Lou Gentile

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Lou Gentile
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 30th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 15, 2011
Preceded by Jason Wilson
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 95th district
In office
January 3, 2011 – December 15, 2011
Preceded by John Domenick
Succeeded by Jack Cera
Personal details
Born Steubenville, Ohio
Political party Democratic
Residence Steubenville, Ohio
Alma mater West Virginia University (B.S.)
Profession Legislator
Religion Catholic

Lou Gentile is the state Senator for the 30th District of the Ohio Senate. Previously he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Democrat.[1]

Life and career

After graduation from West Virginia University, Gentile returned home to Jefferson County and joined the Ted Strickland for Congress campaign as field director. He continued his service with Congressman Strickland serving as his representative to constituents in Jefferson, Belmont, Noble and Monroe Counties. Gentile was appointed Assistant Director of the Governor’s Office of Appalachia in January 2007, and served until 2010.

With incumbent John Domenick unable to run again due to term limits, Gentile ran for the position. He faced four others in the primary election, and received 52.41% of the electorate to win the nomination.[2] He faced Republican Mark Clark in the general election, and won with 66.25% of the vote.[3]

Ohio Senate

In late 2011, Senator Jason Wilson resigned from his seat in the Ohio Senate to take become Director of the Governor's Office of Appalachia under Ohio Governor John Kasich. As a result, Senate Democrats were required to appoint a successor to the seat.[4] Gentile was the Senate Democrats top pick to fill the position.

It was announced in early December that Gentile was chosen for the seat. He was sworn into office on December 15, 2011.[5] Gentile was elected to a full term in the Senate in 2012, defeating Republican Shane Thompson 53% to 47%,[6] even though he was the GOP's top target and the GOP spent over $1 million to defeat him (Gentile raised about $800,000).[7]

Electoral history

Ohio Senate 30th District: Results 2012
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct
2012 Lou Gentile 82,403 52.39% Shane Thompson 74,884 47.61%
Ohio House of Representatives 95th District: Results 2010
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct Independent Votes Pct
2010 Lou Gentile 23,213 66.25% None Mark Clark 11,824 33.75%

References

  1. ↑ Lou Gentile Chosen to Replace Jason Wilson, wkbn.com, November 30, 2011
  2. ↑ 2010 primary election results
  3. ↑ 2010 general election results
  4. ↑ "State Sen. Wilson resigns to lead Appalachia agency". Youngstown Vindicator. 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2012-01-03. 
  5. ↑ "Lou Gentile Chosen to Replace Wilson". Youngstown Vindicator. 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2012-01-03. 
  6. ↑ Husted, Jon 2012 general election results (2012-11-06)
  7. ↑ "2 Dems consider 2014 run for Congress". Vindy.com. 

External links

Current members of the Ohio State Senate
   
  1.    Cliff Hite (R)
  2.    Randy Gardner (R)
  3.    Kevin Bacon (R)
  4.    William Coley (R)
  5.    Bill Beagle (R)
  6.    Peggy Lehner (R)
  7.    Shannon Jones (R)
  8.    Bill Seitz (R)
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  10.    Chris Widener (R)
  11.    Edna Brown (D)
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  10.    Shirley Smith (D)
  11.    Larry Obhof (R)
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  2.    Tom Patton (R)
  3.    Nina Turner (D)
  4.    David Burke (R)
  5.    Frank LaRose (R)
  6.    Tom Sawyer (D)
  7.    Scott Oelslager (R)
  8.    Lou Gentile (D)
  9.    Tim Schaffer (R)
  10.    Capri Cafaro (D)
  11.    Joe Schiavoni (D)
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