1. Rhine Lana McLin was born on October 1948 and is an American Democratic politician from Ohio who served as the 54th mayor of Dayton, Ohio, from 2002 to 2010.
12 Facts About Rhine McLin
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Rhine McLin received her Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and secondary education from Parsons College and her Master of Education in guidance counseling from Xavier University.
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Rhine McLin holds an associate's degree in mortuary science granted by the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science.
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McLin, died, Rhine was appointed to serve the remainder of his term in the Ohio House of Representatives.
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Rhine McLin was then elected to the seat in 1990, and re-elected in 1992.
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Rhine McLin then was elected to the Ohio Senate in 1994, and re-elected to the senate in 1998.
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Rhine McLin served as Minority Leader until she left the Senate in 2002, barred by term limits from running for re-election again that year.
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Rhine McLin was re-elected in 2005, defeating opponent David R Bohardt.
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Rhine McLin was an Ohio delegate to the 2000 Democratic National Convention.
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In 1994, Rhine McLin became the first African-American woman elected to the Ohio State Senate.
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Rhine McLin was the first African-American woman to serve as Ohio Senate minority leader.
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Since 2012, Rhine McLin has served as the Vice Chairwoman of the Ohio Democratic Party.