Michael O'Brien (Ohio politician)

Michael O'Brien

Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 64th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2015
Preceded by	Tom Letson
Personal details
Born	(1955-06-18) June 18, 1955
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Warren, Ohio, U.S.
Education	John F. Kennedy High School
Alma mater	Youngstown State University

Michael J. O'Brien (born June 18, 1955) is the Representative of the 64th district of the Ohio House of Representatives. O'Brien is a lifelong resident of the Mahoning Valley and graduate from John F. Kennedy High School as well as Youngstown State University. O'Brien served on Warren City Council from 1983 to 1993 before being elected as a Trumbull County Commissioner in 1994. He served as a commissioner for ten years before being elected Mayor of Warren in 2005, serving until 2012.^[1] O'Brien announced in early 2014 that he would seek a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives to replace Tom Letson who was term-limited.^[2] He would win a three way primary race with 60% of the vote for the Democratic nomination.^[3] He faced former Republican state Representative Randy Law in the general election, in what became a very tight race. He defeated Law 49%-44% to take the seat.^[4]

References

↑ "About Mike O'Brien". Retrieved 2014-12-06.
↑ "Former Warren mayor seeks state post". WKBN (Youngstown). 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
↑ "Mike O’Brien gets primary nod for 64th House". Vindicator (Youngstown). 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
↑ "O’Brien to represent Ohio’s 64th district". WYTV (Youngstown). 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-12-06.

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