 In 1929 he married Marie Fisher (1895–1984) who had been his secretary while in Congress; they adopted two children, Eric Henry (born 1930) and Jean Marie (1928–1962), the biological daughter of Thea's sister.La Guardia became Deputy Attorney General of New York in January 1915.In 1916, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he had a reputation as a fiery and devoted reformer.