Appointed to the Ohio House of Representatives for the 59th district in 2015 and served until 2018.
Served as a U.S. Representative for Ohio’s 16th congressional district from 2009 to 2011.
Previously served in the Ohio State Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives.
Resides in Poland, Ohio.
Graduated from Ursuline High School and St. Bonaventure University with a B.S.
Played minor league baseball before starting a career in government.
Worked as staff for members of the Ohio House of Representatives before joining the United States Air Force as a second lieutenant.
Earned two master’s degrees from Webster University.
Flew the C-130 Hercules in the Air Force Reserve and served in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Ran for and won a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives in 2000 and the Ohio State Senate in 2006.
Served on the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in Congress.
Voted for the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Described by Barack Obama as a “rising star” of the Democratic Party in his memoir.
First Democrat to represent Ohio’s 16th congressional district in 58 years after winning the 2008 election.
Lost reelection bid for Congress in 2010 to Republican Jim Renacci.
Ran for the Ohio State Senate in 2018 but was unsuccessful.
