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| caption            = Nedzi from the Congressional pictorial directory, 1979
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| office            = Member of the<br />[[U.S. House of Representatives]]<br />from [[Michigan]]
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'''Lucien Norbert Nedzi''' (May 28, 1925 – June 9, 2025) was an American attorney and politician from [[Michigan]] who served as public administrator of [[Wayne County, Michigan]], from 1955 to 1961 and a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1961 to 1981. He was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]].
'''Lucien Norbert Nedzi''' (May 28, 1925 – June 9, 2025) was an American attorney and politician from [[Michigan]] who served as public administrator of [[Wayne County, Michigan]], from 1955 to 1961 and a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1961 to 1981. He was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. After serving in the [[United States Army]], he was elected as a U.S. representative from [[Michigan's 1st congressional district]] to the [[87th United States Congress]]. He chaired the House [[Select or special committee (United States Congress)|Select Committee]] on Intelligence, initially known as the Nedzi Committee after him, in 1975. Nedzi also served as chair of the [[United States Congressional Joint Committee on the Library]] and the [[United States House Committee on House Administration]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Nedzi was born to Polish immigrants Aleksander Nedzi and Stephania (Wojszko) Nedzi in the town of [[Hamtramck, Michigan]], an exclave of [[Detroit]]. He graduated from the [[University of Michigan]] in 1943. In 1951, he earned a [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[University of Detroit Mercy School of Law]]. He was admitted to the Michigan [[bar (law)|bar]] in January 1952. He later graduated from the [[National War College]] and [[Naval War College]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress − Retro Member details |url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=N000019 |access-date=2021-01-21 |website=bioguideretro.congress.gov}}</ref>
Lucien Norbert Nedzi was born to Polish immigrants Aleksander Nedzi and Stephania (Wojszko) Nedzi in the town of [[Hamtramck, Michigan]], an exclave of [[Detroit]], on May 28, 1925.<ref name="WaPoObit">{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Brian |title=Lucien Nedzi, lawmaker who expanded CIA oversight, dies at 100 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/06/18/lucien-nedzi-michigan-congress-dies/ |access-date=June 21, 2025 |work=The Washington Post |date=June 18, 2025 }}</ref> He graduated from [[Hamtramck High School]], and enrolled in the [[University of Michigan]], graduating in 1943 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> In 1951, he earned a [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[University of Michigan Law School]]. He was admitted to the Michigan [[bar (law)|bar]] in January 1952. He later graduated from the [[National War College]] and [[Naval War College]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress − Retro Member details |url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=N000019 |access-date=January 21, 2021 |website=bioguideretro.congress.gov |archive-date=November 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126160554/https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=N000019 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Military service==
==Military service==
From 1944 to 1946, he served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]] as an infantryman in the [[Philippines]], and in the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]] in [[Japan]]. From 1946 to 1953, he was in the active [[United States Army Reserve]], during which time he served in the [[Korean War]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=June 17, 2025 |title=Former Michigan Congressman Lucien Nedzi of Hamtramck Dies at 100 |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/17/longtime-michigan-congressman-lucien-nedzi-dies-at-100/84231712007/ |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=[[Detroit Free Press]]}}</ref>
From 1944 to 1946, he served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]] as an infantryman in the [[Philippines]], and in the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]] in [[Occupation of Japan|Occupied Japan]]. From 1946 to 1953, he was in the active [[United States Army Reserve]], during which time he served in the [[Korean War]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=June 17, 2025 |title=Former Michigan Congressman Lucien Nedzi of Hamtramck Dies at 100 |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/17/longtime-michigan-congressman-lucien-nedzi-dies-at-100/84231712007/ |access-date=June 18, 2025 |website=[[Detroit Free Press]] |archive-date=June 18, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250618012500/https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/17/longtime-michigan-congressman-lucien-nedzi-dies-at-100/84231712007/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Politics==
==Politics==
Nedzi served as the public administrator of [[Wayne County, Michigan]], from 1955 to 1961.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aug 16, 1958, page 2 - Detroit Free Press at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/97905927/ |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref>
Nedzi served as the public administrator of [[Wayne County, Michigan]], from 1955 to 1961.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=August 16, 1958 |title=Democrats Eye 70 Pct. County Vote |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-democrats-eye-70-pct/175207265/ |access-date=June 24, 2025 |work=[[Detroit Free Press]] |location=Detroit, Michigan |pages=2 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


