Jeff Rezabek (born March 27, 1969) is the former Representative of the 43rd district of the

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. Rezabek is an attorney who originally is from

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. He relocated to Dayton to attend law school at the

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. In 2014, Rezabek decided to challenge incumbent Representative

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for a seat in the

. While Winburn originally held a safely Democratic district,

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made him vulnerable, and Rezabek was able to defeat him 58% to 42%. He was the first Republican to represent the district in forty years.

References

External links

Official campaign site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rezabek, Jeff Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Ohio General Assembly 1969 births Living people People from Grand Island, New York People from Clayton, Ohio University of Dayton alumni