14 Facts About Jennette Bradley

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Jennette B Bradley was born on October 2,1952 and is an American politician of the Republican party and served as the 62nd lieutenant governor of Ohio from 2003 to 2005 and Ohio State Treasurer from 2005 to 2007.

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Jennette Bradley's family settled in a neighborhood on Columbus' east side after her father retired from the United States Army.

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Jennette Bradley took a job with the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority.

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Jennette Bradley became the first black woman to serve as the executive director of the Authority when she was 28 years old.

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In 1986, Jennette Bradley moved to Washington, DC She returned to Columbus in 1989 and worked as a senior executive for Huntington National Bank.

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Jennette Bradley entered the 1991 Columbus City Council race as a Republican candidate.

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Jennette Bradley resigned from the council when she became Lieutenant Governor in 2003.

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In 2002 Governor Bob Taft announced he had chosen Jennette Bradley to replace Maureen O'Connor as his running mate.

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Critics of the Taft-Jennette Bradley ticket were concerned about her City Council vote to extend city workers' health care benefits to include domestic partners and same-sex couples.

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Jennette Bradley was then criticized for having later voted against this legislation.

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Jennette Bradley became the third female lieutenant governor of Ohio and the first African-American woman elected to the office.

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Jennette Bradley became the first black female lieutenant governor of any US state.

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Jennette Bradley resigned as lieutenant governor before taking her new post However, Bradley was defeated by conservative Tea Party-backed Ashtabula County Auditor Sandra O'Brien in the May 2006 Republican primary election.

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In 2016, Jennette Bradley was among the 9 people chosen from over 100 candidates to serve on a committee to review the charter of the Columbus City Council.