Jane L. Campbell
| Jane L. Campbell | |
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| 56th Mayor of Cleveland | |
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In office January 1, 2002 – January 1, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Michael R. White |
| Succeeded by | Frank G. Jackson |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 11th district |
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In office January 3, 1985 – December 31, 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Mary Boyle |
| Succeeded by | Peter Lawson Jones |
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May 19, 1953 Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
Cleveland State University University of Michigan |
Jane Louise Campbell (born May 19, 1953) is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the 56th and first female mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from January 1, 2002 to January 1, 2006.
Campbell, the daughter of former General Secretary of the National Council of Churches Joan Brown Campbell, and retired partner at Squire, Sanders and Dempsey Paul Barton Campbell, was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She attended Shaker Heights High School and earned her undergraduate degree in American History at the University of Michigan and a Master's in Urban Studies at Cleveland State University. She married urban planner Hunter Morrison, who is the head of Youngstown State University's Office of Campus Planning and Community Partnerships and is currently redeveloping Youngstown, Ohio through its Youngstown 2010 renewal plan. Campbell and Morrison have two daughters, Jessica and Catherine Campbell-Morrison. The couple divorced in 2008.
Prior to elected office, Campbell began her early career by holding leadership roles in several community organizations and advocacy groups. In 1975, she founded WomenSpace, a coalition of women’s organizations that, in addition to promoting the creation of Ohio’s first shelter for battered women, helped identify and promote women for community and government leadership.
Soon after in 1979, she worked as National Field Director for ERAmerica in Washington, D.C., coordinating national support for state coalitions supporting the Equal Rights Amendment. In the early 80s, as the executive director of the Friends of Shaker Square, a neighborhood on Cleveland’s east side, Campbell managed economic development, organized security patrols and expanded the historic district.
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