Mary Zone was a Democratic  politician

Politician

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 in the U.S. state

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 of Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

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Mary was born Mary Constantino in Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

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 to first generation Italian immigrants. She married childhood friend Michael Zone, and together they had nine children.

Michael served on Cleveland City Council

Cleveland City Council

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, representing the Detroit-Shoreway

Detroit-Shoreway

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 neighborhood. Upon his unexpected death in June, 1974, Mary was appointed by Council President George L. Forbes

George L. Forbes

George Lawrence Forbes is an American politician of the Democratic Party. From 1974 to 1989, Forbes served as one of the most powerful presidents of Cleveland City Council. He is the former President of the Cleveland NAACP and is semi-retired from practicing law.-Early and personal life:Forbes was...

 to fill his seat. She was subsequently elected to three more terms, and became the first woman to serve as Cleveland City Council's majority whip.

Their son, Matt Zone

Matt Zone

Matt Zone is a Cleveland City Councilman in the U.S. state of Ohio. Like every other member of the Cleveland City Council, Zone is a member of the United States Democratic Party....

 currently represents the same area of the city on Cleveland City Council that Michael and Mary both represented.

Their daughter, Peggy Zone Fisher is married to Ohio Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher

Lee Fisher

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 and is herself active in the Democratic Party.

Their daughter, Melissa Zone, is an activist and urban planner in Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

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