Theresa Gavarone was born on June 30,1966 and is an American attorney, politician, and businesswoman serving as a member of the Ohio Senate for the 2nd district.
11 Facts About Theresa Gavarone
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Theresa Gavarone was born in Dayton, Ohio, and attended Archbishop Alter High School in neighboring Kettering.
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Theresa Gavarone earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Bowling Green State University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Toledo College of Law, graduating in 1994.
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Theresa Gavarone was elected to two full terms on the Bowling Green City Council, winning in 2013 and again in 2015.
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Theresa Gavarone was seated in the House on August 2,2016, and won elections for full terms in 2016 and again in 2018.
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Theresa Gavarone immediately announced her intention to seek an appointment to the seat.
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At the beginning of the 133rd General Assembly, Theresa Gavarone became vice chair of the Senate Higher Education Committee.
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In June 2019, Theresa Gavarone sponsored legislation that would ban synthetic urine.
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In 2021, after Democratic candidates had won several races for the Supreme Court of Ohio in a row, Theresa Gavarone proposed a bill that would list the party affiliation of state supreme court judicial candidates on ballots.
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Theresa Gavarone was a Republican candidate for Ohio's 9th congressional district in the 2022 election.
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Theresa Gavarone placed third in the May 3,2022, Ohio primary, losing to JR Majewski, a nuclear power plant employee who came to prominence after painting a Trump sign on his lawn.