Jennette B. Bradley of Columbus, Ohio, is an American politician of the Republican party who currently serves as Ohio State Treasurer. Skyline of downtown Columbus, Ohio, viewed across the Scioto River. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... List of Ohio State Treasurers Categories: Government of Ohio ...

Bradley earned a bachelor's degree from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. After working as an executive at a banking company, Bradley served as a member of the city council of Columbus, Ohio, for 11 years. Wittenberg University is a small, private, four-year liberal arts college located in Springfield, Ohio. ... Springfield is the county seat of Clark County in the State of Ohio. ... Skyline of downtown Columbus, Ohio, viewed across the Scioto River. ...

In 2002, Governor of Ohio Bob Taft ran for re-election but his lieutenant governor, Maureen O'Connor, ran for the Ohio Supreme Court. Taft replaced her with Bradley, a decision that sparked protests from his own party on the grounds Bradley was too liberal, having supported abortion and homosexual rights. The Taft-Bradley ticket easily defeated the Democratic challengers, Tim Hagan and Charleta Tavares and Bradley became Ohio's first African-American lieutenant governor and the first African-American woman to serve as Lt. Governor in the United States. (The 2002 election marked the first time that both candidates for lieutenant governor were black women.) Ohio Governors Ohio was admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803. ... Bob Taft Robert Alphonso Taft II (born January 8, 1942) has been the Republican governor of the U.S. state of Ohio since 1999. ... The position of lieutenant governor of Ohio was established in 1852. ... Maureen OConnor (born Aug. ... The Ohio Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Ohio, with final authority over interpretations of the Ohio constitution. ... Timothy Hagan (born in 1946 in Youngstown, Ohio), a Democrat, is an American politician of the Ohio Democratic party. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ...

After taking office, Bradley was appointed by Taft to head the Ohio Department of Commerce, the Clean Ohio Council, and the Ohio Housing Finance Agency. In 2004, the governor also appointed Bradley to the "Jobs Cabinet." Following the resignation of Joseph T. Deters as state treasurer, Taft appointed Bradley to the post, effective January 2005. Joseph T. Deters is an American politician of the Republican party who currently serves as Prosecuting Attorney of Hamilton County, Ohio. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Bradley's husband is Michael Taylor.