John M. "Jack" Vergiels (November 21, 1937 – December 16, 2009) was an American educator and politician. He was born in Erie, Michigan on November 21, 1937. His family moved to Ohio, where Vergiels was raised. He earned a bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree in education, all at the

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. Vergiels joined the faculty of the

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. He was first elected to the

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in 1972, and served until 1984, when he ran for the

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. Vergiels retained his seat until his 1992 reelection bid, and was succeeded in office by Sue Lowden.

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