Timothy Hagan is an American politician who served as Cuyahoga County Commissioner and other local offices from the 1980s through 2000s,and was his party's nominee for the governorship of Ohio in 2002.
Harry Meshel was an American Democratic politician. He served as the president of the Ohio State Senate and chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party. Meshel is noted for his legislative efforts on behalf of the disabled,economic development,and solid and hazardous waste disposal.
The Ohio Democratic Party (ODP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Ohio. Summit County Council President Elizabeth Walters has been the party's chairwoman since January 2021.
Capri Silvestri Cafaro is a former Democratic member of the Ohio Senate,representing the 32nd District from 2007 to 2016. From the Mahoning Valley,Cafaro served three terms as an Ohio State Senator,including a stint as Minority Leader from 2009 to 2012. Her district included all of Trumbull County,Ashtabula County and portions of Geauga County.
Robert F. Hagan is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who held a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives for the 58th District from 2007 to 2014. He represented the same seat from 1987 to 1997,and served in the Ohio Senate from 1997 to 2006.
L. Craig Foltin is a Republican politician who served as mayor of Lorain,Ohio from 2000 to 2007. At the age of 32,Foltin upset incumbent Joseph Koziura 51.5% to 48.5% in 1999 to win the mayoral seat in the City of Lorain,where Democrats outnumber Republicans five to one. He again won against Koziura in 2003 and won by a 55%–45% margin.
Sue Morano is a Democratic Party politician who served as a member of the Ohio Senate.
William Gillespie Pickrel was an American attorney and politician who served as the 40th and 43rd lieutenant governor of Ohio in 1928 and 1931–1933 under Governor Vic Donahey.
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.
Linda S. Bolon is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives,representing the 1st District from 2007 to 2010 for 2 terms. A lifelong resident of Columbiana County,Mrs. Bolon graduated from Columbus University. She began a career in auditing,serving as the treasurer of the East Palestine School District before moving on to serve as an auditor for the State of Ohio under former State Auditor,Thomas Ferguson.
Ron Young is a Commissioner for Lake County,Ohio and is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives serving from 2011 to 2018 and again from 1997 to 2004.
George Daniel Metelsky is a former American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1996 to 2001. His district consisted of a portion of Lorain County,Ohio. He was succeeded by Joseph Koziura.
The One Hundred Twenty-first Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1995 and 1996. In this General Assembly,both the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives were controlled by the Republican Party. In the Senate,there were 20 Republicans and 13 Democrats. In the House,there were 56 Republicans and 43 Democrats.
Oakley C. Collins was a Republican member of the Ohio General Assembly. A former school teacher from Ironton,Ohio,Collins initially ran for the Ohio House of Representatives,winning a seat in 1946,and was reelected in 1948. He opted to move to the Ohio Senate in 1950,winning a seat to represent much of Appalachian Ohio. He won reelection in 1952,1954,and 1956.
Kenneth R. Cox is an Ohio Democratic politician and a former member of the Ohio General Assembly.
Dan Ramos was an American politician who was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 56th District,serving from January,2011 to January,2019. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Terry A. Johnson is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the Ohio Senate from the 14th District. He is an osteopathic physician who was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 90th district from 2011 to 2018.
The 2002 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 5,2002. Incumbent Republican Governor of Ohio Bob Taft ran for re-election to a second and final term as governor,and he was opposed by Democratic nominee Tim Hagan,a former Cuyahoga County Commissioner. The race between Taft and Hagan was not competitive,and Taft was re-elected by a substantial margin,ensuring him a second term in office.
Michael J. O'Brien is the Representative of the 64th district of the Ohio House of Representatives. O'Brien is a lifelong resident of the Mahoning Valley and graduate from John F. Kennedy High School as well as Youngstown State University. O'Brien served on Warren City Council from 1983 to 1993 before being elected as a Trumbull County Commissioner in 1994. He served as a commissioner for ten years before being elected Mayor of Warren in 2005,serving until 2012. O'Brien announced in early 2014 that he would seek a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives to replace Tom Letson who was term-limited. He would win a three-way primary race with 60% of the vote for the Democratic nomination. He faced former Republican state Representative Randy Law in the general election,in what became a very tight race. He defeated Law 49%-44% to take the seat. His district includes half of Trumbull County and the southern portion of Ashtabula County.
The 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Ohio,concurrently with the election of Ohio's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various Ohio and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor John Kasich was term-limited and could not seek re-election for a third consecutive term.
