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Doris Lew Beck (1929 – July 12, 2020) was an American
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politician who was the first woman to serve as Mayor of Livingston, New Jersey, and the first woman to serve as a Mayor in
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. She was born in Chehanovietzer (
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), Poland, the daughter of Benjamin and Miriam Lew. She worked as an English teacher and was the President of the
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. She was elected to the Livingston Township Council in 1974, defeating two Republican incumbents, and became Mayor in 1975. She was re-elected in 1978. She is the mother of
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sports anchor
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and was married to Felix Beck before his death on March 26, 2019. Doris died on July 12, 2020, aged 91.


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