Theodore Strickland (born August 4, 1941) is an American politician who served as the 68th

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from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the

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, representing (1993–1995, 1997–2007). As of , he is the last Democrat to serve as governor of Ohio. In the 2006 gubernatorial election, Strickland was elected to succeed term-limited Republican incumbent

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, receiving 60% of the vote and defeating

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. He was narrowly defeated for re-election in the 2010 gubernatorial election by former U.S. Representative

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. In April 2014, Strickland became president of the

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, a progressive public policy research and advocacy organization. Strickland left that position in February 2015, and subsequently announced his intention to run for the United States Senate against incumbent

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. He went on to lose by 20 points.

Early life

Strickland was born in Lucasville, Ohio, the son of Carrie (Carver) and Charles Orville Strickland. He was one of nine children. A 1959 graduate of Northwest High School, Strickland went on to be the first member of his family to attend college. Strickland received a

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degree in

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with a minor in

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from Asbury College in 1963. In 1966, he received a

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degree in guidance counseling from the

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and a

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(M.Div.) from the

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in 1967. He then returned to the University of Kentucky to earn his Ph.D. in

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in 1980. He is married to Frances Strickland, an

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. Strickland worked as a counseling psychologist at the

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in Lucasville. He was an administrator at a

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children's home and was a professor of psychology at

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. Strickland is an ordained minister in the

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. He was a minister at a Methodist church in

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Election to Congress

Strickland ran for U.S. representative for Ohio's 6th congressional district in 1976, 1978, and 1980, losing twice to long-time incumbent William H. Harsha and later to Harsha's successor and campaign manager, Bob McEwen. Strickland ran again for the 6th District seat in 1992, once again facing Bob McEwen, who had suffered some political damage by being associated with the House banking scandal. The 6th District had been combined with the old 10th District when Ohio lost two seats in Congress following the 1990 census and now covered a huge area stretching from

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, in Warren County, to Marietta, in Washington County on the opposite side of the state. The district proved a difficult place to campaign, representing half a dozen different media markets and home to no large cities and few unifying influences. Patrick J. Buchanan, Vice President

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, and

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came to Ohio to campaign for McEwen, but Strickland narrowly won in the general election on November 3, 1992. He received 122,720 votes to McEwen's 119,252, a plurality of 3,468 – just over 1.4%. Strickland began serving in January 1993 in the 103rd Congress.

Congressional career

Strickland was among the many Democrats who lost their offices in the Republican surge of 1994, narrowly losing to businessman Frank Cremeans. Strickland reclaimed his seat two years later in a similarly narrow victory, and took office in January 1997 with the 105th Congress. He faced a strong challenge from

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Nancy Hollister in 1998, but turned it back; in the next three elections he was reelected by large margins, running unopposed in 2004. Strickland served on the Energy and Commerce Committee and the

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2006 gubernatorial campaign

Strickland successfully ran for

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in 2006, when Governor

was term-limited and could not run for re-election. Strickland selected former

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and 1998 Democratic nominee for governor

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as his running mate. He was sworn in as governor on January 8, 2007. Strickland won the Democratic primary on May 2, 2006, with 80 percent of the vote. Strickland's endorsements included the

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and the

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. In September 2006, a group called Republicans for Strickland publicly announced their support for Strickland at a press conference. In the November general election, he was challenged by Republican Secretary of State

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economist Bill Peirce and

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candidate Bob Fitrakis. He won the general election on November 7, 2006, by 961,174 votes.

Governorship

Economy

In June 2007, Ohio lawmakers approved a $52 billion budget for fiscal year 2008–2009. In January 2008, facing a revenue shortfall, Strickland ordered a $733 million reduction in state spending, including job cuts and the closure of state mental hospitals. Strickland cut another $540 million from the budget in September 2008. In December 2008, Strickland announced a $640 million budget gap. In 2009, Strickland signed legislation which postponed the last of five scheduled income tax rate reductions from 2009 until 2011. The move used $844 million in anticipated tax refunds to fill the gap in the state budget. In 2008, he signed the state's

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, mandating that 25% of the state's electricity be produced by renewables by 2025. That same year, Strickland signed an executive order overhauling business regulations. In 2010, Strickland supported the renewal of the Third Frontier program in 2010. During Strickland's tenure, the state's rainy day fund was reduced from $1 billion to 89 cents in order to balance the state budget. Some estimates claim Ohio would have experienced a $7 billion deficit if Strickland had not made such moves and cuts to the Ohio budget.

