harper) Kucinich''' (born ], ] in ], ]) is the ] wife of ] politician ]. They married on ], ].


==Background== ==Early life==
Elizabeth originates from ] in ], ]. In 1996 she went to ], to volunteer at one of ]'s homes for India's poorest children.<ref name="love">{{cite news |first=Evelyn |last=Theiss |title=How Kucinich Found Love |url=http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/1030-04.htm |publisher=Cleveland Plain Dealer |date=2005-10-30 |accessdate=2007-05-21 }}</ref> Upon earning her ] and ] degrees at the ], she spent 16 months in a rural ]n village and worked as an advocate for ].<ref name="love"> </ref>


Born '''Elizabeth Jane Harper''', daughter of Graham Harper and Julia Massey (divorced), she was brought up in ] in the ],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/1030-04.htm|title=How Kucinich Found Love |first=Evelyn |last=Theiss |date=30 October 2005 |website=Common Dreams|access-date=28 April 2017}}</ref> England.
After leaving Tanzania, she volunteered with a ] refugee unit; earned a certificate in ] from ]; and got a job as a fund-raiser for a seafarer's charity in London.<ref name="love"> </ref> Her volunteer work often brought her to the ].<ref name="love"> </ref> 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 ].<ref name="love"> </ref> That work took her and Zarlenga to ]'s office.<ref name="love"> </ref>


Kucinich holds a BA in Religious Studies and Theology and an MA in International Conflict Analysis from the ]<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://capitolweekly.net/capitol-weekly-interview-elizabeth-kucinich/ |title=Capitol Weekly Interview: Elizabeth Kucinich |website=Capitol Weekly |date=24 January 2008 |access-date=27 November 2017 }}</ref> and also has a certificate in Peace and Reconciliation Studies from ].<ref name=":0" />
She married Dennis Kucinich in 2005, in Congressman Kucinich's hometown of ].


== Career ==
She has her tongue pierced with a silver stud.<ref></ref> When asked if she would remove it in the event that she became first lady, Kucinich replied that she considered it too much a part of her to do so.<ref></ref>
In 2005, after working with rural and urban poor in ] and ], Kucinich moved to the US to organize the first international conference on monetary reform for the ].<ref name=":0" /> She has also been the Director of Policy at the ] and the government affairs director for the ] (PCRM) and a congressional liaison for the former President of the United Nations General Assembly.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/regulation/other/149327-elizabeth-kucinich-named-policy-chief-for-food-safety-group/|title=Elizabeth Kucinich named policy chief for food safety group|work=The Hill|date=May 2013 }}</ref>


In December 2012 she launched a career selling real estate. "Real estate is a longtime passion," she said.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/elizabeth-kucinich-becomes-a-real-estate-agent-will-keep-public-affairs-job-too/2012/12/11/609d09b0-43e4-11e2-9648-a2c323a991d6_blog.html|title=Elizabeth Kucinich becomes a real-estate agent; will keep public-affairs job, too |date=11 December 2012|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=28 April 2017}}</ref>
==Education==


Kucinich was on the board of directors of several organizations, including Sean Penn's Haitian relief organization, J/P HRO<ref name=":1" /> and is on the board of the ];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rodaleinstitute.org/about-us/board-of-directors/|title=Board of Directors|work=rodaleinstitute.org}}</ref> In 2013 she became a Director of Policy with the Center for Food Safety,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/healthy-home/3274/healthy-home/press-releases/2166/elizabeth-kucinich-joins-center-for-food-safety#|title=Elizabeth Kucinich joins Center for Food Safety |date=1 May 2013|website=Center for Food Safety|access-date=28 April 2017}}</ref> and joined the board of directors of ] USA in October 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unrwausa.org/unrwa-usa-press-releases/2016/7/7/elizabeth-kucinich-joins-unrwa-usa-board-of-directors-to-advance-humanitarian-assistance-to-palestine-refugees|title=elizabeth kucinich joins unrwa usa board of directors to advance humanitarian assistance to palestine refugees|date=October 2014|website=UNRWAUSA|access-date=28 April 2017|archive-date=2 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702042146/https://www.unrwausa.org/unrwa-usa-press-releases/2016/7/7/elizabeth-kucinich-joins-unrwa-usa-board-of-directors-to-advance-humanitarian-assistance-to-palestine-refugees|url-status=dead}}</ref>
For high school, she attended ] located in ], ], from 1989 to 1996.


Kucinich is executive producer of '']'', an anti-GMO film.
She attended the ] in the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2001 and graduated with a Bachelor's degree 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".


