Michael J. O'Brien (born June 18, 1955) is the Representative of the 64th district of the

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. O'Brien is a lifelong resident of the

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and graduate from John F. Kennedy High School as well as

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. O'Brien served on Warren City Council from 1983 to 1993 before being elected as a Trumbull County Commissioner in 1994. He served as a commissioner for ten years before being elected Mayor of Warren in 2005, serving until 2012. O'Brien announced in early 2014 that he would seek a seat in the

to replace

Tom Letson Tom Letson (born September 29, 1952 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 64th District from 2007 to 2014. Life and career Letson was born in Columbus, but shortly after his birt ...

who was term-limited. He would win a three-way primary race with 60% of the vote for the Democratic nomination. He faced former Republican state Representative Randy Law in the general election, in what became a very tight race. He defeated Law 49%-44% to take the seat. His district includes half of

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and the southern portion of

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. In 2005, Mayor Michael J. O'Brien was fined by the Ohio Ethics Committee for mishandling campaign contributions. "According to a complaint filed in July by Victor V. Vigluicci, special prosecutor in Trumbull County, O'Brien from 2000 to 2003 received $2,035 in campaign contributions that were deposited into the joint personal checking account with his wife, or the personal savings of son Dominic and Louise O'Brien."

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