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Elizabeth Harper and Dennis Kucinich Marriage Profile
From Sheri & Bob Stritof,
Your Guide to Marriage.

After a quick courtship, Elizabeth Harper and Dennis Kucinich's marriage had to deal with quite a few challenges. There is a 31-year age difference between them, they have very different backgrounds, and Dennis' presidential campaign put their lives and marriage in the spotlight.

Here is information about how Elizabeth and Dennis met, their marriage, and more.

Born:
Dennis John Kucinich: October 8, 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Elizabeth Jane Harper: October 22, 1977 in North Ockendon, London, England.

How Elizabeth and Dennis Met:
Dennis and Elizabeth first met in Washington D.C. at a meeting on monetary policy. They became engaged the second time they saw one another and they were married within three months.

Elizabeth: "I had an eight-minute meeting and just knew as soon as I met Dennis that he was my husband."

Source: Norah O'Donnell interview, "An unconventional political wife Elizabeth Kucinich on health care, tongue rings and love at first sight", MSNBC.com

Elizabeth about their engagement: "Neither one of us proposed to the other, instead the love we felt for each other was all that needed to be expressed -- we just knew that marriage was for us." Later, "Dennis officially proposed on bended knee in front of the peace fountain in downtown Cleveland, with a clear blue citrine stone ring, just two days before the wedding day. But as Elizabeth puts it, they got engaged the day they met."
Source: "Dennis & Elizabeth Kucinich's Wedding Story", BridesDecide

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Children:
Dennis has one daughter.

Jacqueline "Jackie" Kucinich: Jackie is a reporter. Her mother is Sandra Lee McCarthy.

Occupations:
Dennis: City Council member in Cleveland, Mayor of Cleveland, Congressman, and assorted jobs such as teacher, hospital orderly, golf caddy, author, television political analyst, newspaper copy clerk, copy editor, sports writer, and consultant.

Elizabeth: Fund raiser, volunteer British Red Cross refugee caseworker.

Previous Marriages:
This is the first marriage for Elizabeth. Dennis had two previous marriages that ended in divorce.

Helen ?: The book Cleveland: 1930-2000 by Thea Gallo Becker has a photo of Helen Kucinich standing next to Dennis at the 1971 swearing in of Mayor Perk.
"Reportedly, Kucinich's first marriage dissolved because his wife Helen wanted a home and a family; Dennis was said to be interested only in a career."
Source: Frank Kuznik, "Kucinich on the Couch", Clevelandmagazine.com, via Archive.org, June 1978.

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