Helen H. Fix (September 21, 1922 – October 13, 2019) was an American politician in the state of

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. She was a Republican member of the

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. A graduate of

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and a former newspaper reporter, she served on Amberley Village Council for four terms. Fix initially decided to run for the

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in 1972, following

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. Facing incumbent John Bechtold in the Republican primary, Fix won by only one vote. She went on to win reelection in 1974, and 1976. In 1978, it was speculated that Fix would be appointed to replace Senator

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in the

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, however, the post ultimately went to

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. She was again reelected to the House in 1978 and 1980, serving as minority whip in the

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. Fix did not run for reelection to the House in 1982, and was placed on the Ohio Employment Relations Board soon after. Fix died on October 13, 2019, in

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, at the age of 97.

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The Ohio Ladies Gallery: Representative Helen Fix (R-Cincinnati)
1922 births Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives Women state legislators in Ohio 2019 deaths 21st-century American women 20th-century members of the Ohio General Assembly 20th-century American women politicians {{ohio-politician-stub