Jeff Rezabek (born March 27, 1969) is the former Representative of the 43rd district of the

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. Rezabek is an attorney who originally is from

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. He relocated to Dayton to attend law school at the

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. In 2014, Rezabek decided to challenge incumbent Representative Roland Winburn for a seat in the

. While Winburn originally held a safely Democratic district, redistricting made him vulnerable, and Rezabek was able to defeat him 58% to 42%. He was the first Republican to represent the district in forty years.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rezabek, Jeff Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives 1969 births Living people People from Grand Island, New York People from Clayton, Ohio University of Dayton alumni 21st-century American politicians