Lorraine Fende | |
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Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 62nd district |
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In office January 3, 2005-December 31, 2012 |
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Preceded by | Jamie Callender |
Succeeded by | John Rogers |
Personal details | |
Born |
Cleveland, Ohio |
August 15, 1956
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Willowick, Ohio |
Alma mater | Lakeland Community College, Ohio University |
Profession | Community Development |
Religion | Christian |
Lorraine Fende is a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 62nd District.
Fende served as a councilwoman and mayor in Willowick, Ohio. She was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2004 when she won the seat of Republican Jamie Callender who was restricted by a term limit, by 53.4% to 46.6%. She was re-elected in 2006, 2008 and 2010. Fende has served as the chair of the Ohio House Democratic Women’s Caucus.
In 2011 she introduced a bill which would ban late-term abortions in the state.