Catherine Dean May

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Catherine Dean May

Catherine Dean May (born May 18, 1914 in Yakima , Washington , †  May 28, 2004 in Rancho Mirage , California ) was an American politician . Between 1959 and 1971 she represented the state of Washington in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Catherine May was born Catherine Dean Barnes in 1914. After a second wedding, she was later called Catherine May Bedell. She attended Yakima Valley Junior College until 1934 and then studied at the University of Washington in Seattle until 1937 . She finished her studies in 1939 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles . In the meantime, she taught English at Chehalis City High School . She was an editor and news anchor in Tacoma in 1941 and 1942 . After that she was head of the radio advertising department of an advertising company. From 1943 to 1944 she worked in the same position for an insurance company; then she was employed as a writer and co-commentator for NBC in New York until 1946 . From 1948 to 1957 she worked for the KIT transmitter in Yakima. Then Catherine May moved to the administration of Yakima Medical Center , for which she worked in 1957 and 1958.

Politically, May was a member of the Republican Party . Between 1952 and 1958 she was a member of the Washington House of Representatives . In the congressional elections of 1958 she was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of her state , where she succeeded Hal Holmes on January 3, 1959 . After five re-elections, she was able to complete six legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1971 . During this time the Cuban Missile Crisis and the beginning of the Vietnam War fell . The 23rd , 24th and 25th amendments to the Constitution were also passed at that time.

When trying to re- elect in 1970, Catherine May was defeated by the Democrat Mike McCormack . Between 1971 and 1981 she worked for the International Trade Commission . In 1982 she was Special Advisor to the President. She died on May 28, 2004 at Rancho Mirage.

Web links

  • Catherine Dean May in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)