{{Short description|American politician (1927–2025)}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | name = Marie A. Lederer | state_house = Pennsylvania | district = 175th | constituency = Part of Philadelphia County | term_start = January 5, 1993 | term_end = January 2, 2007 | predecessor = Gerard Kosinski | successor = Michael O'Brien | birth_name = Marie A. Panosetti | birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|10|24}} | birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2025|2|26|1927|10|24}} | death_place = | party = Democratic | alma_mater = | occupation = | spouse = William J. Lederer (d. 2008) | children = 3 | parents = Donato and Edith Panosetti | website = }}
'''Marie A. Lederer''' ({{née}} '''Panosetti'''; October 24, 1927 – February 26, 2025) was an American politician from the state of Pennsylvania. She became the fourth member of her family to represent Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, serving from 1993 to 2007.
==Formative years== Born in Philadelphia as Marie A. Panosetti on October 24, 1927, she graduated from Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1945.<ref name="bio">{{cite web| title = Bio| work = Official Pennsylvania Democratic Caucus Biography| publisher = Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus| url = http://www.pahouse.com/lederer/| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061018002821/http://www.pahouse.com/lederer/| archivedate = 2006-10-18}}</ref> She also attended Temple University<!-- Unclear if she graduated: HS had graduation year, but not Temple.-->.<ref name="official">{{cite web|title=Marie A. Lederer (Democrat) |work=Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile |publisher=Pennsylvania House of Representatives |url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=175 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060110022855/http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=175 |archivedate=2006-01-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She subsequently married William J. Lederer.
==Political and government career== A member of the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee, Marie Lederer served as an assistant to the Deputy Pennsylvania Auditor General<!-- Probably PA Auditor General, but source is not specific.-->.<ref name="bio" />
Lederer became the fourth member of her family to represent Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Her husband, William J. Lederer, and father-in-law, Miles W. Lederer, were both members of the same body. Another family member, Raymond Lederer, served in the House prior to becoming a congressman.<ref>{{cite news | title = Philadelphia civic leader dies at 84| work = WPVI-TV| publisher = Associated Press| date = 2008-01-23| url = https://6abc.com/archive/5908878/}}</ref> She retired during the 2006 elections.
Lederer died at the age of 97 on February 26, 2025.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.burnsfuneralhome.com/obituary/marie-lederer|title=Marie A. Lederer|work=Burns Funeral Homes|date=March 4, 2025}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000310020521/http://www.house.state.pa.us/members/districts/175/175.htm |date=March 10, 2000 |title=Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Marie A. Lederer (Democrat) }} '''official PA House profile (archived)''' *{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.pahouse.com/lederer/ |date=* |title=Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus - Representative Marie Lederer }} '''official Party website (archived)'''
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