Margaret A. Mahoney

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Margaret A. Mahoney
Member of the Ohio Senate
In office
1943 - 1951
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office
1938 - 1942
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceCleveland Heights, Ohio

Margaret A. Mahoney was an American Democratic politician from Ohio. She held a number of political positions and served in the state's House and Senate and was the first Democratic woman elected to the Ohio Senate and the first woman majority leader of the chamber. Mahoney was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 1978.[1]

Biography

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Mahoney attended evening classes at Cleveland's West High School of Commerce to graduate from high school.

Majority Leader, and was the first woman to hold that role.[1][4] She also served on a number of committees including the Senate Rules Committee.[2]

In March 1951, Mahoney was appointed Chief of the State Securities Division upon leaving the Senate.

Presidential Elector and Delegate to the Democratic National Convention multiple times,[1][6] and was the only woman on the Ohio State Council of Defense during World War II.[1]

As of 2019, Mahoney is still the only woman to hold the top leadership position in the Ohio Senate.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Margaret A Mahoney". Ohio Women's Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Ohio's Prominent Women Legislators". B and O Magazine. 35. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 1949.
  3. ^ a b c "Margaret A. Mahoney". www.ohiostatehouse.org. Ohio Statehouse. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Ohio Legislature". bw.edu. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  5. ^ "Margaret A. Mahoney leaving the Senate". www.ohiochannel.org. The Ohio Channel. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  6. ^ "The Political Graveyard: Female Politicians in Ohio". politicalgraveyard.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  7. ^ Borchardt, Jackie; Balmert, Jessie (12 June 2019). "100 years later, Ohio's track record of electing female leaders remains abysmal". The Enquirer. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.