Martin J. Sweeney

Martin Sweeney

Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 14th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 6, 2015
Preceded by	Mike Foley
Personal details
Born	(1963-07-02) July 2, 1963
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Cleveland, Ohio

Martin J. Sweeney (born July 2, 1963) is an American politician of the Democratic Party in Cleveland, Ohio. He served as the majority leader of Cleveland City Council, representing Ward 20. He was elected council president in November 2005, when then-president Frank G. Jackson was elected mayor of Cleveland. He assumed office as council president on January 2, 2006. Sweeney graduated from Saint Ignatius High School on Cleveland's West Side in 1981. Sweeney's father is retired Cleveland Municipal Court judge Gerald Francis Sweeney.

In 2014, Sweeney decided to run for the Ohio House of Representatives.^[1] After winning a three-way primary, he won the general election over Republican 62%-38%.

References

↑ "Cleveland Councilman Martin J. Sweeney is shameless - or is he just shrewd?: Mark Naymik". Cleveland Plain Dealer (Cleveland). 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-12-11.

Preceded by Frank G. Jackson	President of Cleveland City Council 2006–2013	Succeeded by Kevin Kelley

Cleveland City Council

By ward (party)	Terrell H. Pruitt (D) Zachary Reed (D) Joe Cimperman (D) Kenneth L. Johnson (D) Phyllis Cleveland (D) Mamie J. Mitchell (D) T. J. Dow (D) Dona Brady (D) Kevin Conwell (D) Jeff Johnson (D) Michael Polensek (D) Anthony Brancatelli (D) Kevin J. Kelley (D) Brian J. Cummins (Green) Matt Zone (D) Brian Kazy (D) Martin J. Keane (D)

Members of the Ohio House of Representatives

131st General Assembly (2015–2016) Speaker of the House: Cliff Rosenberger (R) Speaker pro Tempore: Ron Amstutz (R) Majority Leader: Barbara Sears (R) Minority Leader: Fred Strahorn

Ron Amstutz (R) Mark Romanchuk (R) Tim Brown (R) Robert Cupp (R) Tim Ginter (R) Marlene Anielski (R) Mike Dovilla (R) Kent Smith (D) Janine Boyd (D) Bill Patmon (D) Stephanie Howse (D) John E. Barnes, Jr. (D) Nickie Antonio (D) Martin J. Sweeney (D) Nicholas J. Celebrezze (D) Nan Baker (R) Michael Curtin (D) Kristin Boggs (D) Anne Gonzales (R) Heather Bishoff (D) Mike Duffey (R) David J. Leland (D) Cheryl Grossman (R) Stephanie Kunze (R) Kevin Boyce (D) Hearcel Craig (D) Tom Brinkman (R) Jonathan Dever (R) Louis Blessing (R) Louis Terhar (R) Denise Driehaus (D) Christie Bryant (D) Alicia Reece (D) Emilia Sykes (D) Greta Johnson (D) Anthony DeVitis (R) Kristina Roegner (R) Marilyn Slaby (R) Fred Strahorn (D) Michael Henne (R) Jim Butler (R) Niraj Antani (R) Jeff Rezabek (R) Michael Ashford (D) Teresa Fedor (D) Michael Sheehy (D) Barbara Sears (R) Kirk Schuring (R) Stephen Slesnick (D) Christina Hagan (R) Wes Retherford (R) Margaret Conditt (R) Tim Derickson (R) Paul Zeltwanger (R) Nathan Manning (R) Dan Ramos (D) Terry Boose (R) Michelle Lepore-Hagan (D) John Boccieri (D) John Rogers (D) Ron Young (R) Ron Maag (R) Sean O'Brien (D) Michael O'Brien (D) John Becker (R) Doug Green (R) Andrew Brenner (R) Margaret Ruhl (R) Steve Hambley (R) Dave Hall (R) Scott Ryan (R) Bill Hayes (R) Rick Perales (R) Vacant Kathleen Clyde (D) Sarah LaTourette (R) Tim Schaffer (R) Ron Hood (R) Kyle Koehler (R) Steve Huffman (R) Rob McColley (R) Tony Burkley (R) Robert Sprague (R) Jim Buchy (R) Nino Vitale (R) Dorothy Pelanda (R) Jeffrey McClain (R) Bill Reineke (R) Steve Arndt (R) Terry Johnson (R) Cliff Rosenberger (R) Gary Scherer (R) Ryan Smith (R) Debbie Phillips (D) Andy Thompson (R) Jack Cera (D) Brian Hill (R) Al Landis (R) John Patterson (D)

Republican (65) Democratic (34) Ohio House of Representatives Ohio Senate

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