Education

Strickland signed an executive order in 2007 that unified the state's higher education system by creating the University System of Ohio. Strickland pushed to cut funding of

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, which critics said would reduce educational choice available to the public. He opposed federally subsidized abstinence-only

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programs.

Veterans' affairs

In 2007, Strickland signed legislation exempting military veterans' retirement benefits from state taxation. He signed an executive order creating a council to oversee the eventual establishment of the

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as a cabinet-level agency. In 2008, he signed an executive order creating the Ohio G.I. Promise, which charges in-state tuition to all veterans attending the state's public colleges on the G.I. bill. In 2008, he vetoed legislation which would have given small cash bonuses to veterans of wars in the Persian Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan from the state's rainy day fund.

Healthcare

Strickland signed an executive order requiring insurance companies to offer policyholders the option to add or keep unmarried children on their insurance policies up to age 28.

Social issues

On the issue of

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, Strickland delayed three executions until further review and commuted five death sentences. Strickland chose not to commute three additional executions, including two that eventually occurred. The March 20, 2007 execution of Kenneth Biros, which Strickland did not commute, was later stayed by the

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. Biros was eventually executed in December 2009. In 2020, Strickland endorsed legislation to abolish the death penalty in Ohio, saying "the system of justice is not perfect, and death is final", and expressed regret that he did not block executions entirely as governor. Strickland signed Ohio's

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legislation in 2008, which established a presumption that a person acts in self-defense when shooting someone who unlawfully enters his or her home or occupied vehicle. The legislation was supported by the

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. Strickland held office when a constitutional amendment passed allowing casinos to be built in

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, Toledo and Columbus. Although originally opposed to the idea of allowing such types of gambling into the state, potential revenue shortfalls caused him to consider the option. More so, the implementation of video lottery terminals at Ohio racetracks also was considered as a revenue source, and Strickland said for about a year that he would ask the courts to weigh in on whether the executive branch has the authority to implement slots through the Ohio Lottery Commission. As governor in 2010, Strickland opposed legislation allowing the medical use of cannabis. After leaving office he reversed his stance on the issue, however, and later in 2015 stated his support for legalizing recreational use.

Theft of Ohio government computer backup tape

The theft of an Ohio government computer backup tape in June 2007 was widely reported in the media after authorities revealed that the tape contained names and Social Security numbers of 64,000 state employees, 84,000 welfare recipients, and tens of thousands of others. In the wake of the theft, Strickland issued an executive order to change the practices for handling state data.

Database searches of Joe the Plumber

Strickland's Director of the

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(ODJFS), Helen Jones-Kelley, was involved in the controversial Ohio database searches of Joe Wurzelbacher during the final weeks of the 2008 presidential campaign. She bore ultimate responsibility for the unauthorized background checks run on Wurzelbacher, an Ohio Republican known as Joe the Plumber. Jones-Kelley was suspended without pay by Strickland and investigated by the Ohio Attorney General. She resigned in December, and Strickland appointed Douglas E. Lumpkin to replace her.

Vice-presidential speculation and 2008 Democratic National Convention

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Strickland was mentioned as a possible Democratic Vice Presidential nominee in 2008. He denied that he would accept a position on the ticket if offered. Strickland spoke on the second night of the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Journalists Peggy Noonan and

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credited Strickland with delivering the best line of the convention: "You know, it was once said of the first George Bush that he was born on third base and thought he'd hit a triple. Well, with the 22 million new jobs and the budget surplus Bill Clinton left behind, George W. Bush came into office on third base and then he stole second. And John McCain cheered him every step of the way."

2010 gubernatorial campaign

Strickland sought re-election as governor in 2010. On January 19, 2010, he chose Yvette McGee Brown, a former juvenile court judge from central Ohio, as his running mate. Strickland faced Republican

and his running mate, Ohio State Auditor Mary Taylor, in the general election. Kasich defeated Strickland by 77,127 votes.

