Theodore S. Celeste is an American businessman and former politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party. After serving in the Peace Corps,Celeste,the brother of former Ohio governor and U.S. ambassador Dick Celeste,ran for the U.S. Senate in 2000 and lost to the Republican incumbent Mike DeWine. In 2006,Celeste was elected State Representative of Ohio's 24th District,and served until 2012.
Theodore Strickland is an American politician who served as the 68th governor of Ohio from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served in the United States House of Representatives,representing Ohio's 6th congressional district.
Thomas Charles Sawyer was an American politician of the Democratic Party. During a career that spanned five decades,he represented his hometown of Akron,Ohio,across multiple levels of government. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1977 to 1983,the Mayor of Akron from 1984 to 1986,a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2003,and a member of the Ohio Senate from 2007 to 2016.
Joyce Marie Beatty is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 3rd congressional district since 2013,and as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Beatty represented the 27th district in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1999 to 2008,serving for a time as minority leader. She was also previously the senior vice-president for outreach and engagement at Ohio State University.
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.
Joy Padgett is a former Republican member of the Ohio Senate,representing the 20th district until the end of 2008. In 2006,dogged by personal scandals,she ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and for Congress in Ohio's 18th congressional district. Her run for Congress was the result of the decision of Bob Ney to bow out of the race and plead guilty to corruption charges.
The 2006 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2006,and was a race for the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Ohio. Incumbent Governor Bob Taft could not run for re-election,because Ohio governors are limited to two consecutive terms in office. The election was held concurrently with a U.S. Senate election. The general election for governor pitted Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell,the Republican nominee,against United States Congressman Ted Strickland of Ohio's 6th congressional district,the Democratic nominee. Their running mates were former Ohio Attorney General Lee Fisher on the Democratic ticket and State Representative Tom Raga on the Republican ticket.
Richard Adams Cordray is an American lawyer and politician who served from 2021 to 2024 as COO of Federal Student Aid in the United States Department of Education. From 2012 to 2017,he served as the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Before that,Cordray variously served as Ohio's attorney general,solicitor general,and treasurer. He was the Democratic nominee for governor of Ohio in 2018. In April 2024,the Biden administration announced Cordray's departure after a chaotic rollout of changes to the FAFSA student aid application form.
Nathaniel Raphael Jones was an American attorney,judge,and law professor. As general counsel of the NAACP,Jones fought to end school segregation,including in the northern United States. From 1979 until 1995,he served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit before assuming senior status,and in 2002 retired to resume a private legal practice.
David Andrew Pepper is an American politician,former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party,a former councilman for the city of Cincinnati,and former member of the Hamilton County,Ohio board of commissioners. He is the author of many publications regarding efforts to preserve democracy in the USA.
Don Michael Crites is an American politician and member of the Republican Party and former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio in the administrations of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. He was a candidate for Ohio Attorney General in 2008. He currently resides in Lancaster,Ohio. Crites officially retired in December 2022.
The 2008 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 4,2008,which was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 20 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 2010 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 2,2010,as one of many Ohio elections in 2010. Incumbent two-term Republican U.S. Senator George Voinovich decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. Former Representative Republican Rob Portman won the open seat.
Joseph L. Schiavoni is an American politician and judge who served as a member of the Ohio Senate and Ohio Senate Minority Leader. A member of the Democratic Party,Schiavoni was elected in 2020 to serve as a Judge in the Mahoning County,Ohio Court System.
Dario David Hunter,also known as Yisroel Hunter,is an American rabbi,lawyer and politician. He is the first Muslim-born man to be ordained as a rabbi. A former member of the Youngstown,Ohio Board of Education,Hunter sought the 2020 Green Party presidential nomination,ultimately coming in second. He ran as the presidential nominee of the Oregon Progressive Party and elsewhere under the party label of Progressive Party in the 2020 United States presidential election.
John A. McNally IV is a former mayor of Youngstown,Ohio.
The Ohio general elections,2018,were held on November 6,2018,throughout Ohio.
The 2010 Ohio Attorney General election was held on November 2,2010,concurrently with other statewide offices including a Class 1 Senate election as well as the Governor election. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Richard Cordray who was elected in a 2008 special election ran for a full 4-year term but was defeated by Republican challenger and former 2-term United States senator Mike DeWine. Being decided by 1.2%,this was the closest statewide election in Ohio. Cordray and DeWine faced off again in Ohio's 2018 Governor election;DeWine won that election by 3.7 percentage points.
The 2008 Ohio Attorney General special election was held on November 4,2008,concurrently with the Presidential Election as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Attorney General Marc Dann who was elected in 2006 resigned on May 14,2008,due to various scandals,thus triggering a special election. Governor Ted Strickland appointed Nancy H. Rogers to the position,but she announced she would not run to complete the rest of Marc's term. On June 11,2008,Ohio State Treasurer Richard Cordray announced his candidacy for the election. He was challenged in the general election by former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio Michael Crites. Cordray won in a landslide winning 56% of the vote to Crites' 38%.
