Heather Mizeur
| Heather Mizeur | |
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| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 20th district |
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In office January 10, 2007 – January 14, 2015 |
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| Preceded by |
Peter Franchot Gareth Murray |
| Succeeded by | David Moon |
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December 6, 1972 Blue Mound, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Deborah Mizeur |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (did not graduate) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Heather R. Mizeur (/mɪˈzɪər/ mi-ZEER; born December 6, 1972) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party from the state of Maryland. She has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from January 10, 2007 to January 14, 2015, representing the 20th district in Montgomery County. She was a candidate for Governor of Maryland in the 2014 election but lost the Democratic primary to Lieutenant Governor of Maryland Anthony G. Brown.
Mizeur was born on December 6, 1972 in Blue Mound, Illinois. Her father, Dale Mizeur, was a welder at the Caterpillar Inc. factory and a member of the United Auto Workers. She attended Blue Mound High School, where she graduated as valedictorian of her graduating class. Mizeur attended the University of Illinois, from 1991 to 1994, but dropped out to pursue a career on Capitol Hill.
Mizeur married her wife, Deborah, in a private ceremony in 2005 on the Chesapeake Bay. They were legally married in California in 2008. They reside in Takoma Park with their dog Chester, and they also own a 34-acre organic farm in Chestertown, Maryland.
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