Bob Shamansky

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Bob Shamansky
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 12th district
In office
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983
Preceded bySamuel L. Devine
Succeeded byJohn Kasich
Personal details
Born
Robert Norton Shamansky

(1927-04-18)April 18, 1927
Counterintelligence Corps

Robert Norton Shamansky (April 18, 1927 – August 11, 2011) was an American

tilting at windmills".[1]

Early life

Shamansky was born in 1927 in

Fort George G. Meade
, Maryland.

Political career

In

Republican incumbent Samuel L. Devine
.

Congress

Fourteen years later, in

1980
, Shamansky challenged Devine again. This time, he was successful in unseating the long-time incumbent Devine, becoming the first Democrat to represent the district since 1939. He was also the first Democrat to represent a significant portion of the state capital, Columbus, since 1967.

As a member of the

Science and Technology Committee
.

Defeat

In

Governor of Ohio John Kasich
.

In

2006, Shamansky ran for his old congressional seat. However, the 12th had been significantly redrawn since he'd last served in Congress, and he lost to Kasich's successor, Pat Tiberi
, by 14 points.

Death

On August 11, 2011, Shamansky died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Columbus at the age of 84. He had been treated for depression at a psychiatric hospital shortly before his death.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Kampeas, Ron (August 8, 2018). "Remembering Bob Shamansky, the last Democrat to win Ohio's 12th District". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  2. ISBN 9780881256598
    .
  3. ^ "The mysterious death of Bob Shamansky". Columbus Monthly. October 1, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

External links

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 12th congressional district
1981–1983 		Succeeded by
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