David T. Daniels

For other people named David Daniels, see David Daniels (disambiguation).

David Daniels
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 17th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2011
Preceded by	John Carey
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 86th district
In office January 6, 2003-December 31, 2010
Preceded by	Dennis Stapleton
Succeeded by	Cliff Rosenberger
Personal details
Born	January 14, 1957 (1957-01-14) (age 54) Greenfield, Ohio
Political party	Republican
Residence	Greenfield, Ohio
Profession	Farmer
Religion	Presbyterian

David Daniels is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate, representing the Seventeenth District since 2011. Formerly, he served in the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 86th District from 2003 to 2010. He is serving as Chairman of the Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee.

Career

Prior to government, Daniels and his father managed the Daniels Brothers Farm. Daniels served four years on Greenfield City Council and was Mayor for eight years. He also served as a Highland County Commissioner for six years.

With an open seat available in 2002, Daniels won a three way primary to take the Republican nomination with 41.85% of the vote. He defeated Democrat Bill Horne with 63.4% of the vote to take his first term. In 2004, he again defeated Horne with 61.08% of the vote, and again with 53.16% of the vote in 2006. Daniels was selected as Chairman of the State Government and Elections Committee for the 127th General Assembly. In 2008, Daniels again beat Horne with 57.5% of the vote to take a final term.^[1]

Ohio Senate

With incumbent John Carey unable to run again in 2010 due to term limits, Daniels entered the race to succeed him. However, he faced fellow Representative Clyde Evans in the primary election.^[2] It proved to be a divisive, negative primary, which included election complaints filed by both candidates.^[3] In the end, Daniels defeated Evans with 51.62% of the vote to take the nomination.^[4] Daniels faced Gallia County Commissioner Justin Fallon in the general election. While Democrats were hoping for an upset, Daniels won the general election with 63.39% of the vote.^[5]

On January 3, 2011, Daniels was sworn into office for his first term. Senate President Tom Niehaus subsequently named Daniels as a member of the Energy and Public Utilities Committee (as Chairman); Finance; Financial Institutions; and State and Local Government and Veteran's Affairs (as vice chairman). He also serves on the Southern Ohio Agricultural and Community Development Foundation; the Lawrence County Transportation Improvement District; and the Power Siting Board.

References

1. ^ Brunner, Jennifer 11-04-2008. 2008 general election results Ohio Secretary of State 2-10-2011
2. ^ Throne, Mike. 4-19-2010 17th District Senate race heats up The Chillicothe Gazette Retrieved 2-10-2011
3. ^ Lewis, Gary 4-14-2010 Daniels Responds to Lies from Clyde Evans Highland County Republican Party Retrieved 2-10-2011
4. ^ Brunner, Jennifer. 5-4-2010 2010 primary election results Ohio Secretary of State Retrieved 2-10-2011
5. ^ Brunner, Jennifer. 11-2-2010 2010 general election results Ohio Secretary of State Retrieved 2-10-2011

External links

• The Ohio Senate: Senator David T. Daniels (R-Greenfield) official site

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Name	Daniels, David T.
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Date of birth	January 14, 1957
Place of birth	Greenfield, Ohio
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