=== Congress ===
=== Congress ===
Nedzi was elected as a U.S. representative from [[Michigan's 1st congressional district]] to the [[87th United States Congress]] in a special election in 1961 to fill the vacancy left by resigning U.S. representative [[Thaddeus M. Machrowicz]]. He was re-elected in the [[1962 United States House of Representatives elections|1962 election]] and two years later he was elected from the [[Michigan's 14th congressional district|14th district]] and every two years after that until he declined to seek re-election in the [[1980 United States House of Representatives elections|1980 election]]. In all, he served from November 7, 1961, to January 3, 1981.<ref name=":1" /> Nedzi voted in favor of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h182}}</ref>
Nedzi was elected as a U.S. representative from [[Michigan's 1st congressional district]] to the [[87th United States Congress]] in a special election in 1961 to fill the vacancy left by resigning U.S. representative [[Thaddeus M. Machrowicz]]. He was re-elected in the [[1962 United States House of Representatives elections|1962 election]] and two years later he was elected from the [[Michigan's 14th congressional district|14th district]] and every two years after that until he declined to seek re-election in the [[1980 United States House of Representatives elections|1980 election]]. In all, he served from November 7, 1961, to January 3, 1981.<ref name=":1" /> Nedzi voted in favor of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 2, 1964 |title=H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE. |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h182 |access-date=June 24, 2025 |website=[[GovTrack]] |archive-date=September 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910051149/https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h182 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Nedzi chaired the House [[Select or special committee (United States Congress)|Select Committee]] on Intelligence, known as the Nedzi Committee, from February 1975 until he controversially resigned in June. The committee's work was continued by the [[Pike Committee]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Lardner Jr.|first=George|date=11 June 1975|title=House Supports Nedzi|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|publisher=[[United States President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States|Rockefeller Commission]] Item 11|url=http://jfk.hood.edu/Collection/Weisberg%20Subject%20Index%20Files/R%20Disk/Rockefeller%20Commission/Item%2011.pdf|access-date=16 November 2013}}</ref> In addition, Nedzi chaired the [[United States Congressional Joint Committee on the Library]] from 1973 to 1979 and the [[United States House Committee on House Administration]] from 1979 to 1981.<ref name=":1" />
Nedzi chaired the House [[Select or special committee (United States Congress)|Select Committee]] on Intelligence, known as the Nedzi Committee, from February 1975 until he controversially resigned in June.<ref name=":1" /> Its purpose was to increase congressional oversight of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] after a series of scandals. The committee's work was continued by the [[Pike Committee]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Lardner Jr. |first=George |date=June 11, 1975 |title=House Supports Nedzi |url=http://jfk.hood.edu/Collection/Weisberg%20Subject%20Index%20Files/R%20Disk/Rockefeller%20Commission/Item%2011.pdf |access-date=November 16, 2013 |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |publisher=[[United States President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States|Rockefeller Commission]] Item 11 |archive-date=June 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610205910/http://jfk.hood.edu/Collection/Weisberg%20Subject%20Index%20Files/R%20Disk/Rockefeller%20Commission/Item%2011.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> His resignation came after [[The New York Times|''The New York Times'']] reported that Nedzi was aware of the Central Intelligence Agency being possibly involved in "assassination plans and domestic law violations", but did not notify the [[United States House of Representatives]] or open an investigation into the matter.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Naughton |first=James M. |date=June 13, 1975 |title=Nedzi Quits C.I.A. Panel; House Inquiry is Delayed |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/06/13/archives/nedzi-quits-cia-panel-house-inquiry-is-delayed-nedzi-bows-out-in.html |access-date=June 24, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=June 18, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250618012459/https://www.nytimes.com/1975/06/13/archives/nedzi-quits-cia-panel-house-inquiry-is-delayed-nedzi-bows-out-in.html |url-status=live }}</ref>  
 
In addition, Nedzi chaired the [[United States Congressional Joint Committee on the Library]] from 1973 to 1979 and the [[United States House Committee on House Administration]] from 1979 to 1981.<ref name=":1" />


