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Thursday, May 23, 2013
Senator Tom Sawyer represents the 28th Senate District covering Akron and portions of Summit County. He began his career in public service in 1976 as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives.
After his tenure in the Ohio House, Senator Sawyer was elected Mayor of Akron in 1983. He then spent 16 years in the United States Congress. After a brief tenure on the State Board of Education, Senator Sawyer joined the Ohio Senate in 2007.
Senator Sawyer Serves In the Following Committees :
Criminal JusticeEducationFinanceEducation Finance SubcommitteeLegislative Service CommissionPublic UtilitiesState Controlling Board
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04.23.13 - Senator Sawyer Honors Executive Director Of City Club Of Cleveland
Today, Senator Tom Sawyer (D-Akron) presented a resolution during Senate session to honor Jim Foster who is retiring after 20 years as the Executive Director of the City Club of Cleveland.
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01.30.13 - Senator Sawyer Announces School Funding Proposal
State Senator Tom Sawyer (D-Akron) announced that he will introduce a bill and a joint resolution that will take a large step towards fixing Ohio’s current system of funding public schools, which has been ruled unconstitutional four times for its over-reliance on property taxes.
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07.17.12 - Senator Sawyer Introduces Ambition Penalty Relief Act
Columbus—Today, State Senator Tom Sawyer (D-Akron) introduced the Ambition Penalty Relief Act, to address the growing trend among Ohio state colleges and universities to charge additional credit-hour fees to students who take extra classes. These fees are often referred to as “overload fees” or “student excess credit fees.”
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07.09.12 - Senator Sawyer Announces Clean Ohio Funding For The City Of Kent
Columbus— State Senator Tom Sawyer (D-Akron) released the following statement as a result of the City of Kent receiving more than $1 million in funding from Clean Ohio to assist in remediation activities at the existing AMETEK Property.
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Senate District 28
Contact Senator Sawyer
1 Capitol Square, Ground Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 466-7041
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Background
Party : Democrat
Elected Experience :
State Senator since 2007; State School Board Member, 2006; U.S. Congressman, 1987-2002; Mayor of Akron, 1984-1986; State Representative, 1977-1983
Current Term : Expires December 2016 / Not eligible to run for another four-year term