Todd McKenney (politician)

Todd McKenney
Summit County Common Pleas Judge, General Division
Assumed office
November, 2014
Preceded by Jane Davis
Barberton Municipal Court Judge
In office
April 11, 2014 – November, 2014
Preceded by Christine Croce
Succeeded by Jill Flagg Lanzinger
Summit County Common Pleas Judge, Probate Division
In office
November 18, 2011 – December 31, 2012
Preceded by Bill Spicer
Succeeded by Elinore Marsh Stormer
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 43rd district
In office
January 3, 2011 – November 16, 2011
Preceded by Steve Dyer
Succeeded by Anthony DeVitis
Personal details
Born (1963-10-11) October 11, 1963
Akron, Ohio
Political party Republican
Residence New Franklin, Ohio
Alma mater Hiram College, Ohio State University
Profession Lawyer
Religion Christian

Todd McKenney is a Judge of the Summit County Common Pleas Court, general division. McKenney formerly served as a Judge of the Summit County Common Pleas Court, Probate Division. He was formerly a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving the 43rd District from January 3, 2011 until resigning November 16, 2011 to take the Judicial Appointment from Governor John Kasich. Governor John Kasich appointed Judge Todd McKenney to fill the seat on the Barberton Municipal Court bench on April 11, 2014.[1] In November 2014, Judge McKenney was elected to the Summit County Court of Common Pleas. He must run for a full term in 2016.[2]

Career

After graduation from Hiram College and Ohio State University, McKenney served as a pastor and attorney. Before his election to the Statehouse, he served on New Franklin City Council.

Ohio House of Representatives

While Steve Dyer had served in the Statehouse for two terms, he was considered vulnerable in 2010, and House Republicans fielded McKenney to face him.[3] While McKenney faced fellow Republican Nick Skeriotis in the primary, he won by about 900 votes.[4] In the general election, McKenney went on to win against Dyer, defeating the incumbent by 5,000 votes.[5]

In the 129th General Assembly, Speaker of the House William G. Batchelder named McKenney as a member of the Republican majority caucus' Policy Committee.[6] He served on the committees of Commerce and Labor, Health and Aging and its Health and Aging Subcommittee on Retirement and Pensions, Judiciary and Ethics (as vice chairman), and Local Government. McKenney also served on the Ohio Advisory Council for the Aging; and the Hospital Measures Advisory Council.

Initiatives and positions

A cosponsor, McKenney is in support of a bill to ban abortion in Ohio after the first sign of a heartbeat. It would be the most constraining abortion measure in the United States of America.[7]

McKenney is in support of collective bargaining reform and was a yes vote to pass the bill both out of committee and the full House of Representatives.[8] McKenney stated that he didn't think the bill was constitutional, but was willing to try and overturn Roe v. Wade.[9]

Summit County Probate Judge

Todd McKenney officially took office November 18, 2011.

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ http://summitcountyboe.com/ElectionResults/Results/elect110414G.htm
  3. ↑ Stephen Dyer (Democrat, incumbent) vs. Todd McKenney (Republican)
  4. ↑ Brunner, Jennifer 2010 primary election results (2010-05-04)
  5. ↑ Brunner, Jennifer 2010 general election results (2010-11-02)
  6. ↑ Ohio House: Batchelder Announces House GOP Policy Committee
  7. ↑ Candinsky, Catherine (2011-03-28). "Abortion limitation creating cold feet". Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  8. ↑ "Public workers of collective bargaining rights in peril". Akron Beacon Journal. 2011-03-30. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
  9. ↑ Candinsky, Catherine (2011-04-01). "Abortion bill wins early vote". Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2011-04-02.

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