Fred Strahorn was appointed to the Ohio Senate on March 31, 2009 to represent the 5th Senate District. He was appointed to complete the unexpired term of State Senator Tom Roberts, who accepted an appointment from Ohio Governor Ted Strickland to serve on the Ohio Civil Rights Commssion.

He previously was serving as the vice-president of governmental affairs for the Ohio United Way. He signed on to the Ohio United Way at the beginning of 2009, after serving eight years in the Ohio House of Representatives as a member from the Dayton, Ohio area.

State Senator Fred Strahorn (D-40th House District) ended his time in the House as the Minority Whip in the 127th General Assembly. He served four terms in the Ohio House of Representatives. He represented the communities of Trotwood, Harrison Township, parts of Huber Heights, Riverside and Dayton.

Mr. Strahorn graduated from the Ohio State University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Aviation Management.

After graduation, he moved to Dayton, Ohio where he worked in a family business, managing residential rental properties. In 1994, he obtained his license to sell real estate and worked as a realtor with Century 21 Trans Am and then Coldwell Banker Heritage.

He served as president of the Congressional Advisory Council to Congressman Tony Hall for two years, and is a former member of the Southwest Dayton Business Association and the Dayton Area Board of Realtors.

In 1997, Fred Strahorn became involved in public service professionally. He was employed as a Legislative Aide to State Representative Tom Roberts from 1997-1999 and State Senator Mark Mallory from 1999-2000, after which he was elected in November 2000 to represent the 39th House District (which was later redistricted into the 40th District).

He has a strong interest in gaining experience in international affairs. In 1999, he was part of a Rotary International Group Study Exchange to Sweden, living with families and interacting with his professional counterparts in Sweden as well as the professional counterparts of other members of the exchange. In 2005, he participated with the American Council of Young Political Leaders in a political exchange to India, where he was able to meet with individuals from various elements of the political spectrum in India, from elected officials to civil servants to party leadership.

His interests are Education, Healthcare and International Affairs.

Fred Strahorn’s greatest joy in life is his daughter, Morgan Allison Strahorn.

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