==Notes== ==Personal life==
Recently arrived from England, she visited the office of Congressman Dennis Kucinich with her boss from the American Monetary Institute on 4 May 2005.<ref name=":0" /> They have described this initial interaction as "soul recognition", and they married less than four months later.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Love Song of Dennis Kucinich|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/04/AR2007120402333.html | newspaper=The Washington Post | first=Libby|last=Copeland|date=5 December 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.cleveland19.com/story/2141143/marriage-license-provides-clues-to-kucinichs-wife/|title = Marriage license provides clues to Kucinich's wife|date = 24 August 2005|work = ]|agency = ]|accessdate = 7 December 2022}}</ref>
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Kucinich's appearance has been noted in the media. ''Vanity Fair'' magazine named her among the nation's "best dressed" political wives<ref>{{cite web|title=Vanity Fair Magazine names Elizabeth Kucinich among nation's "best dressed" political wives|date=8 August 2013 |url=http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2013/08/vanity_fair_magazine_names_eli.html}}</ref> and ''Cleveland Magazine'' pegged her as "Cleveland's most interesting".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=E73ABD6180B44874871A91F6BA5C249C&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=1578600D80804596A222593669321019&tier=4&id=1EF078C139D84C85B843E0C6A19AE2D1|title=Our Most Interesting People |date=1 January 2006|website=Cleveland Magazine|access-date=28 April 2017}}</ref> The ''Washington Post''{{'}}s ] described her as "a treasured District landmark".<ref>{{cite news|title=Good-bye to Mrs. Kucinich-and to the man with her|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/post/goodbye-to-mrs-kucinich--and-to-her-husband-dennis/2012/03/07/gIQAGZU9wR_blog.html | newspaper=The Washington Post | first=Alexandra|last=Petri|author-link=Alexandra Petri |date=7 March 2012}}</ref>
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British activist

Elizabeth Kucinich
Kucinich in 2015
BornElizabeth Jane Harper
(1977-10-22) 22 October 1977 (age 47)
London, England
OccupationActivist
Spouse Dennis Kucinich ​(m. 2005)​
WebsiteElizabethKucinich.com

Elizabeth Jane Kucinich (née Harper; born 22 October 1977) is a British organic food and vegan advocate. She has produced two documentaries and is married to the retired eight-term US Congressman and two-time Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich.

Early life

Born Elizabeth Jane Harper, daughter of Graham Harper and Julia Massey (divorced), she was brought up in North Ockendon in the London Borough of Havering, England.

Kucinich holds a BA in Religious Studies and Theology and an MA in International Conflict Analysis from the University of Kent and also has a certificate in Peace and Reconciliation Studies from Coventry University.

Career

In 2005, after working with rural and urban poor in India and Tanzania, Kucinich moved to the US to organize the first international conference on monetary reform for the American Monetary Institute. She has also been the Director of Policy at the Center for Food Safety and the government affairs director for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) and a congressional liaison for the former President of the United Nations General Assembly.

In December 2012 she launched a career selling real estate. "Real estate is a longtime passion," she said.

Kucinich was on the board of directors of several organizations, including Sean Penn's Haitian relief organization, J/P HRO and is on the board of the Rodale Institute; In 2013 she became a Director of Policy with the Center for Food Safety, and joined the board of directors of UNRWA USA in October 2014.

Kucinich is executive producer of GMO OMG, an anti-GMO film.

Personal life

Recently arrived from England, she visited the office of Congressman Dennis Kucinich with her boss from the American Monetary Institute on 4 May 2005. They have described this initial interaction as "soul recognition", and they married less than four months later.

Kucinich's appearance has been noted in the media. Vanity Fair magazine named her among the nation's "best dressed" political wives and Cleveland Magazine pegged her as "Cleveland's most interesting". The Washington Post's Alexandra Petri described her as "a treasured District landmark".

References

  1. Gavin, Patrick (3 October 2012). "Kucinich wants D.C. to go vegan". Politico. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. Gavin, Patrick (10 December 2012). "Kucinich's wife launches realty site". Politico. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  3. ^ Theiss, Evelyn (30 October 2005). "How Kucinich Found Love". Common Dreams. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  4. "Capitol Weekly Interview: Elizabeth Kucinich". Capitol Weekly. 24 January 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Elizabeth Kucinich named policy chief for food safety group". The Hill. May 2013.
  6. "Elizabeth Kucinich becomes a real-estate agent; will keep public-affairs job, too". Washington Post. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  7. "Board of Directors". rodaleinstitute.org.
  8. "Elizabeth Kucinich joins Center for Food Safety". Center for Food Safety. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  9. "elizabeth kucinich joins unrwa usa board of directors to advance humanitarian assistance to palestine refugees". UNRWAUSA. October 2014. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  10. Copeland, Libby (5 December 2007). "The Love Song of Dennis Kucinich". The Washington Post.
  11. "Marriage license provides clues to Kucinich's wife". WOIO. Associated Press. 24 August 2005. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  12. "Vanity Fair Magazine names Elizabeth Kucinich among nation's "best dressed" political wives". 8 August 2013.
  13. "Our Most Interesting People". Cleveland Magazine. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  14. Petri, Alexandra (7 March 2012). "Good-bye to Mrs. Kucinich-and to the man with her". The Washington Post.

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