Elizabeth Kucinich


Elizabeth Jane Kucinich is a British organic food and vegan advocate. She has produced two documentaries and is married to the retired 8-term US Congressman and two-time Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich.

Early life

Born Elizabeth Jane Harper, daughter of Graham Harper and Julia Massey, she was brought up in North Ockendon in the London Borough of Havering, England.
Kucinich holds a BA in Religious Studies and Theology and an MA in International Conflict Analysis from the University of Kent and also has a certificate in Peace and Reconciliation Studies from Coventry University.

Career

In 2005, after working with rural and urban poor in India and Tanzania, Kucinich moved to the USA to organize the first international conference on monetary reform for the American Monetary Institute. She has also been the Director of Policy at the Center for Food Safety and the government affairs director for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and a congressional liaison for the former President of the United Nations General Assembly.
In December 2012 she launched a career selling real estate. "Real estate is a longtime passion," she said.
Kucinich was on the board of directors of several organizations, including Sean Penn's Haitian relief organization, J/P HRO and is on the board of the Rodale Institute; In 2013 she became a Director of Policy with the Center for Food Safety, and joined the board of directors of UNRWA USA in October 2014.
Kucinich is executive producer of GMO OMG, an anti-GMO film.

Personal life

Recently arrived from England she visited the office of Congressman Dennis Kucinich with her boss from the American Monetary Institute on 4 May 2005. They have described this initial interaction as "soul recognition".
Kucinich's appearance has been noted in the media. Vanity Fair magazine named her among the nation's "best dressed" political wives and Cleveland Magazine pegged her as "Cleveland's most interesting". The Washington Posts Alexandra Petri described her as "a treasured District landmark" who as "an excellent example of genetics" could have had a Hollywood career.