Jerry O'Shaughnessy (October 7, 1906 – December 15, 1972) was a Democratic politician who formerly served in the Ohio General Assembly. O'Shaughnessy began his political career as a 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; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate. The House of Representatives first met in Ch ...

in the 1960s. In 1966, he opted to run for the newly districted 15th District of the Ohio Senate, but lost by a mere 249 votes to

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John W. Bowen. In 1970, O'Shaughnessy again ran for the Senate seat, however, this time he was successful. He defeated Bowen, and took his seat on January 5, 1971. However, less than two years into his term, O'Shaughnessy died of a heart attack. He was sixty six years old. He was succeeded by his brother, Robert O'Shaughnessy.Study asked of energy crisis, effect
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Democratic Party Ohio state senators Politicians from Columbus, Ohio 1972 deaths 1906 births 20th-century American legislators {{Ohio-OHSenate-stub