Ted Strickland

This article is about Ted Strickland, the governor of Ohio. The lieutenant governor of Colorado of the same name can be found under Ted L. Strickland .

Ted Strickland (2009)

Ted Strickland (born August 4, 1941 in Lucasville , Scioto County , Ohio ) is an American psychologist and politician of the Democratic Party . He was a member of the US House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995 and from 1997 to 2007 as a representative of the sixth congressional electoral district of the state of Ohio. From 2007 to 2011 he served as the 68th Governor of Ohio and was his party's candidate for the 2016 US Senate election .

Family, education and work

Strickland was born in Lucasville, one of nine children of a steel worker. He completed his school career in 1959 at Northwest High School in McDermott . He was the first of his family to attend college , Asbury College in Wilmore , Kentucky , which he graduated in 1963. In 1966 he received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Kentucky at Lexington . The following year he received a Masters Degree in Theology from Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore . Eventually he received his PhD in Psychology from the University of Kentucky in 1980 .

Ted Strickland is married to Frances Strickland, a psychologist who specializes in parenting. She developed a frequently used examination method for toddlers of kindergarten age.

Strickland worked, among other things, as a consulting psychologist at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in his native Lucasville and as the administrator of a Methodist kindergarten. He also lectured as a professor of psychology at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio . Briefly he was pastor of the Wesley United Methodist Church (today: Cornerstone United Methodist Church ) in Portsmouth.

Ted Strickland while serving as a congressman

Political career

The long way to the House of Representatives

In 1976, 1978, and 1980 he ran unsuccessfully for the seat in the United States House of Representatives , which represents Ohio's sixth congressional constituency . He was twice defeated by the long-term holder of the mandate, Bill Harsha , and once by his successor, Bob McEwen . Finally, in 1992, Strickland ran again for the sixth district, which has since been expanded because Ohio had lost two seats as a result of the 1990 census . Strickland's opponent was again the mandate holder Bob McEwen, who was politically battered as a result of a scandal. The new, non-urban-centered constituency turned out to be difficult in the election campaign, especially since McEwen was supported by prominent party friends such as Pat Buchanan , Dan Quayle and Oliver North . Nevertheless, Strickland won the mandate on November 3, 1992 with 122,720 against McEwen with 119,252 votes. Strickland took up his mandate as a member of the 103rd Congress on January 3, 1993.

In Congress

After his first entry into Congress, Strickland was defeated by the Republican candidate Frank Cremeans in the 1994 Midterm Election , in which the ruling Democrats suffered heavy losses . Strickland won his seat back just two years later in the 1996 election and entered the 105th US Congress on January 3, 1997. He was then re-elected four times in a row without serious opponents and decided not to run for his mandate again in 2006 .

Candidacy for governor of Ohio

Instead, in 2006, Strickland ran for Ohio governor. The incumbent Bob Taft could not run for another term. Strickland chose Lee Fisher as his campaign manager. He had previously been Attorney General of Ohio. In addition, he had run for governor himself in 1998 and thus valuable campaign experience in Ohio. On May 2, 2006, Strickland won the Democratic Party's primary election with 80 percent of the vote. His opponent was Republican Secretary of State Ken Blackwell . In addition, the economic expert Bill Peirce ( Libertarian Party ) and Bob Fitrakis stood as representatives of the Green Party for small parties . Strickland was elected the state's 68th governor with 60 percent of the vote.

Ohio State Governor

Strickland was sworn in on January 8, 2007 as the 68th governor of Ohio. After drawing criticism at the beginning of his tenure as governor due to a campaign called close to the vest because he gave little information about plans and measures, he made his work more transparent. Unlike what he was supposed to be under before the election, he had government spending strictly controlled.

Education was at the center of Strickland's policy. His main goal was to get a better education, while tuition fees increased only minimally and tax increases were only considered minimally. At the same time, Strickland tried to reallocate public funds away from private to public universities. In doing so, he called on the Republicans, who, while agreeing to the emphasis on education, opposed funding through redistribution of resources. Since they made up the majority of the MPs in the state parliament, Strickland had to seek a political compromise.

Strickland's second focus was health care. As governor, he also had to deal with death sentences and their implementation. He was reluctant to confirm death sentences. However, he is not an opponent of the death penalty. Strickland delayed three executions during his tenure until further notice. However, he also allowed execution in three cases, with two convicts actually being executed, while the third successfully challenged execution elsewhere.

In 2010, Strickland ran for re-election. Since his Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher was running for the US Senate , he chose lawyer Yvette McGee Brown as his running mate . The two Democrats, however, were beaten by Republicans John Kasich and Mary Taylor . Kasich won with 49 percent of the vote, while Strickland won 47 percent; the remaining votes were divided among the candidates from smaller parties. Kasich followed Strickland into office on January 10, 2011.

Candidate for the US Senate in 2016

Various media reported in late January 2015 that Strickland was running for the Democratic Party's nomination for the election of the US Senator for Ohio in November 2016. He was considered a clear favorite for the democratic candidate election. After the nomination by his party, Strickland ran against the Republican incumbent Rob Portman . Portman prevailed in the November 2016 election with 58 to 37 percent of the vote against Strickland, whose campaign leadership had come under criticism.

Web links

Commons : Ted Strickland  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Ted Strickland in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Ted Strickland in the nndb (English)
• Campaign site (English)
• Ted Strickland in the National Governors Association (English)
• On the Issues - Ted Strickland. Quotes and statements (English)
• Ted Strickland in the Ohio History Connection Archives

Individual evidence

1. ↑ cleveland.com ( Memento of the original dated May 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Congress Votes Database. In: The Washington Post .
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4. ↑ sos.state.oh.us ( Memento of the original from November 9th, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ Julie Carr Smyth, The Cincinnati Post "New governor starts new era" ( Memento of the original from December 23, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , January 8, 2007 
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7. ↑ toledoblade.com
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9. ↑ Zanesville Times ( Memento of the original from October 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
10. ↑ deathpenaltyinfo.org ( memento of the original from September 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
11. ↑ Office of the Governor of Ohio ( Memento of the original from March 26, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
12. ^ Sources: Strickland to run for the US Senate in 2016. In: The Vindicator , January 30, 2015.
13. ^ Igor Bobic: Rob Portman Defeats Ted Strickland In Ohio Senate Race. In: The Huffington Post . August 11, 2016 (English); Ohio Senate - Portman vs. Strickland. In: RealClearPolitics. Retrieved January 30, 2017 (English).