Mark Schneider

For other people named Mark Schneider, see Mark Schneider (disambiguation).

Mark Schneider
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 63rd district
In office January 5, 2009-December 31, 2010
Preceded by	Carol-Ann Schindel
Succeeded by	Ron Young
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Political party	Democratic
Residence	Mentor, Ohio
Alma mater	University of Michigan, Ohio State University
Profession	Attorney
Religion	Catholic

Mark Schneider is a Democratic politician who formerly served in the Ohio House of Representatives. A former Cuyahoga County assistant prosecutor, Schneider opted to enter the race in 2008 to try and defeat one-term incumbent Carol-Ann Schindel. A contentious race, it proved to be one of the closest watched of the cycle.^[1] Ultimately, aided by a strong showing by Barack Obama, Schneider defeated Schindel soundly.^[2]

Schneider was sworn into his seat on January 5, 2009, beginning his two year term. Although an advocate for his district, as a freshman, Schneider ultimately followed closely to the party lines, leaving him vulnerable for reelection. In a tough turn of events, former Representative Ron Young opted to run for office against Schneider.^[3]

Ultimately, in an overwhelmingly Republican year, Young defeated Schneider, taking back his seat. Schneider has since returned to the private sector.

References

1. ^ Siegel, Jim (2008-10-13). "20 Ohio House races to watch this year". Columbus Dispatch. http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/insight/stories/2008/08/03/House2Watch.ART_ART_08-03-08_G3_4GATFGQ.html?sid=101. Retrieved 2011-07-06. 
2. ^ "Democrats close to regaining control of House". Cleveland Plain Dealer. 2008-11-04. http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2008/11/democrats_close_to_regaining_c.html. Retrieved 2011-07-06. 
3. ^ Jones, David (2010-11-02). "David W. Jones: NE Ohio goes here, there, everywhere". The News-Herald. http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2010/10/17/opinion/nh3145601.txt. Retrieved 2011-07-06. 

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