Betty Montgomery
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| Born | April 3, 1948 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Bowling Green State University (BA) University of Toledo (JD) |
Betty D. Montgomery (born April 3, 1948) is an American politician from the state of Ohio. A Republican, she formerly served as Ohio State Auditor and is the first woman Ohio Attorney General.[1]
Education
Montgomery earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bowling Green State University and Juris Doctor from the University of Toledo College of Law.[2]
Career
County Prosecutor
Montgomery was elected Wood County Prosecutor in 1980.
Attorney General
In 1994 Montgomery was urged by Republican Party leaders to challenge Democrat Lee Fisher for the job of Ohio Attorney General. Montgomery was the first Republican attorney general in 24 years to hold the office. She faced an uphill battle against the very-popular Fisher.[5] Montgomery campaigned on her record as a prosecutor. She narrowly defeated Fisher by a vote of 1,716,451 to 1,625,471. As Attorney General, Montgomery worked to increase funding for law enforcement and for more crime labs. She defeated Democrat Richard Cordray for re-election in 1998, earning more votes than any other Republican candidate.
Auditor
By the end of 2001, Montgomery was
2006 election
In 2006, Montgomery opted to run for
Later career
Montgomery runs a private law practice and a consulting company. She is the vice-chair of the Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees and serves on several boards and foundations.[7] She is the chair of a leadership institute named after Ohio's first woman speaker of the house, Jo Ann Davidson, that helps develop young, female leaders.[1]
Awards and recognition
Montgomery is recognized for her civic and political achievements and has received awards that include the Robert E. Hughes Memorial Award, the Black Swamp Humanitarian Award, the Ohio Hospice Senator of the Year and the Medical College of Ohio Distinguished Citizen Award.[8]
See also
External links
References
- ^ a b "GOP Women Urge Each Other To Run For Office In Ohio". Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ "Betty Montgomery". Mac Murray & Shuster LLP. December 7, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ 3 Northwest County Sheriffs defeated in bids for nomination
- ^ Ohio Senate veteran upset
- ^ Montgomery picks tilling to head staff
- ^ Montgomery for auditor
- ^ "Betty Montgomery's homecoming: Lincoln speaker talks about the 'Wood County way'". Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ "Betty Montgomery for president". Retrieved December 31, 2019.
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