Stephen Slesnick
Encyclopedia
Stephen Slesnick is a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives
who has represented the 52nd District since 2008.
Slesnick became Slesnick Iron & Metal Company's vice president.
resigned from the Ohio House to become Mayor of Canton
, nine people, including Slesnick, sought appointment to the seat. However, House Democrats decided to wait for the results of the 2008 primary, where Slesnick was up against four others for the Democratic nomination. He won the nomination with 29.02% of the electorate, and was completed the remainder of Healy's term. In his campaign for his first full term, Slesnick faced Republican Richard Hart. He won the election with 68.6% of the vote. For the 128th General Assembly, Speaker of the House Armond Budish
named Slesnick as Chairman of the Agriculture & Development Subcommittee of the House Finance Committee. Budish also appointed Rep. Slesnick to the Ohio Broadband Council and Broadband Ohio Network, and the Ohio Solid Waste Management Advisory Council.
In the 2010 cycle, Slesnick ran for reelection against Republican Travis Secrest, and won with 62.89% of the vote. He serves on the committees of Ways and Means; Finance and Appropriations and its Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee (as ranking member); Financial Institutions, Housing, and Urban Development; and Economic and Small Business Development. He also serves on the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board.
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 52nd District since 2008.
Career
A lifelong resident of Canton, after graduating from Ohio State UniversityOhio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
Slesnick became Slesnick Iron & Metal Company's vice president.
Ohio House of Representatives
When William J. Healy IIWilliam J. Healy II
William J. Healy II is the current mayor of Canton, Ohio.Mayor William J. Healy II was elected to his first term as Mayor of the City of Canton on November 6, 2007...
resigned from the Ohio House to become Mayor of Canton
Canton, Ohio
Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, nine people, including Slesnick, sought appointment to the seat. However, House Democrats decided to wait for the results of the 2008 primary, where Slesnick was up against four others for the Democratic nomination. He won the nomination with 29.02% of the electorate, and was completed the remainder of Healy's term. In his campaign for his first full term, Slesnick faced Republican Richard Hart. He won the election with 68.6% of the vote. For the 128th General Assembly, Speaker of the House Armond Budish
Armond Budish
Armond D. Budish is the Democratic representative for the 8th district of the Ohio House of Representatives. First elected into service during the 127th General Assembly of 2007, he was re-elected in the 128th, where he served as Speaker of the House...
named Slesnick as Chairman of the Agriculture & Development Subcommittee of the House Finance Committee. Budish also appointed Rep. Slesnick to the Ohio Broadband Council and Broadband Ohio Network, and the Ohio Solid Waste Management Advisory Council.
In the 2010 cycle, Slesnick ran for reelection against Republican Travis Secrest, and won with 62.89% of the vote. He serves on the committees of Ways and Means; Finance and Appropriations and its Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee (as ranking member); Financial Institutions, Housing, and Urban Development; and Economic and Small Business Development. He also serves on the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board.