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Kimberly Zurz
Kimberly A. Zurz (born January 23, 1959) of Akron, Ohio, is an American politician of the United States Democratic Party, Democratic party who served as the Director of the Ohio Department of Commerce. Career A graduate of Firestone High School in Akron and attendee of the University of Akron, Zurz served as an assistant to the Summit County, Ohio, Summit County, treasurer. She was a member of the Summit County Council from 1991 to 2003, serving three terms as president of the council. In 2003, Senator Leigh Herington announced his decision to resign early from the Ohio Senate, and the Democratic caucus named Zurz as his replacement. She easily won reelection in 2004 to retain the seat. With former Congressman Ted Strickland the new Ohio Governor in 2007, Zurz was named a member of his cabinet, chosen to serve as Director of the Department of Commerce. She would serve in the post for the entirety of Strickland's tenure. With Strickland losing reelection in 2010, Zurz was out of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigh Herington
Leigh E. Herington is an Ohio Democratic politician and a former member of the Ohio Senate. Herington was a long-serving local attorney and Chairman of the Portage County Democratic Party when appointed to replace Senator Bob Nettle in 1995, who had resigned. Up for election in 1996, Herington easily defended his seat in the primary battle against Barbara Sykes, and went on to win the general election. Easily winning reelection in 2000, Senate colleagues soon after voted to make Herington minority leader, the highest post in the caucus. In 2002, Herington was mentioned as a potential candidate for Ohio Governor, but declined. Facing term limits in 2004, Herington announced in 2002 that he would run for Ohio Attorney General. He ended up losing to incumbent Jim Petro James M. Petro (born October 25, 1948) is an American lawyer and politician of the Republican Party who served as the Attorney General of Ohio. Previously, Petro also served as Ohio State Auditor and he was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |