The politics of Antigua and Barbuda takes place in a framework of a unitary parliamentary representative democratic monarchy,wherein the sovereign of Antigua and Barbuda is the head of state,appointing a governor-general to act as vice-regal representative in the nation. A prime minister is appointed by the governor-general as the head of government,and of a multi-party system;the prime minister advises the governor-general on the appointment of a Council of Ministers. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of the Parliament. The bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census,the population was 62,784. Its county seat is Marysville. Its name is reflective of its origins,it being the union of portions of Franklin,Delaware,Madison,and Logan counties.
A public defender is a lawyer appointed to represent people who otherwise cannot reasonably afford to hire a lawyer to defend themselves in a trial. Several countries provide people with public defenders,including the UK,Belgium,Hungary and Singapore,and some states of Australia. Brazil is the only country in which an office of government-paid lawyers with the specific purpose of providing full legal assistance and representation to the needy free of charge is established in the constitution. The Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution,as interpreted by the Supreme Court,requires the US government to provide legal counsel to indigent defendants in criminal cases. Public defenders in the United States are lawyers employed by or under contract with county,state or federal governments.
Paul Eugene Gillmor was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the U.S. representative from the 5th congressional district of Ohio from 1989 until his death in 2007.
Edna Brown was an American politician,member of the Democratic Party and Minority Whip of the Ohio Senate,serving the 11th District from 2011 to 2018. She also served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2001 to 2010.
Patricia M. Clancy is a former Republican member of the Ohio General Assembly,representing the 8th District from 2005 to 2007. She is the daughter of former Cincinnati Mayor and U.S. Congressman Donald D. Clancy. Clancy first ran for the Ohio House of Representatives in 1996,after Representative Lou Blessing opted to run for the Ohio Senate. She won,and was reelected in 1998 and 2000. For the 124th Ohio General Assembly,Clancy was named as majority leader of the House. She won a final term in the House 2002,before facing term limits.
Marysville High School (MHS) is a public high school in Marysville,Ohio. It is the only traditional high school in Marysville Exempted Village School District,but is accompanied by the Marysville Early College High School. MHS's school mascot is the "Monarch",which is a lion that symbolizes the "King (Monarch) of the Jungle".
Judith Richards Hope is a lawyer,law professor,and corporate director. For a number of years,she served as Distinguished Visitor from Practice at Georgetown University Law Center. She is the president and CEO of a small international consulting firm,Hope &Company,P.C. She is the former daughter-in-law of Bob Hope.
Stephen P. Buehrer is a former Republican member of the Ohio Senate who represented the 1st district,and was an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Congress in the special election for Ohio's 5th congressional district to replace the late Paul Gillmor. Buehrer served as director of the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation until April 2016.
The government of the U.S. state of Kansas,established by the Kansas Constitution,is a republican democracy modeled after the Federal Government of the United States. The state government has three branches:the executive,the legislative,and the judicial. Through a system of separation of powers,or "checks and balances," each of these branches has some authority to act on its own,and also some authority to regulate the other two branches,so that all three branches can limit and balance the others' authority.
Rex Damschroder is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives. He was in office from 1995 to 2002 and again from 2011 to 2014. Damschroder is a Republican.
Anthony Core,commonly called Tony Core,is an American politician from Ohio and a former Republican member of the Ohio General Assembly. A graduate of Ohio State University,he is a lawyer from rural Rushsylvania in Logan County.
David E. Burke served as State Senator for the 26th District of the Ohio Senate. He formerly served in the Ohio House of Representatives. He served as the Chairman of the Senate Finance Medicaid subcommittee.
Mark D. Wagoner,Jr. is an American politician and former Republican member of the Ohio Senate and Ohio House of Representatives.
Jeff McClain is a former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives who represented the 87th District from 2009 to 2016.
Larry J. Obhof is an American attorney and politician,who served as a member of the Ohio Senate from 2011 to 2020. He also served as the President of the Senate from 2017 to 2020.
The headquarters of the Maryland Office of the Public Defender is located in the William Donald Schaefer Tower;Suite 1400,6 St. Paul Street,Baltimore,MD 21202. Natasha Dartigue is the Public Defender.
Joanna E. McClinton is an American politician from Pennsylvania currently serving as the 143rd Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since February 28,2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she is the first woman and woman of color to serve as Speaker.
Theresa Gavarone is an American attorney,politician,and businesswoman serving as a member of the Ohio Senate for the 2nd district. A Republican,Gavarone was first appointed to the Senate in 2019 after serving in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2016 to 2019.
Tracy Richardson is an American politician who has served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives representing the 86th district since 2019. A Republican,Richardson's district includes Union County and the majority of Marion County. A graduate of the United States Military Academy,Richardson served in Operation Desert Shield where she earned a Bronze Star. She currently serves in the Army National Guard. Prior to elected office,Richardson served as a human resources officer for a number of different companies. She also served on the Marysville City Council for nearly nine years.
