Tom Roberts is an Ohio Democratic politician who formerly served as a member of the

Ohio General Assembly The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. It consists of the 99-member Ohio House of Representatives and the 33-member Ohio Senate. Both houses of the General Assembly meet at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus ...

Career

Ohio House of Representatives

When

Ed Orlett Edward J. Orlett is an American politician and former Democrat member of the Ohio House of Representatives The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; th ...

resigned from the

Ohio House of Representatives The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate. The House of Representatives first met in ...

in 1986, House Democrats appointed Roberts to serve the remainder of his term. He went on to win election that same November, and again in 1988 and 1990. In 1992, Roberts was challenged by his predecessor,

, for the Democratic nomination, however Roberts ultimately won the primary election. He went on to win reelection in 1994, and 1996 as well.

State Senate

By 1998,

term limits A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms an officeholder may serve in a particular elected office. When term limits are found in presidential and semi-presidential systems they act as a method of curbing the potenti ...

did not allow Roberts to seek another term in 2000, and he was succeeded by his former aide,

Fred Strahorn Frederick W. Strahorn (born March 20, 1965) is an American Democratic politician who served in the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 39th District, which consists of much of Dayton, Ohio. He served as the Minority Leader for the ...

. He instead decided to run for Montgomery County Commissioner, but lost in a landslide. Following

Rhine McLin Rhine Lana McLin (born October 1948) is an American Democratic politician from Ohio who served as the 54th mayor of Dayton, Ohio from 2002 to 2010. McLin previously served as a member of both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly. Education M ...

's victory to become

Mayor of Dayton, Ohio Since its creation as a town in the 18th century, the Politics of Dayton, Ohio have adapted to and reflected the changing needs of the community, from the Miami and Erie Canal through the World War II "Dayton Project" to the present day. City Co ...

in 2001, her state Senate seat became vacant. As a result, Roberts was appointed to serve the remainder of her term, and went on to win his own full term in 2002. He won reelection in 2006 and served as assistant minority leader in the 127th General Assembly.

Ohio Civil Rights Commission

By 2009, Roberts was unable to run again for his Senate seat. As a result, Ohio Governor

Ted Strickland Theodore Strickland (born August 4, 1941) is an American politician who was the 68th governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing ...

appointed Roberts to the

Ohio Civil Rights Commission The Ohio Civil Rights Commission is a commission of the Ohio State Government formed in 1959, whose duties are specified in Section 4112 of the Ohio Revised Code. The Commission's primary function is to enforce state laws about discrimination, and ...

. He therefore was required to resign his Senate seat, and was replaced again by

.Ohio Senate rises above Democracy
/ref> Tom Roberts Instaaled As Ohio Conference NAACP President

NAACP involvement

On Saturday, September 9, 2017, the Ohio Conference

NAACP The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E.&nb ...

held its biennial election with terms commencing on September 9, 2017 and expiring on September 14, 2019. Tom Roberts, 2nd Vice President of the Dayton Unit of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

, was elected to serve as President of the Ohio Conference

. Roberts defeated Arlene Anderson, Secretary of the Cleveland Unit

and received 68.85% of the votes. On Saturday, September 14, 2019, the Ohio Conference NAACP held its biennial election with terms commencing on September 14, 2019 and expiring on September 11, 2021. Tom Roberts was re-elected to serve as President of the Ohio Conference

. Roberts defeated Arlean Anderson, of Cleveland, Ohio and received 87.30% of the votes. Ohio Conference NAACP Election - September 2021

On Saturday, September 11, 2021, Tom Roberts was re-elected as President of the Ohio Conference

. Roberts defeated Joe Mallory, President of the Cincinnati

, and received 55% of the votes.

References

External links

Project Vote Smart - Senator Thomas M. 'Tom' Roberts (OH)
profile *''Follow the Money'' - Tom Roberts
200620042002200019981996
campaign contributions {{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Tom Democratic Party Ohio state senators Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives 1952 births Living people University of Dayton alumni African-American state legislators in Ohio 21st-century American politicians 21st-century African-American politicians 20th-century African-American people NAACP activists