Bill Patmon is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives

Ohio House of Representatives

The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate....

 who has represented the Tenth District since 2011.

Career

Patmon grew up in Cleveland and graduated from Eastern Michigan University

Eastern Michigan University

Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is west of Detroit and eight miles east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School...

. Patmon was a member of Cleveland City Council

Cleveland City Council

Cleveland City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Cleveland in Ohio. Its members are elected from 19 wards to four-year terms. The number of council members has decreased over the years...

 from 1990 to 2001, and served as the chairman of its Finance Committee from 1999 to 2001. Patmon initially was in the running for the Congressional seat available following the death of Stephanie Tubbs Jones

Stephanie Tubbs Jones

Stephanie "Tubbs" Jones was a Democratic politician and member of the United States House of Representatives. She represented the 11th District of Ohio, which encompasses most of downtown and eastern Cleveland and many of the eastern suburbs in Cuyahoga County, including Euclid, Cleveland Heights,...

, but failed to gain momentum. In 2009, he ran for mayor of Cleveland, but lost in a lopsided election to Frank G. Jackson

Frank G. Jackson

Frank George Jackson is an American attorney and politician. He is currently the Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. He was elected on November 8, 2005, unseating incumbent Jane Campbell and re-elected in 2009...

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Ohio House of Representatives

After winning a crowded primary in May 2010 for Ohio's 10th House District which included incumbent Robin Belcher

Robin Belcher

Robin Belcher is a former Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 10th District from May 2009-December 2010. She was appointed to the seat when Eugene Miller left to fill a vacancy on Cleveland City Council.-External links:*...

, he ran unopposed in the general election in what to many is considered the safest Democratic State House district. Patmon was sworn into his first term on January 3, 2011, and serves as a member of the Education Committee, the State Government and Elections Committee, and the Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee.

As the Representative for inner Cleveland, Patmon is against allowing concealed carry

Concealed carry

Concealed carry, or CCW , refers to the practice of carrying a handgun or other weapon in public in a concealed manner, either on one's person or in proximity.-In Canada:...

 of guns in restaurants, bars and stadiums, notably Cleveland Browns Stadium

Cleveland Browns Stadium

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External links

• The Ohio House of Representatives: Rep Bill Patmon (D-Cleveland) official site
• Bill Patmon for State Representative official campaign site