| Peter Ujvagi | |
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| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 47th district |
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| In office January 3, 2003-March 19, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Teresa Fedor |
| Succeeded by | Joe Walter |
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| Born | March 31, 1949 Budapest, Hungary |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Toledo, Ohio |
| Profession | Manufacturing, Field Coordinator |
| Religion | Catholic |
Peter Sandor Ujvagi (Hungarian Újvági Péter Sándor, 31 March 1949) is a former Hungarian-born American Democratic state representative of Ohio state in the 47th District, who represents Toledo and Lucas County.
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His nickname is "Mayor of East Toledo".[1] Matt Szollosi of the 49th District is another Hungarian representative in Ohio.
Ujvagi was born in Budapest, Hungary on 31 March in 1949 as son of Ede and Magda Újvági. When he was 7 years old, he emigrated with his parents to the USA, after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. He has two brothers, Ed and Charles. After a short stay in an Austrian refugee camp, the family arrived in Toledo, Ohio. He was a member of the American delegation to the state funeral of Hungarian Prime Minister József Antall (1993).
He is a founding member and executive committee member of the Hungarian-American Coalition. He is active in the Hungarian Club of Greater Toledo, the Birmingham Cultural Center, and he is on the Board of Directors for the Art Commission of Greater Toledo.
After Teresa Fedor ran for the Ohio Senate in 2002, Ujvagi ran for the vacant seat in the Ohio House of Representatives, and won with 67.76% of the vote.[2] He would win reelection in 2004 with 71.22%, again in 2006 with 73.85%, and in 2008 as an unopposed candidate.
While in the legislature, Ujvagi was very influential on budgetary issues, and for a time served as Chairman of the House Finance Committee's Transportation Subcommittee.
On 17 March 2010, Ujvagi resigned his seat in the Ohio House of Representatives to become the new Lucas County Administrator.[3] He was succeeded by Joe Walter.