Lynn Morley Martin

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Lynn Morley Martin (born December 26, 1939 in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American businesswoman who was previously active as a politician for the Republican Party . Among other things, she was a member of the US Cabinet as Secretary of Labor .

After attending school and earning a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana in 1960, Lynn Martin began her professional career as a teacher in the Rockford School District . During that time she was a member of the Winnebago County Legislature . In 1977 she was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives; In 1979 she moved to the State Senate .

In January 1981, the Republican for Illinois moved into the US House of Representatives . The voters confirmed it four times; In 1990 she did not run for re-election and instead sought a seat in the US Senate . Martin ran against the democratic incumbent Paul Simon and was considered to be very promising. However, her chances faded when she poked fun at Simon's trademark, a fly , in her ads . The senator ultimately defended his mandate with 65 percent of the vote; Lynn Martin was only able to win a majority in Edwards County and McHenry County .

Her political career was by no means over. In 1991 she succeeded Elizabeth Dole as Secretary of Labor in President George Bush's cabinet . She had already earned the latter's recognition when, in the run-up to the 1984 presidential election , she supported the then Vice-President in preparing for the televised debate with the Democratic opponent Geraldine Ferraro . Bush drew Martin also in 1988, when he is the successor of Ronald Reagan applied as president, the vice-Posten considered, but ultimately chose Senator Dan Quayle of Indiana .

After George Bush's election defeat by Bill Clinton, Lynn Martin resigned from office in 1993. In 1995 she was briefly among the Republican candidates for the presidential election the following year, but then quickly decided to withdraw after weighing her chances and not seeing sufficient support for the candidacy.

After her political career, Lynn Martin first worked as a professor at the Business School of Northwestern University . She later moved into the private sector and was accepted on the Board of Directors of AT&T , Constellation Energy and Procter & Gamble , among others .

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SURNAME Martin, Lynn Morley
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 26, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago , Illinois