Helen Delich Bentley

Helen Delich Bentley
Член палаты представителей США от Мэриленда -го 2 округа
В офисе 3 января 1985 г. - 3 января 1995 г.
Предшествует	Кларенс Лонг
Преуспевает	Роберт Эрлих
Председатель Федеральной морской комиссии
В офисе 1969–1975
Номинировано	Ричард Никсон
Предшествует	Джон Харлли
Преуспевает	Карл Бакке
Личные данные
Рожденный	Helen Delich ( 1923-11-28 ) 28 ноября 1923 г. Рут, Невада , США
Died	August 6, 2016(2016-08-06) (aged 92) Timonium, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	William Roy Bentley ​ ​ (m. 1959; died 2003)​
Alma mater	University of Missouri

Хелен Бентли (урожденная Делич ; 28 ноября 1923 г. - 6 августа 2016 г.) была американским политиком, который был республиканским членом Палаты представителей Соединенных Штатов из Мэриленда с 1985 по 1995 год. Перед входом в политику она стала ведущим морским репортером и журналист.

Ранний период жизни

Бентли родился в городском городе Рут, штат Невада . Ее родители были иммигрантскими сербами , а ее отец был шахтером. Когда Бентли было восемь лет, ее отец умер от силикоза , общей болезни шахтера, а Бентли устроился на работу в магазин платьев, в то время как ее мать взяла на себя пансионеров, чтобы поддержать семью.

Находясь в средней школе, у нее был первый опыт журналистики и политики, работая над еженедельной газеткой из Эли, штат Невада , которая была опубликована законодателем республиканцев Чарльзом Расселом . Она выиграла стипендии для изучения журналистики в Университете Миссури , окончившись в 1944 году, получив степень бакалавра с отличием. Находясь в колледже, она работала над кампанией в Сенате для демократа Джеймса Д. Скрогхама и была назначена его секретарем сената.

Карьера

Журналистика

После ее окончания, Бентли работала в газетах в маленьком городке в Форт-Уэйне, Индиана и Льюистоне, штат Айдахо , но она хотела сообщить о трудных новостях для более широкой публикации; В то время большинство женщин -журналистов были ограничены новостями о письменном обществе. Она написала всем основным газетам Восточного побережья, и, в конечном итоге, в 1945 году Балтиморское Солнце предложило ей должность отчетности. She initially reported on labor and union matters, but was subsequently allocated maritime and waterfront news, a significant beat in a city and state whose port contributed heavily to the economy. She became a widely respected maritime reporter, dealing with people from dock workers to state politicians, and also writing for port agencies and shipping companies.

Beginning in 1950, Bentley hosted a local Baltimore TV program on WMAR, The Port That Built a City, presenting maritime and transportation-related news. Later retitled The Port That Built a City and State, the series was produced by Bentley until 1965 and included then-novel live remotes from the decks of ships in Baltimore harbor during the early years of television.

During the Vietnam War, Bentley became aware of the congestion in the port of Saigon, and traveled there to report on the problems of supplying American troops. President Johnson became aware of her report, and subsequently improvements were made to port facilities in Cam Ranh Bay to relieve pressure on Saigon.

Politics

In 1969, Bentley was offered a seat on the Federal Maritime Commission. However, she declined and asked for the position of chair instead. She was appointed and chaired the commission from 1969 to 1975. The position made her the highest-ranking woman in President Nixon's administration. During her tenure, Bentley advocated for federal support for American shipbuilding yards.

Bentley challenged Democratic incumbent Clarence Long in Maryland's 2nd congressional district in 1980 and 1982. She defeated Long on her third attempt in 1984, and was elected to the 99th Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1985, to January 3, 1995.

During her time in office, Bentley was a strong advocate for protectionist trade policies in support of U.S. manufacturing and the U.S. Merchant Marine fleet. She also introduced legislation which enabled the Chesapeake Bay to be dredged, allowing larger cargo ships to access the port of Baltimore. In the 1990s, she was sympathetic towards Serbians during the civil war in Yugoslavia, and opposed U.S. military involvement in that conflict.

