Lou Gentile
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| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 30th district |
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In office December 15, 2011-January 5, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Jason Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Frank Hoagland |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 95th district |
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In office January 3, 2011 – December 15, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | John Domenick |
| Succeeded by | Jack Cera |
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July 28, 1979 Steubenville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Steubenville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | West Virginia University (B.S.) |
| Profession | Legislator |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Louis "Lou" Gentile (born July 28, 1979) is an American politician formerly serving as the senator for the 30th District of the Ohio Senate. He was also previously a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving briefly in 2011 prior to his appointment to the Senate. His district is one of the largest in Ohio, stretching from Carrollton, Ohio to Athens, Ohio and encompassing much of the Ohio Valley. Gentile served as Assistant Minority Whip in the Ohio Senate. He is a Democrat. Gentile lost his 2016 Senate re-election bid to Frank Hoagland.
Gentile was born and raised in Steubenville, Ohio on the Ohio River. He attended Steubenville Catholic Central High School and subsequently West Virginia University. After graduation from college, Gentile returned home to Jefferson County and joined the Ted Strickland for Congress campaign as field director. He continued his service with Congressman Strickland by serving as his representative to constituents in Jefferson, Belmont, Noble and Monroe counties.
After Strickland won his election to become Governor of Ohio, Gentile was appointed Assistant Director of the Governor’s Office of Appalachia in January 2007, where he served until 2010.
In 2010, with incumbent Representative John Domenick unable to run again due to term limits, Gentile ran to replace him in the Ohio House. He faced four others in the primary election and received 52.41% of the electorate to win the nomination. Gentile faced Republican Mark Clark in the general election, and won with 66.25% of the vote.
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