KUCINICH, Dennis (1946-)

Democrat of Ohio

10th congressional district

Served in House 1997-2013

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Biography

A Representative from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 8, 1946; graduated from St. John Cantius, Cleveland, Ohio, 1964; B.A., Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1973; M.A., Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1973; member, Cleveland, Ohio, city council, 1969-1973, 1983; clerk of courts, Cleveland, Ohio, 1975; mayor, Cleveland, Ohio, 1977-1979; member, Ohio state senate, 1995-1996; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2013); unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 2004 and in 2008; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012; unsuccessful candidate for nomination as Governor of Ohio in 2018; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress in 2024.
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