Betty Sutton
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| Assumed office January 4, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Sherrod Brown |
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| Born | July 31, 1963 Barberton, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Doug Corwon |
| Religion | United Methodist |
Betty Sue Sutton is a politician from Ohio. She is currently the Congresswoman for 13th Congressional District of Ohio in the United States House of Representatives, serving since 2007. The district includes most of the western and southern suburbs of Cleveland, including Akron, Lorain, Elyria and Cuyahoga Falls.
Sutton was born as the youngest of six children on July 31, 1963, in Barberton, just outside Akron. She attended Kent State University, and earned a Juris Doctor from University of Akron. She currently lives in Copley Township.
While still a student at the University of Akron, Sutton successfully ran for her first public office, earning a place on the Barberton City Council in 1990. From 1991 to 1992 she served on the Summit County Council. In 1993 she began serving in Ohio House of Representatives. She served as State Representative for eight years, when she was term-limited. She then went to practice Labor Law. At 28, she was the youngest woman ever to be elected to the Ohio State House of Representatives. On 4-18-08, Sutton endorsed Hillary Clinton to be Democratic nominee
In the 110th congress, Sutton is a member of the House Judiciary and Rules Committees.
[edit] 2006 congressional campaign
Sutton won the November general election against Craig L. Foltin, the Republican mayor of Lorain. She defeated him 61.22 percent to 38.78 percent, or 135,639 votes to 85,922 votes.
The Republicans had high hopes for Foltin, who was the popular Republican mayor of a heavily Democratic city. However, Sutton benefited from the presence of Sherrod Brown at the top of the ticket, as well as the strong anti-Republican mood in Ohio. The Chronicle-Telegram, an Elyria, Ohio newspaper, and WKSU-FM reported that Foltin conceded the race even before all results were released.
Her campaign received support from the pro-choice political action committee EMILY's List. [1]
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[edit] External links
- Representative Betty Sutton official U.S. House website
- Betty Sutton for Congress official campaign website
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
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| Preceded by Sherrod Brown |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th congressional district 2007–Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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