born april representative ohio 15th congressional district serving member democratic_party ohio term introduced bill lend million year small businesses amendment assign liability credit reporting agencies contributed legislation executive pay defeated november election bid ran newly columbus based 3rd congressional district lost primary attorney term county commissioner ohio includes capital city columbus surrounding suburban rural areas previously served year terms working private practice united_states house_of_representatives elections involved close elections ohio 15th congressional district lost election required counting ballots election recounts incumbent retired won similarly close election cases election day vote significant ground ballot voting results election race widely followed mainstream press race republicans targeting early life education legal career born ohio grew cleveland daughter pipe paid way college working hospitals counselor earned bachelor degree political science prior practicing law partner husband law firm social worker hospital technician tutor chairman local branch signed letter urging columbus mayor support order favor creating equal employment opportunity chief handle race relations issues local politics ran eighteen person contest seats platform included proposing day half hours candidates receive endorsement november placed incumbent president natural resources expert past board member fourth eighteen candidates final elected member second year seven member board unanimous selection second command vice president unanimously elected following year fourth year service board beginning january lost election president incumbent cast tie breaking vote subsequently declined vice presidency fourth year unsuccessfully attempted include sexual orientation policy school district policy protect reelected contested ohio 16th district seat lost margin way contest school board resumed vice presidency january ascended president position eighth year service board january eighth year decided run election term order spend time family january won nominations seats member board oversees government billion budget programs range child welfare job training minor league baseball november democrat elected commissioner years won margin capturing vote inner city served board lone democrat elected second year term elected november democrats majority time years election won vote margin substantially vote margin elections won despite widely assumed role board president january governing magazine named best managed counties country tenure named public official year result role creating term commissioner controversy came fire awarding contracts construction lowest bid concrete rejected favor higher bid union shop eventually issue went court commissioners decided award contract low lost race representative ohio 15th congressional district elections elected twice makes 15th congressional district race ohio 15th district gained significant national attention seen handful seats democrats opportunity gain republicans mid october race generally considered toss largely incumbent representative leadership republican_party close contest election garnered vote vulnerable scandals ohio economy association controversial backlash republican support iraq war ohio republican scandal minds ohio voters campaign scandal republicans conservative independent ballot best shot success month election points eve election experts time considered expected decade long migration conservative voters suburbs outside district issue knowledge scandal need resign linked opponent unpopular republican administration congressional majority resigned following page scandal attacked conservative religious voters ran radio commercials christian conservative radio stations attempt appeal family values oriented listeners debates held race election cycle took place september second october debate incumbent representative discussed war iraq war terror taxes social security federal deficit president bush final week election attempted demand debate second debate marked heated exchange behalf participants referred right wing said continues record described opponent far left fringe democrat said lies debate attended people reporters far away ireland regular ballots counted led votes provisional ballots outstanding franklin county provisional ballots counted approximately weeks election monday november nearly weeks election day declared winner vote margin mandated recounts votes counted prevailed democratic challenger announced results monday morning december gained votes gained votes votes franklin union madison counties ohio won vote margin felt campaign slowed early candidacy fellow commissioner eventually withdrew immediately losing announced seat august incumbent announced retirement end elected term democrats felt seat continued vulnerable announced intention seek 15th district seat ran republican state senator 16th district independent candidate race considered important races watch country democrat hold 15th district mid-1960s republican voters moving district northern suburbs columbus ohio 1990s district evenly matched april endorsed candidacy history environmental advocacy contributions energy tobacco companies campaign linked big business bank predatory lending financial crisis countered linking liberal media influence led margin election day counted provisional ballots counted november madison union counties concluded military provisional ballot counting claimed net gain resulting vote lead december supporters won ruling provisional ballots lacked signatures names signatures wrong places thrown december completed final ballot count included military provisional ballots received days election day giving victory margin votes margin exceeds automatic margin conceded race later sunday late ballots weighed election types military overseas ballots time polls closed tuesday november received november domestic ballots monday november received november ballots errors voters correct november democrat represent district years second democrat represent significant portion columbus democrat represent city represented neighboring june announced candidacy rematch according article new_york_times issue vocal prospective repeal seventeenth amendment united_states_constitution provides direct election support repeal issue stance race closely watched united_states house_of_representatives elections include party candidate republican_party marked targeted races according article time notes trouble historically republican district electoral backlash spending short history voting party lines november won rematch tenure introduced legislation including bill start year pilot program lend million year small businesses introduced amendment assign liability credit reporting agencies passed voted democratic majority federal package fair pay act cap trade carbon emissions legislation federal health insurance reform legislation helped shape congressional bill executive pay eventually law proposing amendment requiring large institutional investors reveal vote shares pay proposals affecting companies issued shares serving term felt attached cause health care reform emphasis electoral platform committee assignments insurance investigations oversight caucus membership congressional election ran newly columbus based ohio 3rd congressional district despite endorsed speaker lost democratic primary state representative defeated lost election personal life currently resides neighborhood columbus husband daughters julia elementary school teacher undergraduate owned dogs animal rescue organizations time election
Mary Jo Kilroy