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Elise Brookfield Heinz

Member From: 1978 - Sp. 1981

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  • Birth Date: January 14, 1935 Birth Place:Plainfield, NJ
  • Death Date: January 19, 2014
  • Gender: Female Race: Caucasian
  • Spouse: James E. Clayton (m. 1962)
  • Children: Jonathan and David
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  • Education: Wellesley College, MA (B.A.) Harvard Law School, MA (LL.B., cum laude)
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  • Occupation/Profession: Attorney
  • Memberships/Affiliations: Arlington County Bar Association, Virginia Womens Bar Association, American Bar Association, Virginia State Bar, American Judicature Society, American Law Insitute, American Association of University Women, American Civil Liberties Union, Common Cause, League of Women Voters, National Organization of Women (former state legislative coordinator), National Parks and Conservation Association, Northern Virignia Family Service (director), United States Commission on Civil Rights- Virginia Advisory Committee, Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Women's Equity Action League, Women's Legal Defense Fund
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1978 County of Arlington; City of Alexandria 23 Democrat Conservation and Natural Resources
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1979 County of Arlington; City of Alexandria 23 Democrat Conservation and Natural Resources
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1980 County of Arlington and City of Alexandria 23 Democrat Conservation and Natural Resources
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1981 County of Arlington and City of Alexandria 23 Democrat Conservation and Natural Resources
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