==Personal life and death==
==Personal life and death==
Nedzi married Margaret Kathleen "Peggy" Garvey on January 28, 1952, in [[Laredo, Texas]], after they met on a blind date during her dietetic internship at [[Henry Ford Hospital]] in [[Detroit]]. Together, they had five children and nine grandchildren. For the rest of their marriage, they lived in [[McLean, Virginia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lucien Nedzi |url=https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKnedzi.htm |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Spartacus Educational}}</ref> Peggy Nedzi died on November 1, 2020<ref name="wash_Comm">{{Cite news |title=Community deaths |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/community-deaths/2021/01/04/a307b806-4ea1-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html |access-date=2 July 2021 |newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Margaret Kathleen Nedzi Obituary − 2020 − Direct Cremation Services of Virginia |url=https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/18925789/Margaret-Kathleen-Nedzi |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.tributearchive.com}}</ref> at age 95 while recovering from an acute [[Rheumatoid vasculitis]] earlier in the fall.<ref name=":0" />
Nedzi married Margaret Kathleen "Peggy" Garvey on January 28, 1952, in [[Laredo, Texas]], after they met on a blind date during her dietetic internship at [[Henry Ford Hospital]] in [[Detroit]]. Together, they had five children and nine grandchildren. For the rest of their marriage, they lived in [[McLean, Virginia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lucien Nedzi |url=https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKnedzi.htm |access-date=August 8, 2024 |website=Spartacus Educational}}</ref> Peggy Nedzi died on November 1, 2020<ref name="wash_Comm">{{Cite news |title=Community deaths |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/community-deaths/2021/01/04/a307b806-4ea1-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html |access-date=July 2, 2021 |newspaper=Washington Post |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121065047/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/community-deaths/2021/01/04/a307b806-4ea1-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Margaret Kathleen Nedzi Obituary − 2020 − Direct Cremation Services of Virginia |url=https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/18925789/Margaret-Kathleen-Nedzi |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=www.tributearchive.com |archive-date=April 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419215600/https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/18925789/Margaret-Kathleen-Nedzi |url-status=live }}</ref> at age 95 while recovering from an acute [[Rheumatoid vasculitis]] earlier in the fall.<ref name=":0" />


Nedzi died in [[Reston, Virginia]] on June 9, 2025, 12 days after his [[Centenarian|100th birthday]].<ref name=":1" />
Nedzi died in [[Reston, Virginia]] on June 9, 2025, 12 days after his [[Centenarian|100th birthday]].<ref name="WaPoObit" /><ref name=":1" /> He was interred at the [[Arlington National Cemetery]].<ref name=":1" />


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 20:15, 29 June 2025

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Lucien Norbert Nedzi (May 28, 1925 – June 9, 2025) was an American attorney and politician from Michigan who served as public administrator of Wayne County, Michigan, from 1955 to 1961 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1961 to 1981. He was a member of the Democratic Party. After serving in the United States Army, he was elected as a U.S. representative from Michigan's 1st congressional district to the 87th United States Congress. He chaired the House Select Committee on Intelligence, initially known as the Nedzi Committee after him, in 1975. Nedzi also served as chair of the United States Congressional Joint Committee on the Library and the United States House Committee on House Administration.

Early life and education

Lucien Norbert Nedzi was born to Polish immigrants Aleksander Nedzi and Stephania (Wojszko) Nedzi in the town of Hamtramck, Michigan, an exclave of Detroit, on May 28, 1925.[1] He graduated from Hamtramck High School, and enrolled in the University of Michigan, graduating in 1943 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.[2][3] In 1951, he earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School. He was admitted to the Michigan bar in January 1952. He later graduated from the National War College and Naval War College.[3]

Military service

From 1944 to 1946, he served in the United States Army during World War II as an infantryman in the Philippines, and in the United States Army Corps of Engineers in Occupied Japan. From 1946 to 1953, he was in the active United States Army Reserve, during which time he served in the Korean War.[2]

Politics

Nedzi served as the public administrator of Wayne County, Michigan, from 1955 to 1961.[3][4]

Congress

Nedzi was elected as a U.S. representative from Michigan's 1st congressional district to the 87th United States Congress in a special election in 1961 to fill the vacancy left by resigning U.S. representative Thaddeus M. Machrowicz. He was re-elected in the 1962 election and two years later he was elected from the 14th district and every two years after that until he declined to seek re-election in the 1980 election. In all, he served from November 7, 1961, to January 3, 1981.[2] Nedzi voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.[5]

Nedzi chaired the House Select Committee on Intelligence, known as the Nedzi Committee, from February 1975 until he controversially resigned in June.[2] Its purpose was to increase congressional oversight of the Central Intelligence Agency after a series of scandals. The committee's work was continued by the Pike Committee.[6] His resignation came after The New York Times reported that Nedzi was aware of the Central Intelligence Agency being possibly involved in "assassination plans and domestic law violations", but did not notify the United States House of Representatives or open an investigation into the matter.[2][7]

In addition, Nedzi chaired the United States Congressional Joint Committee on the Library from 1973 to 1979 and the United States House Committee on House Administration from 1979 to 1981.[2]

Personal life and death

Nedzi married Margaret Kathleen "Peggy" Garvey on January 28, 1952, in Laredo, Texas, after they met on a blind date during her dietetic internship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Together, they had five children and nine grandchildren. For the rest of their marriage, they lived in McLean, Virginia.[8] Peggy Nedzi died on November 1, 2020[9][10] at age 95 while recovering from an acute Rheumatoid vasculitis earlier in the fall.[10]

Nedzi died in Reston, Virginia on June 9, 2025, 12 days after his 100th birthday.[1][2] He was interred at the Arlington National Cemetery.[2]

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