18 Facts About Lynn Wachtmann

Lynn Wachtmann was born on December 24,1954 and is a former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, who had represented the 81st District from 2007 to 2014.

Lynn Wachtmann is the Chairman of the House Health and Aging Committee.

Lynn Wachtmann is president of Maumee Valley Bottling, Inc and a partner in Culligan Water Conditioning.

When incumbent Chuck Earl decided to not seek another term in 1984, Lynn Wachtmann sought to replace him and won.

Lynn Wachtmann served seven more terms in the House, until 1998.

However, with incumbent Senator M Ben Gaeth facing term limits, Wachtmann ran for the Senate.

Lynn Wachtmann served as Senate Health Committee Chairman, and during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, delivered water to the devastated areas of New Orleans.

In late 2005, Lynn Wachtmann, facing term limits in the Senate, announced that he would seek an Ohio House seat in 2006, which was an open seat.

Lynn Wachtmann had opposed in the primary by Paulding County Commissioner Tony Burkley.

Lynn Wachtmann served again as Chairman of the House Health Committee.

Lynn Wachtmann serves on the committees of Commerce and Labor; Health and Aging and its Subcommittee on Retirement and Pensions; and Insurance and its Subcommittee on Workers' Compensation.

Lynn Wachtmann has declared that he is running for reelection in 2010 for a final term in the new 81st District.

Lynn Wachtmann has remained against funding for an Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation taskforce that has not provided any analysis of legislation but still maintains a $1 million appropriation from the state.

An opponent of abortion, Lynn Wachtmann has introduced legislation to ban abortions when a heartbeat is detected in the fetus, which is typically in the first trimester of a pregnancy.

Lynn Wachtmann has been a staunch proponent of a bill that limits collective bargaining opportunities for public employees.

Lynn Wachtmann has introduced legislation that would allow for more water to be used out of Lake Erie.

Lynn Wachtmann has accused environmental organizations of long using the Great Lakes Compact as a rigid withdrawal tool.

John Kasich on July 14,2011, Lynn Wachtmann denounced Kasich and vowed to seek an overturn of the veto.