Marion Zioncheck
| Marion Zioncheck | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1933 – August 7, 1936 |
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| Preceded by | Ralph Horr |
| Succeeded by | Warren G. Magnuson |
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Marion Anthony Zioncheck December 5, 1901 Kęty, Poland (then Austro-Hungarian Empire) |
| Died | August 7, 1936 (aged 34) Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Rubye Louise Nix |
Marion Anthony Zioncheck (December 5, 1901 – August 7, 1936) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1933 until his death. He represented Washington's 1st congressional district as a Democrat.
Zioncheck was born in Kęty, Poland, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and arrived in Seattle, Washington with his parents four years later. He attended the University of Washington where in 1927 he became president of the student government (ASUW). He also earned a law degree from the University of Washington while making a name for himself as a left-wing leader in the Democratic Party and the Washington Commonwealth Federation, which supported his election to Congress in the 1932 election.
As a U.S. Representative, Zioncheck was known mostly for ardently championing Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal policies. But his tireless work on behalf of the New Deal often was overshadowed by his many personal escapades, which included dancing in fountains and driving on the White House lawn. Beset by the press and by critics of Roosevelt's policies, Zioncheck became depressed and hinted that he might not seek reelection to a third term in 1936. In his diary entry for April 30, 1936, Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes recounted how Zioncheck had asked him to officiate at a wedding with his fiancee, Rubye Louise Nix. Ickes demurred, saying that he had no authority to do so; he was aware of Zioncheck's reputation and simply did not want to get involved. Ultimately, Zioncheck went to Annapolis, Maryland for the wedding and San Juan, Puerto Rico for his honeymoon. On August 1, Zioncheck's friend and ally, King County Prosecutor Warren G. Magnuson, took him at his word regarding his retirement plans and filed to run for Zioncheck's House seat.
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