Mike Skindell | |
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Member of the OhioHouseofRepresentatives from the 13th district | |
In office January 7, 2019 –December 31, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Nickie Antonio |
Succeeded by | Tristan Rader |
In office January 6,2003 –December 31,2010 | |
Preceded by | Mary Rose Oakar |
Succeeded by | Nickie Antonio |
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 23rd district | |
In office January 3,2011 –December 31,2018 | |
Preceded by | Dale Miller |
Succeeded by | Nickie Antonio |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] | August 31,1962
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Lakewood,Ohio,U.S. |
Alma mater | Walsh College (BA) Cleveland State University (JD) |
Occupation | Attorney |
Michael J. Skindell (born August 31,1962) is the former state representative for the 13th district of the Ohio House of Representatives after previously serving there from 2003 to 2010. He also previously served as the state senator for the 23rd district of the Ohio Senate from 2011 to 2018. He is a Democrat.
Skindell graduated from Walsh College (now Walsh University) in North Canton,Ohio,with a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Political Science in 1983. He received his Juris Doctor from the Cleveland State University College of Law in 1987.
He is a past president of the Lakewood Jaycees,and past Chairman of Lakewood Citizens Advisory Committee for Community Development Block Grant. He is a former Assistant Attorney General of Ohio,and former member of Lakewood City Council. In 2004,he received the award for Ohio Environmental Council Public Servant of the Year.
After an unsuccessful run in the primary election in 1996,Skindell was first elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 2002 [2] taking the place of Congresswoman Mary Rose Oakar who retired after serving one term in the State House.
Skindell ran unopposed in 2004 for a second term,and won a third in 2006 with 77.26% of the vote over Republican John Patrick Hildebrand. He won a fourth term in 2008 with 75.29% over Republican Mary Louise Kirk.
While serving in the Ohio House,Skindell encouraged adoption of a renewable energy portfolio standard in Ohio. [3] The General Assembly passed Senate Bill 221,creating a standards program,in 2008 upon which Governor Ted Strickland signed the legislation. [4]
In 2012,Skindell opted to run for the Ohio Supreme Court,but lost to incumbent Terrence O'Donnell 70% to 30%. [5]
Term limits prevented Skindell from seeking a fifth term in 2010. However,Senator Dale Miller did not run for another term,and Skindell was one of four who sought the Democratic nomination to replace him. Skindell won the nomination over former Rep. Ron Mottl Jr.,Parma Councilman Nicholas Celebrezze and John Harmon with 46.82% of the vote. He won the general election easily with 60.77% of the electorate.
Skindell was sworn into his first term as Senator on January 3,2011.
Year | Democratic | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | ||
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2020 | Mike Skindell | 33,647 | 74.33 | Daniel Harrington | 11,621 | 25.67% | ||
2018 | Mike Skindell | 27,620 | 78.05 | Jay R. Carson | 7,769 | 21.95% |
Year | Democratic | Votes | Pct | Democratic | Votes | Pct | ||
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2015 | Mike Skindell | 6,008 | 42.91 | Michael P. Summers | 7,994 | 57.09% |
Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | ||
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2014 | Mike Skindell | 44,221 | 62.37% | Tom Haren | 26,684 | 37.63% | ||
2010 | Mike Skindell | 49,406 | 60.77% | Dave Morris | 31,892 | 39.23% |
Year | Democratic | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | ||
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2012 | Mike Skindell | 1,252,688 | 30.87% | Terrence O'Donnell | 2,804,629 | 69.13% |
Year | Democratic | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | ||
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2008 | Mike Skindell | 27,010 | 75.29% | Mary-Louise Kirk | 8,865 | 24.71% | ||
2006 | Mike Skindell | 19,943 | 77.26% | John Patrick Hildebrand Jr. | 5,869 | 22.74% | ||
2004 | Mike Skindell | 29,322 | 100.0% | Unopposed | ||||
2002 | Mike Skindell | 13,241 | 63.86% | Ryan Dro | 7,495 | 36.14% |
Skindell is single and resides in Lakewood,Ohio.
In 2000,Skindell and Lakewood City Council colleague Nancy Roth introduced legislation to extend health and other benefits to unmarried couples. Public perception latched onto the legislation as a proxy for arguments over same-sex marriage and cultural change,with hundreds of people in attendance at a single committee hearing in January 2000. Other council members eventually rejected the proposal,5-2. [6]
Skindell led a Democratic effort to stop film tax credit legislation in 2008,drawing scorn from the Cleveland Plain Dealer. [7] Studies at the time and since have found film tax credits’fiscal and job benefits are negligible. [8]
Skindell was a contrary voice within the Ohio House’s Democratic majority during 2009 budget battles. As a Budget Committee member,Skindell announced that he would vote against Democratic leaders’budget without more resources for adult and child protective services and independent living centers for foster kids. [9] During a later standoff between Democratic Governor Ted Strickland and Republican Senate President Bill Harris,Ohio House leadership passed a temporary budget;Skindell voted against the rare procedure,remarking that the temporary budget including 30% cuts "offers despair,not hope." [10]
In 2015 and 2016,Skindell championed the cause of Lakewood Hospital against a plan to close the facility,supported by then-mayor Michael P. Summers and most of Lakewood City Council. [11] Lakewood Hospital became a major political and legal controversy in the city,although the mayor and council ultimately pushed through the planned closure despite significant protest. [12]
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