{"id":202558,"date":"2026-02-25T16:28:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=202558"},"modified":"2026-02-25T16:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:30:22","slug":"interview-melissa-luburich-serbian-woman-from-chicago-three-times-congresswoman-how-i-fought-for-the-serbian-cause-in-washington-with-my-homemade-greens-pie-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/interview-melissa-luburich-serbian-woman-from-chicago-three-times-congresswoman-how-i-fought-for-the-serbian-cause-in-washington-with-my-homemade-greens-pie-video\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERVIEW, MELISSA LUBURICH, SERBIAN WOMAN FROM CHICAGO \u2013 THREE TIMES CONGRESSWOMAN: \u201eHow I fought for the Serbian cause in Washington with my homemade greens pie!\u201c (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Melissa Luburich Bean (62) is the second Serbian woman elected to the US Congress and did so three times in a row, making her one of the two most successful women of our origin in American politics. She spent a full 6 years in Congress, from 2005 to 2011, after which she retired from politics and dedicated herself to family and business.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, this lady born in the suburbs of Chicago is returning to the political arena, again as a candidate in the 8th Congressional District in Illinois, in the elections being held in November of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And judging by the enthusiasm and energy with which she presented her program, but also her gastronomic specialties at the &#8220;220 Venue&#8221; club in Chicago \u2013 there is a great chance that the Serbian community will again have one of its own in the American Congress!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Melissa, namely, in front of numerous guests, representatives of several generations of Serbian immigration, showed her political, but also culinary skills, because she served the guests two types of pie, greens pie and cheese pie, which she made personally, but also many other traditional specialties, for which lines formed even before the official promotion began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Watch and listen to what happened at her promotion, as well as what Melissa Luburich Bean told us in an exclusive interview:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>About her origin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>About how she recruited Republicans and Democrats in Congress for the Serbian cause with homemade greens pie and cheese pie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>About the Serbian community in Chicago<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>About how she will represent Serbia in Washington if she is elected<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SRPKINJA IZ \u010cIKAGA OPET KANDIDAT ZA KONGRES:Kako je moja zeljanica kreirala ameri\u010dku visoku politiku\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IY6z2BvW1gs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>For more exclusive reports and updates about the lives of Serbian and Balkan diaspora communities in America and worldwide, follow our YouTube channel Serbian News USA by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCS_ysoSEeeQwLLKUMVT2izQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>THIS LINK<\/strong><\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/anger-grows-at-the-blockades-police-summoned-more-than-10-farmers-for-informative-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ANGER GROWS AT THE BLOCKADES: Police summoned more than 10 farmers for informative talks!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/horror-in-north-macedonia-serial-killer-arrested-suspected-of-murdering-as-many-as-five-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">HORROR IN NORTH MACEDONIA: Serial killer arrested, suspected of murdering as many as five women!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/new-scandal-in-education-former-director-of-the-fifth-belgrade-high-school-appointed-as-assistant-minister\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">NEW SCANDAL IN EDUCATION: Former director of the Fifth Belgrade high school appointed as assistant minister!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/fantastic-news-for-serbia-european-commission-proposed-the-abolition-of-roaming-between-the-western-balkans-and-the-eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FANTASTIC NEWS FOR SERBIA: European Commission proposed the abolition of roaming between the Western Balkans and the EU!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/he-is-my-brother-from-today-ivica-saw-an-overturned-car-and-immediately-rushed-to-help-saved-a-person-with-a-disability-from-certain-death-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">\u201eHE IS MY BROTHER FROM TODAY\u201c: Ivica saw an overturned car and immediately rushed to help, saved a person with a disability from certain death! (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Author\/Video: <\/strong>Antonije Kova\u010devi\u0107 <strong>Video Editing: <\/strong>Ivana Talijan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/po-nalogu-donalda-trampa-amerika-vrsi-pritisak-na-nato-da-povuce-vojsku-sa-kosova-i-metohije\/\" title=\"\"><br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/stradala-majka-troje-dece-preminula-sanja-koju-je-udario-voz-u-rakovici-vracala-se-sa-fudbalske-utakmice\/\" title=\"\"><br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/skandal-na-mecu-u-san-francisku-srbi-razvili-trobojku-dok-je-jokic-sutirao-bacanja-obezbedjenje-ih-izbacilo-iz-hale-video\/\" title=\"\"><br><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melissa Luburich Bean (62) is the second Serbian woman elected to the US Congress and did so three times in a row, making her one of the two most successful women of our origin in American politics. 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