Claudine Schneider | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 2nd district | |
In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991 | |
Preceded by | Edward Beard |
Succeeded by | Jack Reed |
Personal details | |
Born | Claudine Cmarada March 25, 1947 Clairton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Eric Schneider (1972-1985, divorced)[1][2] |
Education | Rosemont College Windham College (BA) University of Rhode Island |
Claudine Schneider (née Cmarada; born March 25, 1947) is an American economist and former politician who served as a Republican U.S. representative from Rhode Island. She was the first,[3] and to date only, woman elected to Congress from Rhode Island. She is the founder of Republicans for Integrity, which describes itself as a network of "Republican former Members of Congress who feel compelled to remind Republican voters about the fundamentals of [the Republican] party and to provide the facts about incumbents' voting records."[4]
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