Ken Blackwell
| Ken Blackwell | |
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| Secretary of State of Ohio | |
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In office January 8, 1999 – January 8, 2007 |
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| Governor |
Nancy Hollister Bob Taft |
| Preceded by | Bob Taft |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Brunner |
| Treasurer of Ohio | |
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In office March 1, 1994 – January 8, 1999 |
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| Governor |
George Voinovich Nancy Hollister |
| Preceded by | Mary Ellen Withrow |
| Succeeded by | Joe Deters |
| Mayor of Cincinnati | |
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In office 1979–1980 |
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| Preceded by | Bobbie Sterne |
| Succeeded by | David Mann |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
John Kenneth Blackwell February 28, 1948 Alliance, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Xavier University (BS, MEd) |
John Kenneth "Ken" Blackwell (born February 28, 1948) is an American politician and activist who served as the mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio (1979-80), the Ohio State Treasurer (1994-99), and Ohio Secretary of State (1999-2007). He was the Republican candidate for governor of Ohio in 2006 and got 37% of the vote against the eventual victor, Ted Strickland. He was the first African American to be a major-party candidate for governor of Ohio. He is a Senior Fellow for Family Empowerment with The Family Research Council.
Blackwell was born in Alliance, Ohio, the son of Dana, a part-time nurse, and George Blackwell, a meatpacker. He has two brothers, Carl and Charles. He married his wife Rosa in 1969 while he was in college. They have three children, Kimberly, Rahshann (a Denver resident and Ohio Northern Law School graduate) and Kristin.
Blackwell attended Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio on a football scholarship. Blackwell received a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Xavier in 1970 and his Master of Education degree, also from Xavier, in 1971. He taught at Xavier from 1974 to 1991 and has served as a trustee of Wilberforce University and Wilmington College. After college, he was invited to the Dallas Cowboys' training camp; he gave up football when he was told he would have to convert from linebacker to offensive lineman. On April 25, 1987 Kenneth Blackwell was made a Mason-on-Sight by Grand Master Odes J. Kyle Jr. of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio; thereby making him a Prince Hall Freemason.
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