Gene Damschroder

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name = Gene Damschroder
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state_house = Ohio
district = 86th
term_start = 1973
term_end = 1983
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birth_date = Birth date|1922|1|14
birth_place = Sandusky County, Ohio
death_date = Death date and age|2008|6|8|1922|1|14
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party = Republican Party
spouse = Lulu (Hufford) Damschroder
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residence = Fremont, Ohio
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occupation = Charter pilot, Flight instructor
religion = Lutheran
footnotes = [cite news |title=Eugene 'Gene' E. Damschroder |url=http://thenews-messenger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080610/OBITUARIES/806100308 |work=The News-Messenger |date=June 10 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-24]
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allegiance = United States of America
branch = U.S. Navy
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Eugene E. "Gene" Damschroder (January 14 1922 – June 8 2008) was an American politician and aviator. He was member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1973 to 1983. He was a member of the Republican Party.

Damschroder flew seaplanes for the U.S. Navy during World War II.cite news |last=Troy |first=Tom |title=Damschroder enters fray; former politician tries to reclaim District 81 seat |url=http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080121/NEWS09/801210329 |work=The Toledo Blade |date=January 21 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-08]

Damschroder was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1972, representing Fremont in the 86th District from 1973 to 1983. [cite news |title=Democrats Control Ohio House By Margin Of 58 to 41 |work=The Journal Tribune |date=November 10 1972 |pages= |quote=Gene Damschroder, R, Fremont, elected 86.] cite news |title=Ohio plane crash kills 6 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/08/plane.crash/index.html |publisher=CNN |date=June 8 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-08]

Damschroder tried to regain his seat, now the 81st District, in Republican primary elections in 2002 and 2008.

On June 8, 2008, Damschroder was killed when the single engine Cessna aircraft he was flying crashed with five other persons on board. [cite news |title=Ohio plane crash kills 6, including ex-legislator |url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iv1YXgRc_JuC50GZ7oqT1tcBGF0QD9166UM00 |publisher=Associated Press |date=June 8 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-08]

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