Ed Feighan
Edward F. Feighan | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 19th district | |
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | |
Preceded by | Lyle Williams |
Succeeded by | Eric Fingerhut |
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 8th district | |
In office January 3, 1973-December 31, 1978 | |
Preceded by | Jim Flannery |
Succeeded by | Benny Bonanno |
Personal details | |
Born | Lakewood, Ohio | October 22, 1947
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Nadine Feighan |
Relations | Michael A. Feighan (uncle) |
Alma mater | Loyola University New Orleans
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University |
Edward Farrell "Ed" Feighan (born October 22, 1947, in Lakewood, Ohio) is a former American politician. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and as a Democratic Party U.S. Representative from 1983 to 1993, serving Ohio's 19th congressional district.
Early life and education
Feighan graduated in 1965 from St. Edward High School, an all-boys catholic high school on Cleveland's west side.[1] In 1969, he earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Loyola University in New Orleans, LA. He attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University while serving in the legislature and received his law degree in 1978.
Political career
Feighan was first elected to public office as a State Representative from Cleveland, Ohio, in 1972. He served for six years in the Ohio Legislature until his election as a Cuyahoga County Commissioner, a position he held for four years.
In 1977, Feighan ran for mayor of the city of Cleveland, but lost a narrow race to Dennis Kucinich, who also later became a member of Congress.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1992 to the 103rd Congress, presumably due to his involvement in the House banking scandal and the specter of a primary fight against incumbent Mary Rose Oakar because of redistricting.
After Politics
Feighan served as a director of ProCentury Corporation, a Westerville-based specialty insurance company, and its insurance subsidiaries from 1993 to 1996.
From November 1997 until August 1998, he was a Senior Vice President of Century Business Services,[2] a Cleveland-based provider of outsourced business services now known as CBIZ.[3]
From 1998 until 2000, Feighan was the president of Avalon National Corporation, a holding company for a workers’ compensation insurance agency. During that span, he was also a Managing Partner of Alliance Financial, Ltd., a merchant banking firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions from September 1998 until May 2003.[4]
In 2000, he once again became director of ProCentury, for which he had been the on-and-off Special Counsel. In October 2003, Feighan became the chairman, president and CEO of ProCentury. However, he resigned on July 31, 2008, when it was sold to Meadowbrook Insurance Group.[5]
Electoral history
Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | |||||
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1982 | Edward F. Feighan | 111,760 | 58.84% | Richard G. Anter II | 72,682 | 38.27% | Thomas Pekarek | Libertarian | 3,129 | 1.65% | Kevin G. Killeen | Independent | 2,371 | 1.25% | |||||
1984 | Edward F. Feighan | 139,605 | 55.21% | Matthew J. Hatchadorian | 107,957 | 42.70% | (other) | 5,277 | 2.09% | ||||||||||
1986 | Edward F. Feighan | 97,814 | 54.78% | Gary C. Suhadolnik | 80,743 | 45.22% | |||||||||||||
1988 | Edward F. Feighan | 168,065 | 70.49% | Noel F. Roberts | 70,359 | 29.51% | |||||||||||||
1990 | Edward F. Feighan | 132,951 | 64.77% | Susan M. Lawko | 72,315 | 35.23% |
See also
References
- ↑ http://alumni.sehs.net/?page=About_FastFacts
- ↑ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=7866932
- ↑ http://www.cbiz.com/page.asp?pid=3001
- ↑ http://edgar.brand.edgar-online.com/DisplayFilingInfo.aspx?Type=HTML&text=%2526lt%253bNEAR%252f4%2526gt%253b(%22EDWARD+F%22%2c%22FEIGHAN%22)+%2526lt%253bOR%2526gt%253b+%2526lt%253bNEAR%252f4%2526gt%253b(%22EDWARD+F.%22%2c%22FEIGHAN%22)&FilingID=5803556&ppu=%2fPeopleFilingResults.aspx%3fPersonID%3d2227736%26PersonName%3dEDWARD%2520F.%2520FEIGHAN
- ↑ http://edgar.brand.edgar-online.com/DisplayFilingInfo.aspx?Type=HTML&text=%2526lt%253bNEAR%252f4%2526gt%253b(%22EDWARD+F%22%2c%22FEIGHAN%22)+%2526lt%253bOR%2526gt%253b+%2526lt%253bNEAR%252f4%2526gt%253b(%22EDWARD+F.%22%2c%22FEIGHAN%22)&FilingID=6081615&ppu=%2fPeopleFilingResults.aspx%3fPersonID%3d2227736%26PersonName%3dEDWARD%2520F.%2520FEIGHAN
- ↑ "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
External links
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The Political Graveyard profile
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Lyle Williams |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 19th congressional district 1983 – 1993 |
Succeeded by Eric Fingerhut |
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