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Eric Kearney
Eric H. Kearney (b. October 27, 1963) is a former Democratic member of the Ohio State Senate, representing District 9 from his appointment in December 2005 to January 5, 2015. He served as Minority Leader from 2012 to 2013.
Kearney was running for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio in 2014 on a ticket with Ed FitzGerald but withdrew from the race due to personal tax problems.[1][2]
He was ineligible to run for re-election to the Senate in 2014 because of term-limits. Cecil Thomas (D) was elected to the seat in the November 4, 2014, general election.
Biography
Kearney earned his B.A. in English from Dartmouth College and his J.D. from the University of Cincinnati School of Law. His professional experience includes being the founder of Sesh Communications and as a partner at the law firm of Cohen, Todd, Kit & Stanford, LLC.[3]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Kearney served on the following committees:
| Ohio committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Reference |
| • Rules |
2011-2012
| Ohio committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Finance |
| • Financial Institutions |
| • Insurance, Commerce and Labor |
| • Judiciary - Civil Justice |
| • Judiciary - Criminal Justice |
2009-2010
| Ohio committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Government Oversight |
| • Insurance, Commerce and Labor |
| • Judiciary - Civil Justice |
| • Ways and Means and Economic Development |
Elections
2014
Kearney was running for election to the office of Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on a ticket with Ed FitzGerald. However, he withdrew from the race in December 2013 due to personal tax problems.[4]
2010
- See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2010
Kearney won re-election to the Ohio State Senate against Deborah M. McKinney (R) and Jessica L. Mears (L). None of the candidates were opposed in the primary election on May 4, 2010. The election took place on November 2, 2010.[5][6][7][8]
| Ohio State Senate, District 9 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Eric Kearney (D)
|
54,430 | 68.08% | ||
| Deborah M. McKinney (R) | 22,842 | 28.57% | ||
| Jessica L. Mears (L) | 2,677 | 3.35% | ||
2006
- See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2006
On November 7, 2006, Kearney was elected to Ohio State Senate District 9.[9][10][11]
Kearney raised $230,355 for his campaign.[12]
| Ohio State Senate District 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Eric Kearney (D)
|
56,231 | |||
| Thomas G. Brown (R) | 22,397 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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Personal
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Kearney and his wife, Jan-Michele, have two children. They currently reside in Cincinnati, Ohio.[3]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Eric + Kearney + Ohio + Senate"
See also
- Ohio State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Ohio General Assembly
- Joint Committees
- Ohio state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Eric Kearney on Facebook
- Eric Kearney on Twitter
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ Bucyrus Telegraph Forum, "Gov. candidate FitzGerald chooses Cincinnati state senator as 2014 running mate," November 20, 2013
- ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Eric Kearney out as Ed FitzGerald's running mate for governor's race," December 10, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Project Vote Smart, "Eric Kearney's Biography," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Cleveland.com, "Ed FitzGerald picks State Sen. Eric Kearney of Cincinnati as running mate for Ohio governor's race," November 20, 2013
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "State Senate - Results for Democratic Primary: May 4, 2010," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "State Senate - Results for Republican Primary: May 4, 2010," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "State Senate - Results for Libertarian Primary: May 4, 2010," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Senate: Results for November 2, 2010," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "State Senate - Results for Democratic Primary: May 2, 2006," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "State Senate - Results for Republican Primary: May 2, 2006," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Senate: Results for November 7, 2006," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Kearney, Eric," accessed June 10, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ' |
Ohio State Senate District 9 2005–January 5, 2015 |
Succeeded by Cecil Thomas (D) |
