Lynn Slaby (born November 4, 1938) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the

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. The House of Representatives first met in ...

from 2011 to 2012. He is the husband of Representative Marilyn Slaby. Currently he is a commissioner for the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.

Career

Slaby was born and raised in

Akron Akron () is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the fifth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 190,469 at the 2020 census. The Akron metropolitan area, covering Summit and Portage counties, had ...

, and attended the

University of Akron The University of Akron is a public university, public research university in Akron, Ohio, United States. It is part of the University System of Ohio. As a STEM fields, STEM-focused institution, it focuses on industries such as polymers, advance ...

. He worked as the Summit County prosecuting attorney before Gov. Voinovich appointed him to the appeals court in 1995.

Ohio House of Representatives

While Representative

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had faced several formidable opponents, he had remained to become a three-term incumbent. In 2010, Slaby sought to run against him. While he faced a primary challenge from Lance Reed, Slaby easily won the Republican nomination by 3,653 votes. In the general election, in an overwhelmingly Republican year, Slaby defeated Williams by 2,205 votes. He was sworn into his first term on January 3, 2011. Speaker of the House William G. Batchelder named Slaby as Chairman of the Criminal Justice Committee, with Slaby being the only freshman Chairman. He also served on the committees of Finance and Appropriations and its Higher Education Subcommittee, and Judiciary and Ethics. Slaby is also a member of the Ohio Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision; the State Criminal Sentencing Commission; and the RECLAIM Advisory Committee.

Initiatives, policies and positions

In one of his first initiatives, Slaby co-sponsored a bill that would institute new provisions on ensuring that a minor is of a sound mind before receiving an

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. Along with Ron Young, Slaby has proposed legislation that aims to speed up resolutions surrounding consumer lawsuits.

References

External links

Lynn Slaby- Official Campaign Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Slaby, Lynn County district attorneys in Ohio Judges of the Ohio District Courts of Appeals Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Ohio General Assembly Living people 1938 births Politicians from Akron, Ohio University of Akron alumni People from Copley, Ohio