Helen Delich Bentley with Serbian poet and journalist Dejan Stojanović in 1993

Bentley was not a candidate for reelection to the 104th Congress in 1994, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Governor of Maryland. Despite an endorsement from the incumbent Democratic governor William Donald Schaefer, she was defeated in the Republican primary by the more conservative Ellen Sauerbrey.

When her successor in Congress, Bob Ehrlich, gave up his seat, Bentley sought to take the seat back in 2002. However, the district had been made significantly more Democratic in redistricting and included a large slice of Baltimore City, an area Bentley had never represented. She lost to Baltimore County Executive Dutch Ruppersberger.

In 1995, Bentley founded Helen Bentley & Associates, Inc., and provided consultancy services on international trade, business and government. She was also a consultant for the Maryland Port Administration and the Port of Baltimore, and served on the Board of Trustees for both the Baltimore Museum of Industry and the Maritime Industries Academy High School.

Electoral record

hideElection results
Year	Office	Election		Candidate	Party	Votes	%		Opponent	Party	Votes	%		Opponent	Party	Votes	%
1980	Representative for Maryland's 2nd District	General		Helen Delich Bentley	Republican	89,961	42.6%		Clarence Long	Democratic	121,017	57.4%
1982	Representative for Maryland's 2nd District	General		Helen Delich Bentley	Republican	75,062	47.4%		Clarence Long	Democratic	83,318	52.6%
1984	Representative for Maryland's 2nd District	General		Helen Delich Bentley	Republican	111,517	51.4%		Clarence Long	Democratic	105,571	48.6%		N/A	Other	1	0.0%
1986	Representative for Maryland's 2nd District	General		Helen Delich Bentley	Republican	96,745	58.7%		Kathleen Kennedy Townsend	Democratic	68,200	41.3%		N/A	Write-in	1	0.0%
1988	Representative for Maryland's 2nd District	General		Helen Delich Bentley	Republican	157,956	71.5%		Joseph Bartenfelder	Democratic	63,114	28.5%
1990	Representative for Maryland's 2nd District	General		Helen Delich Bentley	Republican	115,398	74.4%		Ronald P. Bowers	Democratic	39,785	25.6%
1992	Representative for Maryland's 2nd District	General		Helen Delich Bentley	Republican	165,443	65.1%		Michael Hickey Jr.	Democratic	88,658	34.9%
1994	Governor of Maryland	Republican Primary		Helen Delich Bentley	Republican	89,821	37.9%		Ellen Sauerbrey	Republican	123,676	52.2%		William S. Shepard	Republican	23,505	9.9%
2002	Representative for Maryland's 2nd District	General		Helen Delich Bentley	Republican	88,954	45.7%		Dutch Ruppersberger	Democratic	105,718	54.3%

Recognition

In 2004, Bentley was inducted into the International Maritime Hall of Fame. In 2006, as part of the Port of Baltimore's 300th anniversary celebrations, the port was renamed the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore.

Bentley was a member of the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame, and a recipient of the Speaker's Medallion, First Citizen Award, and Governor's International Leadership Award from the state government of Maryland.

Personal life

Bentley was married to William Roy Bentley, who died in 2003 from a stroke. The couple had no children. She died at the age of 92, at her home in Timonium, Maryland, from brain cancer.

See also

• Women in the United States House of Representatives

External links

• Конгресс Соединенных Штатов. «Хелен Делич Бентли (ID: B000392)» . Биографический каталог Конгресса Соединенных Штатов .
• Несколько хороших женщин ... Достопочтенный Хелен Делич Бентли Архивировал 2011-09-03 на машине Wayback
• Helen Delich Bentley at Find a Grave
• Появления на C-Span