Raymond F. Lederer
| Raymond Francis Lederer | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1977 – April 29, 1981 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Green, III |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Smith |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 180th district |
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In office January 2, 1973 – November 30, 1976 |
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| Preceded by | William Lederer |
| Succeeded by | Clifford Gray |
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May 19, 1938 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 1, 2008 (aged 70) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
Raymond Francis Lederer (May 19, 1938 – December 1, 2008) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's Third Congressional District from 1977 to 1981.
Lederer was born in Philadelphia on May 19, 1938, where he attended the local Catholic schools, graduating from Roman Catholic High School for Boys in 1956. He attended Saint Joseph's College of Philadelphia (now Saint Joseph's University) from 1960 to 1965, the Community College of Philadelphia from 1967 to 1969 and Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, in 1972. He worked as an assistant engineer for the Pennsylvania Department of Highways in 1957. He was a probation officer and later served as director of the Philadelphia Probation Department, during the period from 1967 to 1974. Lederer was a board member of the Pennsylvania Committee on Probation.
He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, where he served from 1974 to 1977. Lederer represented the same part of Philadelphia that had been served by both his father, Miles, and older brother, William. His sister-in-law, Marie, would also go on to serve in the State House.
Lederer was elected to Congress in 1976 to represent Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district; Lederer won with 73% of the vote, defeating Republican candidate Terence J. Schade. He took office on January 3, 1977. While serving on the House Ways and Means Committee, he was able to direct shipments of fruit from Chile to be imported through the Port of Philadelphia.
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