Judy Feder
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Judith M. "Judy" Feder is a Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown University
and was Dean of the Georgetown Public Policy Institute
from 1999 through 2007; she is a member of the Institute of Medicine
.
Feder is also a Democratic
policy consultant and served in the Clinton administration. She ran unsuccessfully in 2006 and 2008 for the United States House of Representatives
to represent Virginia's 10th congressional district
.
in 1968 and received her Master's in 1970 and Ph.D. in 1977 from Harvard University
in political science
. She held positions at the Brookings Institution
and at the Urban Institute
, before joining Georgetown in 1984. as Co-Director of the Center for Health Policy Studies, Georgetown University School of Medicine
. After a stint in the Clinton administration, she returned to Georgetown in 1995 as Research Professor of Public Policy, becoming Dean of the Institute in 1999.
At Georgetown, she is codirector of the Georgetown University Long-term Care Financing, and senior advisor to the Kaiser Family Foundation
’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.
In addition to her membership in the Institute of Medicine, she is a member of the National Academy of Public Administration and the National Academy of Social Insurance and is past-President and board member of AcademyHealth and a Policy Council Member of the Academy of Public Policy and Management.
Other publications
Feder is the author of 36 articles in peer-reviewed journals in medicine and public affairs, including several articles in JAMA
and the New England Journal of Medicine
, over 10 chapters in academic and books, as well as less academic political publications.
Ultimately, Feder lost to Wolf, 57.25%-40.89%, but gave him the closest challenge he had faced in 24 years (with the obvious exceptions of the 1982 and 1986 campaigns). The 10th district is notorious as a difficult district for challengers due to its reliance upon the expensive Washington, D.C. media market. This is evidenced by the fact that Wolf required multiple campaigns to win the seat.
Judy Feder lost the bid for election to Frank Wolf during the November 4 general elections 36% to 60%. With 190 of 194 precints reporting she had 123,627 votes to Frank Wolf's 198,286 votes and Neraj Nigam's 7,353 votes. In a year when Democrats won the Presidential vote and the open Virginia Senate race, Judy Feder actually received a lower percentage of the vote than she had received in 2006.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
and was Dean of the Georgetown Public Policy Institute
Georgetown Public Policy Institute
Georgetown Public Policy Institute is a leading public policy program affiliated with Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.. GPPI offers master's degrees in public policy and policy management as well as administers several professional certificate programs and boasts five affiliated research...
from 1999 through 2007; she is a member of the Institute of Medicine
Institute of Medicine
The Institute of Medicine is a not-for-profit, non-governmental American organization founded in 1970, under the congressional charter of the National Academy of Sciences...
.
Feder is also a Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
policy consultant and served in the Clinton administration. She ran unsuccessfully in 2006 and 2008 for the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
to represent Virginia's 10th congressional district
Virginia's 10th congressional district
Virginia's Tenth Congressional District is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The residents of the 10th District are currently represented by Republican Congressman Frank Wolf, first elected to the 10th's seat in the U.S...
.
Academic career
Feder holds a B.A. from Brandeis UniversityBrandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it...
in 1968 and received her Master's in 1970 and Ph.D. in 1977 from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
. She held positions at the Brookings Institution
Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and...
and at the Urban Institute
Urban Institute
The Urban Institute is a Washington, D.C.-based think tank that carries out nonpartisan economic and social policy research, collects data, evaluates social programs, educates the public on key domestic issues, and provides advice and technical assistance to developing governments abroad...
, before joining Georgetown in 1984. as Co-Director of the Center for Health Policy Studies, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine, a medical school opened in 1851, is one of Georgetown University's five graduate schools. It is located on Reservoir Road in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC, adjacent to the University's main campus...
. After a stint in the Clinton administration, she returned to Georgetown in 1995 as Research Professor of Public Policy, becoming Dean of the Institute in 1999.
At Georgetown, she is codirector of the Georgetown University Long-term Care Financing, and senior advisor to the Kaiser Family Foundation
Kaiser Family Foundation
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation , or just Kaiser Family Foundation, is a U.S.-based non-profit, private operating foundation headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It focuses on the major health care issues facing the nation, as well as the U.S. role in global health policy...
’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.
In addition to her membership in the Institute of Medicine, she is a member of the National Academy of Public Administration and the National Academy of Social Insurance and is past-President and board member of AcademyHealth and a Policy Council Member of the Academy of Public Policy and Management.
Publications
Books- Medicaid Financing Crisis: Balancing Responsibilities, Priorities, and Dollars, ed. (with Diane Rowland and Alina Salganicoff). Washington, D.C.: AAAS Press, 1993.
- Insuring the Nation's Health: Market Competition, Catastrophic and Comprehensive Approaches, (with Jack Hadley and John Holahan). Washington, D.C.: The Urban Institute, 1981.
- National Health Insurance: Conflicting Goals and Policy Choices, ed. (with John Holahan and Theodore Marmor). Washington, D.C.: The Urban Institute, March 1980.
- Financing Health Care for the Elderly: Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Health Insurance, (with John Holahan). Washington, D.C.: The Urban Institute, 1979.
- Medicare: The Politics of Federal Hospital Insurance, Lexington, MA: Heath, Washington, D.C. 1977.
Other publications
Feder is the author of 36 articles in peer-reviewed journals in medicine and public affairs, including several articles in JAMA
Journal of the American Medical Association
The Journal of the American Medical Association is a weekly, peer-reviewed, medical journal, published by the American Medical Association. Beginning in July 2011, the editor in chief will be Howard C. Bauchner, vice chairman of pediatrics at Boston University’s School of Medicine, replacing ...
and the New England Journal of Medicine
New England Journal of Medicine
The New England Journal of Medicine is an English-language peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Massachusetts Medical Society. It describes itself as the oldest continuously published medical journal in the world.-History:...
, over 10 chapters in academic and books, as well as less academic political publications.
Political career
Feder was staff director of the U.S. Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care (the Pepper Commission) chaired by Senator John D. Rockefeller IV, which contributed to the health care debate before and during the Clinton administration in the 1990s. She served in that administration as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.2006 House election
Incumbent Frank Wolf (R) was expected to have an easy reelection in Northern Virginia's but Feder posed a surprisingly strong challenge. An October 10 poll by R.T. Strategies showed Judy Feder to be within 5% at 42% to Wolf's 47%. Late in the campaign, the DCCC added Va-10 to their target list due to Feder's strong campaign and prodigious fund-raising, bringing in a total of $1.6 million. The DCCC also sent her a late contribution of $75,000.00.Ultimately, Feder lost to Wolf, 57.25%-40.89%, but gave him the closest challenge he had faced in 24 years (with the obvious exceptions of the 1982 and 1986 campaigns). The 10th district is notorious as a difficult district for challengers due to its reliance upon the expensive Washington, D.C. media market. This is evidenced by the fact that Wolf required multiple campaigns to win the seat.
2008 House election
In February 2008, CQ Politics rated Feder ninth nationally in terms of "U.S. House Candidates challenging incumbents of the opposite party who had the most cash-on-hand as of Dec. 31." She won the June 10 Democratic primary and faced Republican incumbent Frank Wolf in the November 4 general election.Judy Feder lost the bid for election to Frank Wolf during the November 4 general elections 36% to 60%. With 190 of 194 precints reporting she had 123,627 votes to Frank Wolf's 198,286 votes and Neraj Nigam's 7,353 votes. In a year when Democrats won the Presidential vote and the open Virginia Senate race, Judy Feder actually received a lower percentage of the vote than she had received in 2006.
External links
- Judy Feder for U.S. Congress campaign website
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- "Farewell Frank" blog