Todd McKenney (politician)

Todd McKenney
Summit County Common Pleas Judge, Probate Division
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 18, 2011
Preceded by Bill Spicer
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 43rd district
In office
January 3, 2011 – November 16, 2011
Preceded by Steve Dyer
Personal details
Born October 11, 1963 (1963-10-11) (age 48)
Akron, Ohio
Political party Republican
Residence New Franklin, Ohio
Alma mater Hiram College, Ohio State University
Profession Lawyer
Religion Christian

Todd McKenney is currently a Summit County Common Pleas Judge, Probate Division. He was formally 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.

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Career

After graduation from Hiram College and Ohio State University, McKenney served as a pastor and attorney. 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.[1] While McKenney faced fellow Republican Nick Skeriotis in the primary, he won by about 900 votes.[2] In the general election, McKenney went on to win against Dyer, defeating the incumbent by 5,000 votes.[3]

For the 129th General Assembly, Speaker of the House William G. Batchelder has named McKenney as a member of the Republican majority caucus' Policy Committee.[4] He is also serving 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 is also serving 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.[5]

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.[6] McKenney stated that he didn't think the bill was constitutional, but was willing to try and overturn Roe v. Wade.[7]

Summit County Probate Judge

Todd McKenney officially took office November 18, 2011.

References

  1. ^ Stephen Dyer (Democrat, incumbent) vs. Todd McKenney (Republican)
  2. ^ Brunner, Jennifer 2010 primary election results (2010-05-04)
  3. ^ Brunner, Jennifer 2010 general election results (2010-11-02)
  4. ^ Ohio House: Batchelder Announces House GOP Policy Committee
  5. ^ Candinsky, Catherine (2011-03-28). "Abortion limitation creating cold feet". Columbus Dispatch. http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/03/28/abortion-limitation-creating-cold-feet.html?sid=101. Retrieved 2011-03-28. 
  6. ^ "Public workers of collective bargaining rights in peril". Akron Beacon Journal. 2011-03-30. http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/118896674.html. Retrieved 2011-03-30. 
  7. ^ Candinsky, Catherine (2011-04-01). "Abortion bill wins early vote". Columbus Dispatch. http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/03/31/copy/abortion-bill-wins-early-vote.html?adsec=politics&sid=101. Retrieved 2011-04-02. 

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