28 Facts About Bob Fitrakis

Robert Fitrakis was born on November 29,1955 and is an American lawyer, political author, political candidate, and Professor of Political Science in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department at Columbus State Community College.

Bob Fitrakis has been the editor of the Columbus Free Press since 1993 and wrote extensively about the 2004 US presidential election and related 2004 US election voting controversies.

Bob Fitrakis is a Political Science Professor in the Social and Behavioral Sciences department at Columbus State Community College, where he won the Distinguished Teaching Award in 1991.

Bob Fitrakis was a Ford Foundation Fellow to the Michigan State legislature in 1975 and studied at the University of Sarajevo on scholarship in 1978.

Bob Fitrakis earned a JD from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 2002.

Bob Fitrakis has taught political theory at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and political science at Wayne State University and Oakland Community College.

Bob Fitrakis wrote The Idea of Democratic Socialism in America and the Decline of the Socialist Party.

Bob Fitrakis is a frequent speaker on political, labor and social policy issues at national academic and political conferences.

Bob Fitrakis is the executive director of the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and has published the Columbus Free Press since 1992 and acted as editor since 1993.

Bob Fitrakis wrote monthly investigative news articles, including articles on Klan activities in Ohio.

Bob Fitrakis both participated in and wrote about a controversial plan by Columbus' NAACP to "out" Klan leaders in Ohio.

Bob Fitrakis produced an interactive educational CD ROM on hate groups in Ohio and published the journal article with Dr Judy Gentry "High Tech Hate" for the Ohio Association of Two-Year Colleges.

Bob Fitrakis was a columnist and investigative reporter for Columbus Alive from 1996 to 2002, a local alternative weekly newspaper, and was awarded First Place for Best Coverage of Government for the article "The V Files" investigative report on Sen.

Bob Fitrakis appeared with Charles Traylor on "The Fitrakis Files" on WSMZ 103.1 FM Columbus, and now regularly hosts "The Other Side Of The News".

Bob Fitrakis was an Election Protection attorney on November 2,2004, in Franklin County, Ohio.

Bob Fitrakis called the first public hearings on voter suppression and election irregularities and was one of four attorneys to file a challenge to Ohio's presidential elections results: Moss v Bush and Moss v Moyer.

Bob Fitrakis served as the Ohio Chancellor and was voted the National Vice Chancellor in 2005 of the International Association of Educators for World Peace, an NGO in over 100 nations working to promote human rights and world peace.

Bob Fitrakis was a member of the Human Rights Party in Michigan, a founding member of the Michigan Democratic Socialists Caucus, a founding member of the Democratic Socialists of America and the Democratic Socialists of Central Ohio.

In 2002, Bob Fitrakis was awarded the Golden Ruler Award from the Columbus School Board for his journalism in behalf of the Columbus schoolchildren.

Bob Fitrakis is a past President of the Columbus State Educational Association and has been President of the Columbus State Faculty Senate.

Bob Fitrakis chaired the Instructional Support Council of Shared Governance and was the faculty adviser to the Ohio Board of Regents.

In 2006, Bob Fitrakis ran as an independent candidate for Governor of Ohio endorsed by the Green Party.

Bob Fitrakis was a candidate for Congress in the 12th district in 1992, running against Congressman John Kasich and for the Columbus School Board in 1995.

Bob Fitrakis was the elected Democratic Ward committee person in the 55th ward from 1996 to 2000.

Bob Fitrakis currently serves as a Near East Area Commissioner and ran for Columbus City Council in the primary of 2003 Columbus School Board that same year and endorsed by the Central Ohio Green Party.

Bob Fitrakis served on the Africentric School Advisory Board for the Columbus Public Schools and worked with the West High School College Preparation Program.

Bob Fitrakis ran for County Prosecutor, Franklin County, as a Green Party Member.

Bob Fitrakis is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.