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Howard M. Metzenbaum

Howard Metzenbaum
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United States Senator
from Ohio
In office
December 29, 1976 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by Robert Taft, Jr.
Succeeded by Mike DeWine
In office
January 4, 1974 – December 23, 1974
Appointed by John J. Gilligan
Preceded by William B. Saxbe
Succeeded by John Glenn
Member of the Ohio Senate
In office
1947–1951
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office
1943–1947
Personal details
Born Howard Morton Metzenbaum
(1917-06-04)June 4, 1917
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died March 12, 2008(2008-03-12) (aged 90)
Aventura, Florida, U.S.
Resting place Mayfield Cemetery,
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Nationality American
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Shirley Turoff

Howard Morton Metzenbaum (June 4, 1917 – March 12, 2008) was an American politician and businessman who served for almost 20 years as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from Ohio (1974, 1976–1995). He also served in the Ohio House of Representatives and Senate from 1943 to 1951.

Metzenbaum was born June 4, 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio, to a poor family, the son of Anna (née Klafter) and Charles I. Metzenbaum. His paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Poland and France, and his maternal grandparents were Hungarian Jews. He attended Glenville High School, for whom he ran track, while also working odd jobs after hours. He graduated from Ohio State University, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1939 and a law degree in 1941. During the 1940s, he practiced law in Cleveland. After initially facing discrimination due to his Jewish heritage, he found acceptance representing large labor unions, first with the Communications Workers of America and later the International Association of Machinists.

Metzenbaum became independently wealthy through investments, particularly in real estate near what became the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, which Metzenbaum and his partner, Alva "Ted" Bonda, correctly envisioned would make for extremely profitable, 24-hour, well-lit parking lots. The business expanded to become Airport Parking Company of America (APCOA), the world's largest parking lot company. By 1970, he had sold his interest in APCOA Parking for US$20 million.


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