John McDonald is a

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politician who formerly served in the

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. An attorney, McDonald was originally elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1964, and was reelected in 1966. McDonald rose quickly in the ranks of his caucus, serving as minority whip in only his second term. When Frank Pokorny resigned from the House in 1968, McDonald replaced him as minority leader. He again won reelection in 1968. In 1970, McDonald, still House minority leader, opted to forgo a fourth term to run for

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. However, he lost the Democratic nomination to William J. Brown, who would go on to be the longest serving attorney general in Ohio history. As a result, McDonald would no longer hold public office by the end of 1970. However, following John Gilligan's win as Ohio Governor the same year, McDonald was named as his legislative director.No intervention
/ref> He served in this capacity throughout 1972. Following his time as the Governor's counsel, McDonald returned to private practice, and has occasionally taught at

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and the Ohio State University. He currently is a partner with Schottenstein, Zox and Dunn in

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Schottenstein, Zox & Dunn: John C. McDonald
1930s births Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives Living people {{Ohio-OHRepresentative-stub