Tim Grendell
| Timothy J. Grendell | |
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| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 18th district |
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In office January 3, 2005 – September 20, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Robert A. Gardner |
| Succeeded by | John Eklund |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 98th district |
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In office January 3, 2001-December 31, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Diane Grendell |
| Succeeded by | Matt Dolan |
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April 17, 1953 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Diane Grendell |
| Residence | Chesterland, Ohio |
| Alma mater | John Carroll University, Case Western Reserve University, University of Virginia |
| Profession | Attorney |
Timothy J. Grendell is a Republican politician who serves as judge on the Geauga County Court of Common Pleas. He was a member of the Ohio Senate from 2005 to 2011, and of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2000 until 2004.
Grendell received his JD from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and his LLM from the University of Virginia Law School. He was awarded a Bachelor’s Degree in History from John Carroll University and graduated from St. Ignatius High School. Grendell served in the United States Army from 1978 to 1983, and was assigned to the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Office for the 2nd Armored Division at Fort Hood, Texas.
With his wife, Diane Grendell, term limited from the House in 2000, he sought her position to replace her. He won a first term with 58.3% of the electorate. In 2002, Grendell won reelection with 69.7% of the vote against Democrat Meg Cacciacarro.
After serving two terms in the Ohio House of Representatives, Grendell ran for the Ohio Senate in 2004, and won with 59.6% of the vote over Democrat John Hawkins. He won reelection in 2008 unopposed. In the 128th General Assembly, Grendell was Chairman of the Ohio State Senate Judiciary and Criminal Justice Committee, Vice-Chairman of the State and Local Government and Veterans Affairs Committee, and a member of the Agriculture Committee, Environment and Natural Resources Committee, Correctional Institution Inspection Committee, and Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review.
In the 129th General Assembly, Grendell was a member of the committees on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources; Government Oversight and Reform (as vice chairman); Judiciary-Criminal Justice (as chairman); and State and Local Government and Veteran's Affairs. He served on the Ohio Attorney General's Human Trafficking Commission.
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