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John Mahoney (Ohio Politician)
John K. Mahoney (September 9, 1949 – April 5, 2011) was a former member of the Ohio Senate The Ohio Senate is the upper house of the Ohio General Assembly. The State Senate, which meets in the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, first convened in 1803. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such that half of the se ..., representing the 10th District from January 3, 1977 – December 31, 1980. While in the Senate, he was initiated reform that influenced what today is the Ohio Lottery.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19791129&id=zoQPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K4gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6668,6833333 He died of lymphoma. Early life and education Mahoney was born in Springfield, Ohio to Jack and Mary Ann Mahoney. He had six brothers and two sisters. He attended Catholic Central High School and Spalding University. Career From 1973 to 1976, Mahoney was a Springfield City Commissioner. From 1977 to 1980, he represented the 10th district in the Ohio Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio's 10th Senatorial District
Ohio's 10th senatorial district has been based in south-central Ohio. It comprises the counties of Clark, Greene and Madison. It encompasses Ohio House districts 73, 74 and 79. It has a Cook PVI of R+7. Its current Ohio Senator is Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ... Bob Hackett. He resides in Madison County. List of senators External linksOhio's 10th district senatorat the 130th Ohio General Assembly official website {{OhioSen10thDst, state=expanded Ohio State Senate districts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Dennis
Max Dennis (August 9, 1925 – April 24, 1986) was a Republican politician who served in the Ohio Senate. An attorney from Wilmington, Ohio, Dennis was initially elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1954 and served five terms. He moved over to the senate in 1964, following an appointment. Following the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Dennis was reelected to a new district in 1966, and initially served as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He again was reelected in 1968. After winning reelection to another four-year term in 1972, Dennis was named finance chairman of the senate, one of the most powerful chairmanships. He served in this capacity until Democrats won control of the senate in 1974. In 1976, Dennis did not seek reelection, and was replaced by Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike DeWine
Richard Michael DeWine (; born January 5, 1947) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 70th and current governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, DeWine began his career as a prosecutor before being elected to the Ohio Senate. He served as a U.S. representative from 1983 until 1991, the 59th lieutenant governor of Ohio under George Voinovich from 1991 until 1994, United States senator from 1995 to 2007, and the 50th attorney general of Ohio from 2011 to 2019. DeWine was first elected governor in 2018, defeating Democrat Richard Cordray with 50.4% of the vote. He was reelected in a landslide in 2022, defeating Democrat Nan Whaley. Early life and education DeWine was born and raised in Yellow Springs, Ohio. He is the son of Jean Ruth (Liddle) and Richard Lee DeWine. Of Irish descent, he was raised and identifies as a Roman Catholic. DeWine earned his Bachelor of Science degree in education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in 1969 and a Juri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled a wide cadre of politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.M. Philip Lucas, "Martin Van Buren as Party Leader and at Andrew Jackson's Right Hand." in ''A Companion to the Antebellum Presidents 1837–1861'' (2014): 107–129."The Democratic Party, founded in 1828, is the world's oldest political party" states Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s. The party is a big tent, and though it is often described as liberal, it is less ideologically uniform than the Republican Party (with major individuals within it frequently holding widely different political views) due to the broader list of unique voting blocs that compose it. The historical predecessor of the Democratic Party is considered to be th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legacy
In law, a legacy is something held and transferred to someone as their inheritance, as by will and testament. Personal effects, family property, marriage property or collective property gained by will of real property. Legacy or legacies may refer to: Arts, media and entertainment People * “Legacy”, a.k.a. Big Popp, a legend in Natick M.A. Comics * " Batman: Legacy", a 1996 Batman storyline * '' DC Universe: Legacies'', a comic book series from DC Comics written by Len Wein * ''Legacy'', a 1999 quarterly series from Antarctic Press * ''Legacy'', a 2003–2005 series released by Dabel Brothers Productions * Legacy, an alternate name for the DC supervillain Wizard who leads the Injustice Society IV team * Legacy (Marvel Comics), an alias used by Genis-Vell, better known as Captain Marvel * Legacy Virus, a fictional virus from the Marvel Universe * Marvel Legacy, a comic book line introduced in 2017 * '' Star Wars: Legacy'', a 2006 series from Dark Horse * '' X-Men: Legacy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springfield, Ohio
Springfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Clark County, Ohio, Clark County. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Mad River (Ohio), Mad River, Buck Creek, and Beaver Creek, approximately west of Columbus, Ohio, Columbus and northeast of Dayton, Ohio, Dayton. Springfield is home to Wittenberg University, a liberal arts college. As of the United States Census 2020, 2020 census, the city had a total population of 58,662, The Springfield, Ohio metropolitan area#Springfield MSA, Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 136,001 residents. The Little Miami Scenic Trail, a paved rail-trail that is nearly 80 miles long, extends from the Buck Creek Scenic Trail head in Springfield south to Newtown, Ohio (near Cincinnati). It has become popular with hikers and cyclists. In 1983, ''Newsweek'' magazine featured Springfield in its 50th-anniversary issue, entitled, "The American Dream." It chronicled the eff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and the third-most populous state capital. Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County; it also extends into Delaware and Fairfield counties. It is the core city of the Columbus metropolitan area, which encompasses 10 counties in central Ohio. The metropolitan area had a population of 2,138,926 in 2020, making it the largest entirely in Ohio and 32nd-largest in the U.S. Columbus originated as numerous Native American settlements on the banks of the Scioto River. Franklinton, now a city neighborhood, was the first European settlement, laid out in 1797. The city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and laid out to become the state capital. The city was named for Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio Senate
The Ohio Senate is the upper house of the Ohio General Assembly. The State Senate, which meets in the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, first convened in 1803. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such that half of the seats are contested at each election. Even numbered seats and odd numbered seats are contested in separate election years. The president of the Ohio Senate presides over the body when in session, and is currently Matt Huffman. Currently, the Senate consists of 25 Republicans and eight Democrats, with the Republicans controlling three more seats than the 22 required for a supermajority vote. Senators are limited to two consecutive terms. Each senator represents approximately 349,000 Ohioans, and each Senate district encompasses three corresponding Ohio House of Representatives The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio Lottery
The Ohio Lottery is a state lottery run by the Ohio Lottery Commission. Its games consist of scratch tickets; Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5 ("numbers games"); Rolling Cash 5, Classic Lotto, Keno, Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, and Powerball. The Lottery's current executive director is Pat McDonald; previous directors include Mike Dolan, Tom Hayes, and Dennis Berg. As with most U.S. lotteries, Ohio Lottery players must be 18 or older. History In 1971, State Senator Ronald M. Mottl began a campaign to begin a lottery in Ohio. In 1973, the creation of the Ohio Lottery Commission was approved by voters; the Lottery began in August 1974 with the game ''Buckeye 300''. Its first online game, ''The Number'' (now "Pick 3"), began in 1979. In July 1983, the Ohio General Assembly began earmarking Lottery profits for education. It was made permanent in 1987 when voters approved a constitutional amendment to make Lottery profits a supplement revenue stream for education. As of 2020, the Ohio Lotte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Central School (Springfield, Ohio)
Catholic Central School is a private, Roman Catholic school in Springfield, Ohio. Part of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Catholic Central provides education for grades PreK-12 at three campuses. It was recently ranked as one of the Top 50 Catholic Schools in the Nation. The school's sports teams are known as the ''Fighting Irish''. History Catholic Central High School opened in 1929, as a unified name given to all the local parish high schools in the Springfield area. These three schools merged in 1932, moving operations over to the high school located at St. Raphael's Church in downtown Springfield. However, as the site began to become too crowded, the need for a larger campus became evident, and the school eventually moved again to a new building built down the street from the St. Raphael campus. Operations would move to this site, located at 1200 E. High Street in the fall of 1958. Kindergarten through 8th grade classes were taught independently of Catholic Central at the loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spalding University
Spalding University is a private Catholic university in Louisville, Kentucky. It is affiliated with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. History Spalding University traces its origins to Nazareth Academy, one of the oldest educational institution west of the Alleghenies. Nazareth Academy was founded in 1814 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and was located in Nelson County near Bardstown, Kentucky. Spalding was named after Mother Catherine Spalding, foundress of the Sisters. In 1829 the legislature of the Commonwealth of Kentucky granted the school a charter allowing the school to confer degrees. In 1920, the Sisters opened Nazareth College in Louisville, Kentucky's first, four-year, Catholic college for women. The Louisville and Nazareth campuses merged. In 1969, the school was renamed Spalding College and in 1971 all instructional activity was moved to the Louisville campus. In 1973, Spalding College became co-educational and an independent college in the Catholic tradit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politics Of Ohio
Political control of Ohio has oscillated between the two major parties. Republicans outnumber Democrats in Ohio government. The governor, Mike DeWine, is a Republican, as are all other non-judicial statewide elected officials: Lieutenant Governor of Ohio Jon A. Husted, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and Ohio State Treasurer Robert Sprague. In the Ohio State Senate, the Republicans have firm control (24-9), and in the Ohio House of Representatives the Republicans control the delegation (61-38). The Ohio Congressional Delegation is mostly Republican as well; 10 representatives are Republicans while five are Democrats. The Congressional map is gerrymandered (for Republicans), but in 2018, Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment to limit how much the majority party could control the process of drawing congressional lines, beginning in 2022. One U.S. senator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
