Mike Stevens is an Ohio Democratic Party

Ohio Democratic Party

The Ohio Democratic Party is the Ohio affiliate to the United States Democratic Party. Former Ohio House Minority Leader Chris Redfern is the Ohio Democratic Party chairman. Redfern was elected to office in December 2005...

 politician and a former member of the Ohio General Assembly

Ohio General Assembly

The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. It consists of the 99-member Ohio House of Representatives and the 33-member Ohio Senate...

. After Johnnie Maier Jr.

Johnnie Maier Jr.

Johnnie Maier Jr. is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives and the current Chairman of the Stark County Democratic Party.-External links:*...

 resigned in 2000, House Democrats appointed Stevens to his seat. Ten months into his term, Stevens was defeated for reelection by John Hagan

John Hagan (Ohio politician)

John Hagan is an Ohio Republican Party politician and a former member of the Ohio General Assembly. The owner of a heating and plumbing business and a former Malboro Township Trustee, Hagan ran against newly appointed Representative Mike Stevens in 2000, and won a seat in the Ohio House of...

. In all, Stevens spent only one year in the legislature.

Following his defeat, he became active in the Stark County Democratic Party, and a Lawrence Township Trustee

Lawrence Township, Stark County, Ohio

Lawrence Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,382 people in the township, 8,321 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

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