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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—Ohio VOINOVICH, George Victor(1936—)Senate Years of Service: 1999-Party: Republican VOINOVICH, George Victor, a Senator from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 15, 1936; B.A. in government, Ohio University 1958; J.D., Ohio State University College of Law 1961; assistant attorney general of Ohio 1963; Ohio state representative 1967-71; lieutenant governor of Ohio 1979; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1979-89; governor of Ohio 1991-1998; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1998; reelected in 2004 for the term ending January 3, 2011; chair, Select Committee on Ethics (One Hundred Ninth Congress). Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present |
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