Jack Sensenbrenner
| Jack Sensenbrenner | |
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| 46th and 48th Mayor of Columbus | |
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In office January 1, 1964 – January 1, 1972 |
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| Preceded by | Ralston Westlake |
| Succeeded by | Tom Moody |
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In office January 1, 1954 – January 1, 1960 |
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| Preceded by | Robert T. Oestreicher |
| Succeeded by | Ralston Westlake |
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Maynard Edward Sensenbrenner September 18, 1902 Circleville, Ohio, United States |
| Died | August 2, 1991 (aged 88) Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mildred Harriet Sexauer |
| Children | Patricia Sensenbrenner Edward Sensenbrenner Richard Sensenbrenner |
| Education | Circleville High School |
Maynard Edward Sensenbrenner (September 18, 1902 – August 2, 1991), nicknamed "Jack Sensenbrenner," was an American politician of the Democratic party, who served as a populist mayor of Columbus, Ohio.
The son of a jeweler, Sensenbrenner was born in rural Circleville, Ohio, south of Columbus on U.S. Route 23. Sensenbrenner graduated from Circleville High School and attended a Bible college in Los Angeles, intending to follow his twin brother Marion into the ministry, but he did not complete the course. Sensenbrenner worked in a variety of jobs, including working in oil fields and for the advertising department of the Los Angeles Times. During the Great Depression, he worked as a Fuller Brush salesman in southern California. His move to the west coast was prompted by Mildred Harriet Sexauer, the niece of a former mayor of Lancaster, Ohio. When her family moved out West to find work, Jack followed. Jack and Mildred married in 1927 and remained married for over fifty years, producing three children, Patricia (died at birth), Edward and Richard. In 1934, he returned to Circleville and started working in sales. Soon after he moved to Columbus, settling on the West side where he became a partner in a religious bookstore.
In 1953, Sensenbrenner, then a stranger to politics (although he had been active in the Columbus community) surprised the Franklin County Democratic Committee with a visit to announce his intentions to run for mayor of Columbus. The party was without any strong hopefuls — Columbus had not had a Democratic mayor since 1935 — but they would not endorse Sensenbrenner. Only after a runoff within the party did Sensenbrenner secure the Democratic nomination. His upset win in 1954 was written up around the country. His success might have largely been due to Sensenbrenner's decision to campaign on local television, which was uncommon at the time.
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