Robert Gardner is an Ohio politician and former Republican member of the Ohio Senate

Ohio Senate

The Ohio State Senate is the upper house of the Ohio General Assembly, the legislative body for the U.S. state of Ohio. There are 33 State Senators. The state legislature meets in the state capital, Columbus. The President of the Senate presides over the body when in session, and is currently Tom...

. He represented the 18th District, which encompasses all of Lake County as well as portions of Cuyahoga and Geauga, from 1997 to 2004. He was succeeded by Tim Grendell

Tim Grendell

Timothy J. Grendell is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate who has represented the 18th district since 2005. He is the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary-Criminal Justice Committee...

. Along with his stint in the Ohio Senate

Ohio Senate

The Ohio State Senate is the upper house of the Ohio General Assembly, the legislative body for the U.S. state of Ohio. There are 33 State Senators. The state legislature meets in the state capital, Columbus. The President of the Senate presides over the body when in session, and is currently Tom...

, he also made an unsuccessful bid for the United States House of Representatives in 1992, losing to Eric Fingerhut

Eric Fingerhut

Eric David Fingerhut is an American politician of the Ohio Democratic party. Fingerhut was appointed the Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents on March 14, 2007 by Governor Ted Strickland. This position makes him a member of the Ohio Governor's Cabinet...

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