Post-gubernatorial career

In March 2011, Kasich signed Senate Bill 5, which was intended to curtail the collective bargaining rights of Ohio public employees. Strickland was involved in gathering the petition signatures necessary to warrant a public referendum. With over two million signatures, the petition put the Ohio Collective Bargaining Limit Repeal on the November 2011 ballot, where it passed with more than 60% of the vote. Strickland became a resident fellow at the

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in spring 2012. Strickland spoke on the first night of the

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in a speech against the policies of Republican nominee

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. President Obama nominated Strickland to be one of the alternate representatives to the

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in September 2013, but his confirmation was delayed through the end of the year by Republican opposition in the Senate. In April 2014, Strickland became president of the

, a progressive public policy research and advocacy organization. Strickland left that position in February 2015. In September 2024, Strickland was one of several former governors to sign an open letter to all 50 current governors urging them to certify their states’ votes after the upcoming November election.

2012 DNC controversy

At the

, where

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was Chairman, the original 2012 party platform caused controversy after it was written, because the lack of typical invocations and references to

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and God-given rights as well as lack of language affirming the role of

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as the capital of

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. Both of these matters had been included in some previous platforms. On the second day, September 5, Strickland introduced an amendment on the floor of the convention to reinsert language invoking God and recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Convention Chairman Villaraigosa put the amendment to a voice vote requiring a two-thirds majority for passage. After the first vote was indecisive, Villaraigosa called for a second vote, which was again met with an equal volume of "ayes" and "nos". A woman standing to his left said, "You've got to rule, and then you've got to let them do what they're gonna do." Villaraigosa called a third vote with the same result. Villaraigosa then declared the amendment passed, causing an eruption of boos on the floor.

Political stances

Climate change

As Governor of Ohio, Ted Strickland worked to pass renewable energy legislation he says "helped address the issue of climate change." In 2013, he said "the debate on whether climate change exists is over. … The debate now must be focused on how climate change is affecting our communities." In 2015, he said "I believe climate change is a problem; we've got to transition."

2016 U.S. Senate election

On February 25, 2015, Strickland announced his intention to run for the

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against incumbent Republican

. On March 31, 2015, former President

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endorsed Strickland. In September 2016, Strickland's campaign was reported to be increasingly faltering. With poor poll results against Portman, at least two major

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s withdrew millions of dollars in funding for advertising for Strickland, choosing instead to focus on other major Senate races in which advertising was considered more likely to make a difference. Strickland lost the 2016 general election to Portman, by 1,121,659.

Electoral history

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1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

, , , Ted Strickland , align="right" , 67,067 , , 39% , , , William H. Harsha , align="right" , 107,064 , , 61% , , , , , , - ,

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

, , , Ted Strickland , align="right" , 46,313 , , 35% , , , William H. Harsha , align="right" , 85,592 , , 65% , , , , , , - ,

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

, , , Ted Strickland , align="right" , 84,235 , , 45% , , , Robert D. McEwen , align="right" , 101,288 , , 55% , , , , , , - ,

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

, , , , align="right" , 122,720 , , 51% , , , Robert D. McEwen , align="right" , 119,252 , , 49% , , , , , , - ,

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

, , , , align="right" , 87,861 , , 49% , , , , align="right" , 91,263 , , 51% , , , , , , - ,

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

, , , Ted Strickland , align="right" , 118,003 , , 51% , , , , align="right" , 111,907 , , 49% , , * , , , , , - ,

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

, , , Ted Strickland , align="right" , 102,852 , , 57% , , , , align="right" , 77,711 , , 43% , , , , , , - ,

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

, , , Ted Strickland , align="right" , 138,849 , , 58% , , ,

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, align="right" , 96,966 , , 40% , , , Kenneth R. MacCutcheon , ,

, align="right" , 4,759 , align="right" , 2% , - ,

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

, , , Ted Strickland , align="right" , 113,972 , , 59% , , , Mike Halleck , align="right" , 77,643 , , 41% , , , , , , - ,

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

, , , Ted Strickland , align="right" , 223,842 , , 100% , , , ''(no candidate)'' , align="right" , , , , , * , , , , *Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1996, write-ins received 16 votes. In 2004, John Stephen Luchansky received 145 votes.

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