Former Philadelphia City Commissioners Chairwoman, Marge Tartaglione, Has Died

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Former chair of the Philadelphia City Commissioners, Marge Tartaglione has died, sources tell CBS3. Tartaglione oversaw voter registration and elections in Philadelphia for more than 35 years.

She retired from politics in 2011 after losing her reelection bid. She was seeking her tenth term in office despite having been roundly criticized for entering the "DROP" pension program.

"Our entire department is saddened by news that Chairwoman Marge Tartaglione has passed away," City Commissioners Chairwoman, Lisa Deeley, said in a statement. "The Chairwoman was a larger than life individual who left her mark on the Commissioners' Office and the City in her over 4 decades of service. Today, we talk about women in politics and strong female leaders as if it were a novelty - she embodied that. The Chairwoman made members of the Old Boys Club stand up and take notice, and if they crossed her, she would let them know, persistently."