Eric Kearney
| Eric Kearney | |
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| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 9th district |
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In office December 6, 2005 – December 31, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Mallory |
| Succeeded by | Cecil Thomas |
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| Born |
October 27, 1963 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jan Michele |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Alma mater |
Dartmouth College (B.A.) University of Cincinnati (J.D.) |
| Profession | Communications, Attorney |
Eric H. Kearney (born 1963) is an American Democratic politician who served as the state senator for the 9th District in the Ohio Senate.
In 1981, Kearney graduated from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati. He later received his Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati Law School, and his Bachelor of Arts in English from Dartmouth College. Kearney cofounded Sesh Communications, one of the largest African American–owned publishing companies in the area, which produces The Cincinnati Herald, The Dayton Defender, and Our Week. He is a partner in the law firm of Cohen, Todd, Kite & Standford, LLC.
When incumbent Mark Mallory resigned from the Senate, Kearney as well as Catherine Barrett, Tyrone Yates, Steve Driehaus, David Pepper and Alicia Reece all were in the running to replace him. However, Senate Democrats decided on Kearney to ultimately take the appointment.
Only months into his appointed term, Kearney again faced Barrett in the primary election. However, only weeks before the primary election day, Barrett dropped out of the race, securing Kearney as the Democratic nominee. In the general election Kearney went on to face Republican Tom Brown. While the index favored Democrats, precautions were still taken due to the seat being lost only two cycles earlier to Republican Janet C. Howard. However, Kearney went on to defeat Brown by 34,000 votes.
For the 127th General Assembly, Kearney was appointed by Minority Leader Teresa Fedor to the Senate Finance and Financial Institutions Committee. He also was selected to serve as treasurer of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus. In his first full term, Kearney also began his annual walk from Cincinnati to the Ohio Statehouse to underscore their commitment to fighting childhood obesity and supporting physical education.
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