- Lou Blessing
Louis W. Blessing Jr. of
Cincinnati, Ohio , is an American politician of the Republican party.By 2004, Blessing had served two consecutive four-year terms in the
Ohio Senate .Ohio 'sterm limits law thus prevented him for running for another term. At the same time, another Cincinnati Republican, state Rep. Patricia M. Clancy, was also facing term limits for her seat in theOhio House of Representatives . Thus, Blessing and Clancy ran for each other's seats; both won, holding the seats for the Republican party.DUI arrest
In December of 2002, Blessing, while traveling on I-71 in Ohio, was arrested and charged with DUI after an Ohio state patrol officer found the state lawmaker had a blood-alcohol level of .11 percent when given a Breathalyzer test, just over the legal limit. [http://old.wcpo.com/news/2002/local/12/26/blessing.html]
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