David J. Leland
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| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 22nd district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | John Patrick Carney |
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In office January 3, 1983-December 31, 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Larry Hughes |
| Succeeded by | E.J. Thomas |
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| Born | September 18, 1953 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Columbus, Ohio |
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| Profession | Attorney |
David J. Leland (born September 18, 1953) is an Ohio politician, currently a member of the Ohio House of Representatives representing the 22nd House district, and a partner at litigation law firm Carpenter Lipps & Leland LLP in Columbus, Ohio, where he heads the firm's public policy and government regulation practice. Leland is the former Ohio Democratic Party Chair, a position he held from 1995 until 2002. More recently, Leland served as the Finance Chair and Senior Advisor to the successful 2006 gubernatorial campaign of Ted Strickland, for which Leland helped raise a record $17 million.
A candidate for Chair of the Democratic National Committee in 2005, Leland is one of Ohio's best-known lawyers, and has been active in state and national politics for over 35 years.
In November 2014, Leland was elected as State Representative of the 12th Ohio House District, having served as Representative of roughly the same district in the 115th Ohio General Assembly (1983-1985).
Leland spent his early life in Kansas before moving to Columbus during his senior year of high school. He graduated from Columbus North High School and The Ohio State University, and then studied at nearby Capital University Law School, where he was a member of the Capital Law Review and earned his J.D. in 1978.
Leland became vice chairman of the Franklin County, Ohio Democratic Party at the age of 18. He was also elected to serve as committeeman for Franklin County's 19th ward, a position he held for 23 years.
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