Bill Beagle (born December 6, 1964) is a former American politician who served as state senator for the

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of the

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from 2011 to 2018. For part of his tenure, Beagle served as the Chairman for the Senate Workforce and Economic Development Committee. He is a Republican.

Life and career

Beagle graduated from

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with a degree in finance and from

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with a M.B.A. He has worked as a financial analyst, but has since remained at home to raise his three children. After being actively involved in the community, he was appointed to the Tipp City Council in 2003, and was reelected in 2005.

Ohio Senate

When incumbent Senator

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resigned in 2009, former Representative

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was appointed to the Senate to replace him. While at first not considered vulnerable due to the presence of heavily Democratic

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, Republicans began to target Strahorn's seat as a potential pickup early in 2010. Beagle entered the race to try to oust him, and first faced a primary challenge from ultra-Conservative Joe Lemaster. He won by about 2,500 votes. Soon after, the strong Republican sentiment allowed for the seat to become contentious, and in the general election, Beagle was again successful, winning a close race against Strahorn by 1,700 votes. He was sworn into office for his first term on January 3, 2011, taking the oath of office from Justice Robert Cupp. Beagle easily won re-election in 2014 with 57% of the vote.

Key legislation

In 2018 he voted "no" to overriding Gov. Kasich's veto of the controversial "

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" that would have defined the life of a fetus at the first sound of a heartbeat. The bill ultimately was passed in 2019, with a new governor vowing to sign it into law. In June 2013, Ohio Governor

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signed into law a bill that requires judges to report to law enforcement when they sentence a violent offender to mental-health treatments rather than prison. Senator Beagle cosponsored the bill, which later passed in the legislature, with a vote of 32–1 in the

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and 92–0 in the

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Electoral history

Personal life

Beagle is married to Karen Beagle and together they have three children. They reside in

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References

External links

Bill Beagle for Senate
official campaign website {{DEFAULTSORT:Beagle, Bill 1964 births Living people Republican Party Ohio state senators 21st-century members of the Ohio General Assembly Ohio city council members Cleveland State University alumni Miami University alumni People from Tipp City, Ohio Politicians from Syracuse, New York