Legislator of the Year AwardThis award is presented annually to an elected or appointed official who has been duly nominated by the Board of Trustees who exhibits high accomplishments in legislative leadership for people with developmental disabilities. The Board of Trustees of the Ohio Association of County Boards is proud to have presented the following with the Legislator of the Year Award.
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2021 Legislator of the Year
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2021 The Honorable Lisa Sobecki State Representative, 45th District Ohio House of Representatives
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2019 The Honorable Scott Lipps, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
2018 The Honorable Gary Scherer, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
2017 The Honorable David Burke, State Senator, Ohio Senate
2016 The Honorable Jay Hottinger, State Senator, Ohio Senate The Honorable Jonathan Dever, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives The Honorable Scott Ryan, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
2015 The Honorable Scott Oelslager, State Senator, Ohio Senate The Honorable Mark Romanchuk, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
2014 The Honorable Robert Sprague, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives The Honorable Tom Patton, State Senator, Ohio State Senate
2013 The Honorable Michael Stinziano, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives The Honorable Anne Gonzales, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
2012 The Honorable Barbara Sears, Majority Floor Leader, Ohio House of Representatives
2011 The Honorable Dave Burke, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
2010 The Honorable Shannon Jones, State Senator, Ohio State Senate The Honorable Debbie Phillips, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
2009 The Honorable John Carey, State Senator, Ohio State Senate The Honorable Jay Goyal, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
2008 The Honorable Kevin Bacon, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
2007 The Honorable Jimmy Stewart, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives The Honorable Fred Strahorn, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
2006 Joy Padgett, Ohio State Senate
2005 Charles Calvert, Kenneth Carano, Ohio House of Representatives; Tom Niehaus, Ohio State Senate
2004 Jamie Callendar, Jim Raussen, Ohio House of Representatives
2003 Robert Spada, Ohio State Senate; Betty Montgomery, Auditor of Ohio
2002 Bob Taft, Governor, State of Ohio; John Carey, Charles Calvert, Larry Householder, James Hoops, Ohio House of Representatives
2001 Jon M. Peterson, Ohio House of Representatives; Michael Shoemaker, Ohio State Senator; Greg Moody, Office of the Governor |