"New Jersey Congresswoman" Helen Meyner Signed TLS Dated 1976 Todd Mueller COA

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"New Jersey Congresswoman" Helen Meyner Signed TLS Dated 1976.
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Helen Day Stevenson Meyner
, also known as
Helen S. Meyner
(March 5, 1929 – November 2, 1997), was a
Democratic
U.S. Representative
from
New Jersey
from 1975 to 1979. As the wife of New Jersey Governor
Robert B. Meyner
, she was First Lady of New Jersey from 1957 to 1962. She was born as Helen Stevenson on March 5, 1929 in
Queens
,
New York
. Her father was an
Olympic gold medal
winner and ambassador
William Stevenson
. She was a distant cousin of Democratic candidate for President
Adlai Stevenson
. She graduated from
Colorado College
. Later she married
New Jersey Governor
Robert B. Meyner
on January 19, 1957 in
Oberlin, Ohio
.
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In 1972, Meyner ran as the Democratic nominee for Representative from New Jersey's newly redistricted 13th Congressional District that included her home in
Phillipsburg
and included
Hunterdon
,
Sussex
and
Warren
Counties and portions of
Mercer
and
Morris
Counties. She lost in the
Republican
-leaning district, to the Republican candidate,
Joseph J. Maraziti
. In 1974, with the
Watergate scandal
leading to Democratic congressional gains throughout the country, Meyner ran for the seat again, this time beating Maraziti. She won a second term in the 1976 elections in a close race against
William E. Schluter
, but lost her bid for a third term in 1978 to Republican
James A. Courter
.
In 1979, the
Supersisters
trading card set was produced and distributed; one of the cards featured Meyner's name and picture.
Meyner's work before entering politics included a career as a print and television journalist and work for the
American Red Cross
. She died on November 2, 1997, in
Fort Myers, Florida
.