| Eric Kearney | |
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| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 9th district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 6, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Mallory |
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| Born | October 27, 1963 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jan Michele Kearney |
| Residence | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College, University of Cincinnati |
| Profession | Communications |
| Religion | Christian |
Eric Kearney is a Democratic member of the Ohio Senate. Kearney was appointed Senator of the 9th District in December 2005.
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In 1981, Kearney graduated from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati. He later received his Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati Law School, and his Bachelor of Arts in English from Dartmouth College.[1] Kearney founded the communications group that is among one of the largest African American-owned publishing companies in the area, producing The Cincinnati Herald, The Dayton Defender and Our Week. He is a partner in the law firm of Cohen, Todd, Kit & Standford, LLC.
When incumbent Mark Mallory resigned from the Senate, Kearney as well as Catherine Barrett, Tyrone Yates, Steve Driehaus, David Pepper and Alicia Reece all were in the running to replace him. However, Senate Democrats decided on Kearney to ultimately take the appointment.
Only months into his appointed term, Kearney again faced Barrett in the primary election. However, only weeks before the primary election day, Barrett dropped out of the race, securing Kearney as the Democratic nominee.[2] In the general election Kearney went on to face Republican Tom Brown. While the index favored Democrats, precautions were still taken due to the seat being lost only two cycles earlier to Republican Janet C. Howard. However, Kearney went on to defeat Brown by 34,000 votes.[3]
For the 127th General Assembly, Kearney was appointed by Minority Leader Teresa Fedor to the Senate Finance and Financial Institutions Committee. He also was selected to serve as serve as treasurer of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus. In his first full term, Kearney also began his annual walk from Cincinnati to the Ohio Statehouse to underscore their commitment to fighting childhood obesity and supporting physical education.[4] Kearney served as Ranking Member of the Judiciary-Civil Justice Committee for the 128th General Assembly.
In the 2010 election cycle, Kearney faced Republican Deborah McKenney in the general election, but won a second term by about 32,000 votes.[5] He is serving as a member of the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board, as well as the standing committees of Finance; Financial Institutions (as ranking member; Insurance, Commerce and Labor; Judiciary. He also sits on the Ohio Arts Council.
Kearney has shown outrage at the lack of haste being made on a casino that is being constructed in his district, stating that he believes it is severely hampering potential economic growth.[6]
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