Lorraine Fende (born August 15, 1956) was County Treasurer for Lake County, Ohio. Previously she was a Democratic member of the

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for the 62nd District. Fende served as a councilwoman and mayor in

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. She was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2004 when she won the seat of

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who was restricted by a term limit, by 53.4% to 46.6%. She was re-elected in 2006, 2008 and 2010. Fende has served as the chair of the Ohio House Democratic Women’s Caucus. In 2011 she introduced a bill which would ban late-term abortions in the state.

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