John Bender was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1993–2000. His district consisted of a portion of Lorain County, Ohio. He was succeeded by Jeffrey Manning. Bender was previously an at-large member of the

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city council. After leaving the statehouse he served as a member of the Ohio Democratic Party State Central Committee. He served on the Ohio State Board of Education from 2007-2010. A 1956 graduate of Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School, he earned his BS in 1960, his Masters in 1962, and his PhD in 1969 from the

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. He was employed as an educator, serving as the Director of Student Activities at University of Pittsburgh,

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and LCCC. John was an Outplacement and Retraining Counselor/Consultant. He was also a delegate for Democratic National Conventions in 1984, 1988, and 2004. He died February 2, 2018.

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Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives Living people Year of birth missing (living people) University of Pittsburgh alumni {{Ohio-OHRepresentative-stub