Elaine S. Edwards

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Elaine S. Edwards
Elaine Edwards (D-LA).jpg
United States Senator
from Louisiana
In office
August 1, 1972 – November 13, 1972
Appointed by Edwin Edwards
Preceded by Allen J. Ellender
Succeeded by J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.
Personal details
Born Elaine Schwartzenburg
(1929-03-08) March 8, 1929 (age 95)
Marksville, Louisiana
Nationality American
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Edwin Edwards (1949-1989, divorced)
Children Anna Edwards
Victoria Edwards
Stephen Edwards
David Edwards
Religion Roman Catholic[1][2][3]

Elaine Schwartzenburg Edwards (born March 8, 1929) is a former United States Senator and the first wife of Edwin Washington Edwards, making her a former First Lady of Louisiana.

Early life

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Edwards was born in Marksville, the seat of Avoyelles Parish, to Errol Schwartzenburg (1909-1999)[4][5] and Myrl Dupuy Schwartzenburg (1907-2001).[6][7][8][9] Elaine also had a brother, Frank,[10] and another brother, Ralph.[11]

Senate career

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. On August 1, 1972, Edwin Edwards appointed Elaine to the U.S. Senate after the death of Allen Ellender. Edwin's reasons for appointing his wife included her willingness to resign after a new senator was elected and her agreement with his political philosophy.[12]

During the 1976 presidential election campaign, Elaine endorsed Gerald Ford[13] over Jimmy Carter, while her husband first endorsed California governor Jerry Brown,[14] and later endorsed Carter after Brown didn't get the nomination.[15][16]

Personal life

She married Edwin Edwards in 1949.[17] An observer said that Elaine Edwards "wanted the opposite of what Edwin wanted. She hated the fishbowl of politics."[18]

Edwin and Elaine Edwards divorced in 1989 after 40 years of marriage.[19] She is the mother of four children, including Stephen Edwards, who was convicted alongside his father in 2000, stemming from a riverboat casino licensing scheme.[20] The other three children are Anna, Victoria and David.[21]

References

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  18. ↑ Leo Honeycutt, Edwin Edwards: Governor of Louisiana, Lisburn Press, 2009, p. 82
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External links

United States Senate
Preceded by U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Louisiana
1972
Served alongside: Russell B. Long		 Succeeded by
J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.
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