12 Facts About Ed Feighan

Edward Farrell "Ed" Feighan was born on October 22,1947 and is a former American politician.

Ed Feighan served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and as a Democratic Party US Representative from 1983 to 1993, serving Ohio's 19th congressional district.

Ed Feighan graduated in 1965 from St Edward High School, an all-boys Catholic high school on Cleveland's west side.

Ed Feighan attended Cleveland State University College of Law at Cleveland State University while serving in the legislature and received his Juris Doctor in 1978.

Ed Feighan was first elected to public office as a State Representative from Cleveland, Ohio, in 1972.

Ed Feighan served for six years in the Ohio Legislature until his election as a Cuyahoga County Commissioner, a position he held for four years.

In 1977, Ed Feighan ran for Mayor of Cleveland, but lost a narrow race to Dennis Kucinich, who later became a member of Congress.

Ed Feighan was not a candidate for renomination in 1992 to the 103rd Congress, presumably due to his involvement in the House banking scandal and the specter of a primary fight against fellow incumbent Mary Rose Oakar due to redistricting.

Ed Feighan served as a director of ProCentury Corporation, a Westerville-based specialty insurance company, and its insurance subsidiaries from 1993 to 1996.

From 1998 until 2000, Ed Feighan was the president of Avalon National Corporation, a holding company for a workers' compensation insurance agency.

In October 2003, Ed Feighan became the chairman, president and CEO of ProCentury.

Since February 2014, Ed Feighan has served as the CEO of Covius, a commercial and residential real estate advisory services company.