 Tom Sawyer Thomas Charles Sawyer, (born August 15, 1945), usually known as Tom Sawyer, is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1987 to 2003. He currently a member of the Ohio State Senate. Image File history File links Thomas_C._Sawyer. ...
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Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area Ranked 34th - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²) - Width 220 miles (355 km) - Length 220 miles (355 km) - % water 8. ...
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Background
Sawyer was born in Akron, Ohio. After graduating from high school, Sawyer received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Akron in 1968, and was a member of the Alpha Phi Chapter of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity. Later, Sawyer earned a master of arts degree from Akron in 1970. Nickname: The Rubber Capital of the World Location within the state of Ohio Country United States State Ohio County Summit Founded 1825 Incorporated 1835 (village) - 1865 (city) Government - Mayor Don Plusquellic (D) Area - City 62. ...
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Sawyer worked as an English teacher and then was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives, where he served from 1977 to 1983. In late 1983, he was elected Mayor of Akron. Ohio has a bicameral legislature, the Ohio General Assembly, consisting a House of Representatives and Senate (the Ohio State Senate), based on its constitution of 1851. ...
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Congressional career
Elected in 1984 After only one term as mayor, he was elected to the House from Ohio's 14th Congressional District, based in Akron. In 1984, he bet mustaches with Akron-area Republican Tom Watkins on the outcome of the Mondale / Reagan presidential election; he has been cleanshaven ever since. He was reelected seven times, never facing serious opposition in the heavily Democratic district. However, he was severely criticized for his support of NAFTA. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Redistricting and defeat The redistricting following the 2000 census eliminated Sawyer's district. Most of Akron was placed in the 13th District, represented by fellow Democrat Sherrod Brown. However, Sawyer's home was placed in the Youngstown-based 17th District. The district had been held by Democrat Jim Traficant until his expulsion from the House in 2002. Traficant tried to run for his old seat as an independent. Traficant's former protegé Tim Ryan also ran for the seat. The new 17th district was much more heavily pro-labor than Sawyer's old district and Sawyer was seen as being insufficiently pro-labor as a result of his support of free trade. In an upset, Sawyer lost the 2002 Democratic primary to Ryan, who went on to win the seat in the general election. 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Location within the state of Ohio Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio Counties Mahoning Founded 1796 Incorporated 1848 (village) - 1867 (city) Government - Mayor Jay Williams (I) Area - City 34. ...
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2006 primary defeat -
Sawyer ran in the 2006 primary for Ohio's 13th congressional district. He was the front-runner, and endorsed by the major papers, but lost to Betty Sutton in a six-way race. The Ohio AFL-CIO, pointing to Sawyer's stand on NAFTA, endorsed Sutton. Democrat primary winner, Betty Sutton GOP primary winner, Craig Foltin The Ohio 13th congressional district election, 2006 is an election for the United States House of Representatives. ...
Ohios 13th district The 13th congressional district of Ohio is currently represented by Representative Sherrod Brown. ...
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Post-Congressional career
Ohio State Board of Education In 2006 Sawyer was elected to Ohio's State Board of Education, District #7. He received 54% of the vote to Republican incumbent Deborah Owens Fink's 29%, green Candidate David Kovacs's 12%, and John Jones's 5%. The race received attention due to Fink's promotion of intelligent design creationism in the classroom. Sawyer campaigned on his experience as an educator and a politician. This article is about intelligent design and the associated social movement. ...
Ohio State Senate In February 2007, Sawyer was elected by members of the Ohio Senate Democratic caucus to fill an Ohio State Senate seat vacated by Kimberly Zurz, who left to run the Ohio Department of Commerce. His term will run through 2008. His replacement on the state education board will be filled by appointment. The Ohio Senate is the upper house in Ohios bicameral legislature, the Ohio General Assembly; the lower house is the Ohio House of Representatives. ...
Kimberly A. Zurz of Akron, Ohio, is an American politician of the Democratic party who currently serves as the Ohio Director of Commerce, appointed January 2007 by new Governor Ted Strickland, and was formerly a member of the Ohio Senate. ...
See also Voters in Ohio, as in other U.S. states elect a certain number of representatives to the United States House of Representatives. ...
Ohio was admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803. ...
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