Ted Celeste
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| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 24th district |
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In office January 2, 2007-December 31, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Geoffrey C. Smith |
| Succeeded by | Stephanie Kunze |
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September 27, 1945 Lakewood, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Columbus, Ohio |
| Alma mater | College of Wooster |
| Profession | Peace Corps, Real Estate |
| Religion | Christian |
Theodore S. "Ted" Celeste (born September 27, 1945) is an American politician and a member of the Democratic party in Ohio. Celeste, the brother of former Ohio governor and U.S. ambassador Richard F. Celeste, ran for the U.S. Senate in 2000 and lost to the Republican incumbent, U.S. Sen. R. Michael DeWine. In 2006 Celeste was elected State Representative of the 24th district of Ohio.
Celeste is a resident of Grandview Heights, Ohio and is a successful small businessman and an active member of First Community Church. He served in the Peace Corps in Fiji from 1968 to 1970.
After graduating from the College of Wooster, Celeste and his wife taught school in Fiji via the Peace Corps. Following that, he served as acting chief of the Bureau of Consumer Services in the Ohio Department of Public Welfare and then in the Ohio Department of Finance.
A former real estate developer, Celeste helped chair Governor and brother Dick Celeste's gubernatorial campaigns Ted Strickland's 2006 gubernatorial campaign. Celeste also served for nine years on The Ohio State University Board of Trustees.
He ran for the U.S. Senate, held by Republican U.S. Senator Mike DeWine. In the Democratic primary, he defeated perennial candidate Marvin McMickle, former State Representative Richard Cordray, and activist Daniel Radakovich 44%-24%-24%-8%. He won all but five counties: Pike, Pickaway, Franklin, Madison, and Cuyahoga counties. Cordray defeated Celeste in his home county (Franklin) 49%-34%. In the general election, DeWine won re-election to a second term by defeating Celeste by a landslide 60%-36%, while Republican Governor George W. Bush defeated Democrat Vice President Al Gore in Ohio 50%-47%.
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