Lorraine Fende is a Democratic

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 member of the Ohio House of Representatives

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 for the 62nd district.

Fende served as a councilwoman and mayor in Willowick, Ohio

Willowick, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 14,361 people, 6,101 households, and 4,112 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,709.2 people per square mile . There were 6,272 housing units at an average density of 2,493.4 per square mile...

. She was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2004 when she won the seat of Republican

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 Jamie Callender

Jamie Callender

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who was restricted by a term limit, by 53.4% to 46.6%. She was re-elected in 2006, 2008 and 2010. Fende has served as the chair of the Ohio House Democratic Women’s Caucus.

In 2011 she introduced a bill which would ban late-term abortions in the state.