Frederick W. StrahornVoteSmart - Fred Strahorn
/ref> (born March 20, 1965) is an American Democratic politician who served in the

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, representing the 39th District, which consists of much of

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. He served as the Minority Leader for the 131st Ohio General Assembly and 132nd Ohio General Assembly.

Life and career

Strahorn served as a member of the Wright State University Board of Trustees, a position that ended in 2013. He attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and graduated with a B.A. in aviation management from

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.Wright State University Board of Trustees - Fred Strahorn
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for real estate coursework. He is single. and has one daughter. Strahorn won his election to the Ohio House of Representatives in 2000 and was re-elected in 2002, 2004 and 2006. Strahorn was

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ed out of running again in his previous district, but chose to run for election in a different district in 2012. In 2009, Strahorn was appointed to the Ohio Senate to replace

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, who had been appointed to the

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, but lost election to a full term to

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Bill Beagle.

Return to the Ohio House of Representatives

Strahorn was chosen as the Democratic candidate for the position on August 12, 2012, at the Montgomery County Democratic headquarters, with a vote of 41-1.Progress Ohio blog
/ref> First elected in November 2012, Strahorn defeated his opponent, Jeffrey Wellbaum, with over 80% of the vote in a traditionally Democratic district. The two competed to fill the position that had been vacated in January 2013 by Clayton Luckie, who had earlier announced his withdrawal from the election following the news that he was being investigated on criminal charges. Strahorn soundly won re-election in 2014 with over 75% of the vote. His opponents were Jeff Dalton, Republican, and William Pace, an independent

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. On November 18, 2014, Strahorn was elected as Minority Leader of the Ohio House by the Democratic Caucus. Strahorn stated that he would work on trying to make clear the Democratic Party's message to voters, commenting "I know that we have work to do with the general public with communicating what our party really stands for." He was reelected to the position in 2016.

Awards and Recognitions

Strahorn received the Dayton Unit NAACP President's Award from Dayton NAACP President Derrick Foward in 2008.

Electoral history

References

External links

Fred Strahorn - The Ohio House of RepresentativesBallotpedia - Fred StrahornOhio Votes - Fred Strahorn
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