Troy Lee James
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Troy Lee James was a Democratic
politician who formerly served in the Ohio House of Representatives
. A former laborer
and union leader, James initially ran for the Ohio House of Representatives
in 1966, following the Voting Rights Act of 1965. He won, and was seated on January 3, 1967. He went on to win again in 1968, 1970, 1972 and 1974.
By 1975, James was serving as the Chairman of the Economic Development and Small Business Committee. He would later go on to serve as Chairman of the Health and Aging Committee, and would go on to win reelection twelve more times. At the end of his tenure in the House, he served as Ranking Minority Member of the Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.
Following the establishment of term limits in 1992, James was ineligible to run again following 2000. He left the House in 2000, after 34 years in the legislature, making him the longest serving Democrat in the history of the Ohio General Assembly
. Retiring to Cleveland, he died in 2007.
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 who formerly served in 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....
. A former laborer
Laborer
A Laborer or labourer - see variation in english spelling - is one of the construction trades, traditionally considered unskilled manual labor, as opposed to skilled labor. In the division of labor, laborers have all blasting, hand tools, power tools, air tools, and small heavy equipment, and act...
and union leader, James initially ran for 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....
in 1966, following the Voting Rights Act of 1965. He won, and was seated on January 3, 1967. He went on to win again in 1968, 1970, 1972 and 1974.
By 1975, James was serving as the Chairman of the Economic Development and Small Business Committee. He would later go on to serve as Chairman of the Health and Aging Committee, and would go on to win reelection twelve more times. At the end of his tenure in the House, he served as Ranking Minority Member of the Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.
Following the establishment of term limits in 1992, James was ineligible to run again following 2000. He left the House in 2000, after 34 years in the legislature, making him the longest serving Democrat in the history 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...
. Retiring to Cleveland, he died in 2007.