W. Carlton Weddington
| W. Carlton Weddington | |
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| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 27th district |
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In office January 5, 2009 - March 13, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Joyce Beatty |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Boyce |
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April 4, 1970 Columbus, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Columbus, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Hampton University |
| Religion | Baptist |
W. Carlton Weddington is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 27th District. He resigned his Ohio House seat after his indictment on bribery and ethics charges in March 2012, the first sitting state legislator in Ohio indicted for bribery in 100 years. Weddington was convicted of the charges and sentenced in June 2012 to three years in prison.
Wilburn Carlton Weddington was born in Columbus, Ohio on April 4, 1970 to Dr. Wilburn Harold Weddington, a family physician (and later professor emeritus of family medicine at the Ohio State University College of Medicine), and Rose Carline (Howard) Weddington. He was one of five children. He attended Hampton University and graduated with a B.A. in political science.
Weddington worked as an Ohio Department of Job and Family Services liaison, a member of the Columbus, Ohio School Board from 2006 to 2009, and as an Ohio School Board Association (OSBA) Trustee and OSBA president before election to the Ohio House of Representatives.
With Minority Leader Joyce Beatty term limited in 2008, four vied to replace her in the House. In a benefit to Weddington, the Democratic House caucus endorsed his campaign. Weddington went on to win the primary to replace Beatty, defeating Mayo Makinde and H. Lee Thompson with 58% of the vote. In the general election, Weddington defeated Republican Jim Hunter by 28,000 votes.
Weddington served as Secretary of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus PAC for the 128th General Assembly. Speaker of the House Armond Budish also appointed Weddington as Vice Chairman of the House Local Government and Public Administration Committee.
Weddington was challenged in the 2010 primary by former 26th District Representative Mike Mitchell. Weddington defeated Mitchell, winning by 4,000 votes. He went on to defeat Republican Meagan Cyrus in the general election by 17,000 votes.
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