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Nancy Hollister
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Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 93rd district |
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| In office 2001-2005 |
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| Succeeded by | Jennifer Garrison |
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66th Governor of Ohio
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| In office December 31, 1998 – January 11, 1999 |
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| Lieutenant | none |
| Preceded by | George Voinovich |
| Succeeded by | Bob Taft |
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Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
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| In office 1995 – 1998 |
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| Governor | George Voinovich |
| Preceded by | Mike DeWine |
| Succeeded by | Maureen O'Connor |
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Mayor of Marietta, Ohio
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| In office 1984 – 1991 |
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Marietta City Council
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| In office 1980 – 1984 |
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| Born | May 22, 1949 Marietta, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Politician |
Nancy Putnam Hollister (born May 22, 1949) is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. Hollister was the first, and to this date only, female governor of Ohio. She attended Kent State University, and upon leaving college she became a housewife. She began her political career in the 1980s.
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Political Career (1980-1990)
Nancy Hollister first entered public office when she was elected to the Marietta City Council in 1980.[1] Hollister would serve on city council until being elected Mayor of Marietta in 1984. As Mayor, Hollister worked to attract new businesses to the area, promote tourism, and secured funding for a new bridge across the Ohio River[2].
Political Career (1991-1994)
Since Hollister was a mayor in Southeastern Ohio, Governor Voinovich appointed Nancy Hollister as director of the Governor's Office of Appalachia. In this position, Hollister would advise the Governor on how to improve the economy, and life, for twenty-nine counties.
Lieutenant Governor
Hollister was elected Ohio's Lt. Governor in 1994. (Mike DeWine was elected to the senate). Hollister would oversee several State and Local Government Commissions. These included the Governor's Office of Appalachia, the Governor's Workforce Development Board,the Ohio Department of Agriculture, the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, the Ohio School-to-Work Initiative, the Office of Housing and Community Partnership, the Ohio Coal Development Office, and the Ohio Farmland Preservation Task Force[2]. Nancy Hollister was a leading voice against same-sex marriage.
Governor of Ohio
In 1998, Governor Voinovich was elected to be one of Ohio's senators. Upon his resignation, Hollister became Governor. Hollister would become Ohio's first and only woman to serve as governor. She only served 11 days in office, making her Ohio's shortest-serving governor. She was succeeded by Bob Taft.
Hollister ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives, defeating former Rep. Frank Cremeans for the Republican nomination, but she lost to Democrat Ted Strickland. Cremeans had defeated the incumbent Strickland in 1994 but lost to him in 1996.
Politics 2000- Present
Upon leaving the Governor's office, Hollister was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 93rd district, in 2001. She ran for a third term, but was defeated by Jennifer Garrison in 2005. A key issue in the campaign was Hollister's opposition to a measure that would ban same-sex marriage.
Hollister is still an active voice of conservatism and community service initiatives.
See also
- Election Results, U.S. Representative from Ohio, 6th District
- Election Results, Ohio Lieutenant Governor
- Hollister
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| Preceded by Mike DeWine |
Lieutenant Governor of Ohio 1995–1998 |
Succeeded by Maureen O'Connor |
| Preceded by George Voinovich |
Governor of Ohio 1998–1999 |
Succeeded by Bob Taft |
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