Teresa Fedor
| Teresa Fedor | |
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| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 45th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Joe Walter |
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In office January 3, 2001 – December 31, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Mettler |
| Succeeded by | Peter Ujvagi |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 11th district |
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In office January 6, 2003 – December 31, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Linda J. Furney |
| Succeeded by | Edna Brown |
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May 26, 1956 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Toledo |
| Profession | Educator |
| Religion | Christian |
Teresa Fedor (born May 26, 1956) is a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives who has represented the 45th District since 2013. She had previously represented the 47th district from 2011 until redistricting in the 2012 election. She had also represented the 52nd district from 2001 to 2002, and was a member of the Ohio Senate from 2003 to 2010.
Fedor holds a bachelor of science degree in education from the University of Toledo. She served in the U.S. Air Force and Ohio Air National Guard for 6 and a half years.
In 2000, Fedor ran against incumbent Jim Mettler for a seat in the Ohio House, and defeated the incumbent with 55.6% of the vote. She served in the House for a single term. Fedor was named Public Servant of the Year in 2002 by the Ohio Environmental Council.
With incumbent Linda J. Furney unable to run again due to term limits, Fedor opted ran for the Ohio Senate in 2002 instead of seeking a second term in the House. Unopposed in the primary, she defeated Republican Phillip Barbosa with 72.3% of the vote. She served as assistant minority whip in the 125th General Assembly. Fedor won reelection in 2006 unopposed.
For the 127th General Assembly, Senate colleagues chose Fedor to serve as minority leader. However, in early 2008, Fedor was ousted in a political coup by Senator Ray Miller, who had organized a coalition to replace her with himself. As a result, Fedor served the remainder of her Senate career without a leadership position.
In 2009, Fedor stated that she would be a candidate for the Ohio House of Representatives in 2010, to replace the term limited Peter Ujvagi. However, Ujvagi resigned early after he was hired as Lucas County Administrator.
The appointment of Ujvagi set up what many thought was going to be a legislative shuffle, where Fedor was appointed to Ujvagi's seat, and Representative Edna Brown then appointed to Fedor's Senate seat. However, this plan was foiled when Toledo City Councilman Joe McNamara opted also to be appointed to the Senate. As a result, Fedor kept her seat, Brown hers, and Joe Walter was appointed to a nine-month stint in Ujvagi's seat.
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