Ron Gerberry

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Ronald V. Gerberry
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 59th district
In office
February 21, 2007 – August 21, 2015
Preceded byKen Carano
In office
December 12, 1982 – December 31, 2000
Preceded byTom Carney
Succeeded byKenneth Carano
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceAustintown, Ohio
Alma materYoungstown State University

Ron Gerberry is a former Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 59th district.[1]

Gerberry was first appointed to the House to represent the 65th district in 1982, to fill the term of , and served in this position through 2000, when he was forced out by term limits.[2] He then ran for, and won, a term as recorder of Mahoning County, Ohio.[3] In 2007, when representative Kenneth Carano of the 59th district was appointed regional director of the governor's office, Gerberry was appointed to fill his seat.[2] He subsequently won elections in the district in 2008[4] and 2010.[5]

On August 21, 2015, Gerberry resigned his seat and pleaded guilty in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court to a single charge of unlawful compensation of a public official, a first-degree misdemeanor, related to his improper handling of campaign contributions. Under the terms of a plea deal with Mahoning County prosecutors, he was required to resign and not seek public office for seven years.[6] Gerberry received a suspended sentence of 180 days in jail, as well as three years of unsupervised probation, and was required to perform 500 hours of community service.[7]

At the time of his resignation, Gerberry was 62 years of age and was the longest-serving Democrat in the Ohio House of Representatives, having served in the Ohio House a total of 27 years.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ronald V. Gerberry, Representative". Ohio House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Dems Return Gerberry to House". Business Journal Daily. 10 April 2007. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Gerberry Victory". The Vindicator. 8 November 2000. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  4. ^ "State Representative: November 4, 2008". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Ohio House of Representatives: November 2, 2010". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  6. ^ Jim Siegel (August 11, 2015). "State Rep. Ron Gerberry resigns amid investigation of campaign funds". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Rep. Ron Gerberry pleads guilty, resigns from office". The Columbus Dispatch. August 21, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2015.


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