Claudine Schneider
Claudine Schneider | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Education | Rosemont College Windham College (BA) University of Rhode Island |
Claudine Schneider (née Cmarada; born March 25, 1947) is an American politician and executive who served five terms as a Republican U.S. representative from Rhode Island from 1981 to 1991. She was the first, 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."