Biography

Member of the Ohio House of Representatives since September 1999

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

Agriculture and Natural Resources
Civil and Commercial Law
Finance and Appropriations
       Chairman of Agriculture and Development Subcommittee of Finance
Rules and Reference 

EDUCATION

The Ohio State University College of Law – Juris Doctor Degree, 1990
The Ohio State University – Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture, 1987
         Majored in Agricultural Economics; Graduated summa cum laude
Benjamin Logan Local School District – Graduated Salutatorian, 1983 

WORK/GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE

Attorney in Logan County, Ohio – 1994 to present – focusing in the areas of real estate, probate, family law, criminal, civil litigation, and public law

Attorney at the law firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in Columbus, Ohio – 1990 to 1994 – focusing in the areas of public law and public finance

Law Clerk at the firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey – 1989 to 1990 – focusing in the areas of annexation and zoning litigation

Constituent Aide for State Senator Robert Cupp – 1986 to 1989 – responding (whether by telephone, letter, or in person) to constituent inquires and concerns, following the status of legislation and working with all departments of state and local government to address needs of constituents

Ohio Senate page for State Senator Robert Cupp – 1985 to 1986 

Lifelong involvement with all aspects of family’s grain and livestock farm near Rushsylvania, Ohio, and currently an owner of said farm

PERSONAL FACTS

Married for 23 years to the former Heather Boone, who works in the Legal Department at Honda of America Mfg., Inc., Marysville, Ohio

Children:  Jaclyn, Matthew, and Amber

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Logan County Board of Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities – 1997 to 1999

Logan County Board of Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities Executive Committee – 1998 to 1999

Logan County Board of Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities Ethics Committee – 1997 to 1999 – overseeing or reviewing propriety of supported living and family resources expenditures of the MR/DD Board

Logan Housing Corporation, Inc. – 1995 to present

MEMBERSHIPS/ORGANIZATIONS

  • First United Presbyterian Church, Bellefontaine – lifelong member
  • Logan County and Ohio Farm Bureau
  • Logan County and Ohio State Bar Association
  • Logan County Chamber of Commerce
  • Bellefontaine Elks
  • Bellefontaine Kiwanis
  • Logan County and Ohio Cattlemen’s Association
  • The Ohio State University Alumni Band

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