1. Betty Sue Sutton was born on July 31,1963 and is an American politician who currently serves as a Judge of Ohio's 9th District Court of Appeals.
33 Facts About Betty Sutton
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Betty Sutton previously served as a US Representative for from 2007 to 2013.
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On July 24,2013, the White House announced that Betty Sutton would be appointed administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
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On March 7,2017, Betty Sutton announced that she would pursue the Democratic nomination for Governor of Ohio.
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On January 10,2018, Betty Sutton dropped her bid for governor, announcing that she would instead run for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio as the running mate of Richard Cordray.
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Betty Sutton was born and raised the youngest of six children in Barberton, Ohio, just outside of Akron.
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Betty Sutton's father worked at a boiler factory and her mother worked at a public library.
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Betty Sutton attended public schools, going on to graduate from Kent State University with a degree in political science.
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Betty Sutton went on to study for a Juris Doctor at the University of Akron School of Law, where she received a Dean's Club Scholarship and earned both the American Jurisprudence Award and Federal Bar Association Award for Outstanding Performance in Constitutional Law.
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Betty Sutton served for eight years and could not run again due to term limits.
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In 2006, Betty Sutton successfully ran for the seat vacated by Sherrod Brown in the US House of Representatives in Ohio's 13th congressional district.
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Betty Sutton was recognized as a "key House architect" in the American Clean Energy and Security Act that passed the House in June 2009.
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Betty Sutton received wide media attention in 2009 as a result of her lead sponsorship of the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act, which mandated the "Cash for Clunkers" program that went into effect during the summer of 2009.
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Betty Sutton was the lead sponsor of the Josh Miller HEARTS Act, which mandates that the Department of Education provide funding to local schools for the purchase of automated external defibrillators.
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Betty Sutton was a member of the all-female, bipartisan softball team created by fellow House members Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Jo Ann Emerson over the summer of 2009.
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On July 16,2009, Betty Sutton came out in favor of a public option in any healthcare reform package.
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Betty Sutton participated in an Occupy Wall Street rally in New York in October 2011.
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Betty Sutton supported the federal government bailout for the auto industries in 2009.
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Sherrod Brown of Ohio's 13th congressional district declared his intention to run against Mike DeWine for his seat in the US Senate, Betty Sutton took part in the Democratic primary for his open seat.
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Betty Sutton capitalized on the anti-corruption theme of Ohio's 2006 elections to make a strong showing late in the primary season, and held it to win the primary with the strong support of organized labor.
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Betty Sutton's campaign received support from the pro-choice political action committee EMILY's List.
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Betty Sutton endorsed Hillary Clinton during the 2008 Democratic primaries after Clinton won the Ohio primaries, stating that she was following the lead of her constituents.
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Betty Sutton went on to campaign for Barack Obama after he secured the nomination.
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In 2017, Betty Sutton announced she would run for Governor of Ohio to succeed term-limited Republican incumbent John Kasich.
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On January 10,2018, Betty Sutton announced that she would instead run for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio as the running mate of Richard Cordray.
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In 2020, Betty Sutton announced she was running for the 9th District Court of Appeals against incumbent Republican Judge Julie Schafer.
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On November 3,2020, Betty Sutton defeated Judge Schafer to win a seat on the State Appellate Court.
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Betty Sutton supported the remodeling and repairing of worn down schools as well as modernizing older schools.
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Congresswomen Betty Sutton finally demonstrated her intense ideals on education through her participation in the Community College Caucus, the Green Schools Caucus, the House Afterschool Caucus, and the STEM Caucus.
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Betty Sutton had a good deal of experience dealing with Energy and Environment issues through her participation in the House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus.
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Betty Sutton demonstrated her position on environment was through her acquisition of over 630 acres of undeveloped land to be added to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
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Betty Sutton worked to pass the State Children's Health Insurance Program to provide insurance to families with children who cannot afford personal insurance.
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Betty Sutton worked on health care issues in the House School and Health Safety Caucus and the Congressional Task Force on Seniors.