Michael Ashford
Michael Ashford | |
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Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 44th district | |
In office January 3, 2011 – December 31, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Edna Brown |
Succeeded by | Paula Hicks-Hudson |
Personal details | |
Born | University of Nebraska
Spring Arbor University | September 15, 1955
Profession | Community Organizer |
Michael Ashford (born September 15, 1955) is the former Minority Whip of the Ohio House of Representatives. He represented more than 116,000 constituents in a district wholly within the city of Toledo.
Career
Ashford, raised in
Ohio House of Representatives
With incumbent Edna Brown unable to seek reelection to the House due to term limits, Ashford entered the race. He was unopposed in the primary, and beat Republican Carolyn Eyre in the general election by 15,000 votes.[2] Ashford was sworn into his first term on January 3, 2011.[3] He served on the committees of Finance and Appropriations where he was the Ranking Member of the Agriculture and Development subcommittee, Insurance, and Public Utilities, and the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- House Committee on Public Utilities
- House Committee on Insurance
- House Committee on Rules and Reference
- Joint Legislative Ethics Commission
Policies and initiatives
Ashford was critical of the Ohio Republican Party plan to end collective bargaining for state employees. "I think they think that by doing this they're going to create jobs and welcome home people," he said. "I don't know where they got their business philosophy, because this will have a devastating financial impact on the state."[4]
Lucas County Democratic Party Chairman
On June 2, 2020, Ashford was elected Chairman of the Lucas County Democratic Party.[5]
External links
References
- ^ "Representative Michael Ashford (D) - Biography | The Ohio House of Representatives". www.ohiohouse.gov. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ 2010 general election results Archived 2011-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Brown , Ashford join Ohio legislature
- ^ Control shift gives GOP votes to greatly alter Ohio's labor law
- ^ Skalka, Liz (June 2, 2020). "Ashford is new Lucas County Democratic Party chairman". Toledo Blade. Retrieved July 7, 2020.