Roy Lee Ray (born July 16, 1939) was a member of the

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, serving the 27th district from 1987 to 2001. His district encompassed portions of

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. In 2001, he resigned and was succeeded by

Kevin Coughlin Kevin J. Coughlin (born May 13, 1970) is a former Republican member of the Ohio Senate, who represented the 27th District from 2001 to 2010. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1997 until 2000. He served as Clerk of the S ...

. Ray served as Mayor of Akron from 1980 to 1983. Ray successfully pushed for a change to the

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that reduced the number of rays from 17 to 13.

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