Edward Maurice "Ed" Mezvinsky (/mɛzˈvɪnski/; born January 17, 1937) is an American former politician and a convicted fraudster. A Democrat, he represented Iowa's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives for two terms (1973–77).Mezvinsky grew up in Ames, Iowa, and played high school football there. He received his law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law (1965).