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Kevin Bacon's Biography

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Full Name:

Kevin R. Bacon

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Melissa; 3 Children: Rebecca, Emma, Kathryn

Birth Date:

11/27/1971

Birth Place:

Defiance, OH

Home City:

Westerville, OH

Religion:

Catholic

JD, Capital University Law School, 1995-1998

BA, Political Science, Miami University, 1990-1994

Senator, Ohio State Senate, District 3, 2011-2019

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 12, 2018

Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 21, 2007-2010

Trustee, Blendon Township, 2002-2006

Former Chair, Civil Justice Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Chair, Commerce and Labor Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Criminal Justice Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Finance Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Finance Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Finance Subcommittee on Higher Education, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Financial Institutions, Housing and Urban Development Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Government Oversight and Reform Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Chair, Judiciary Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Chair, Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Ranking Minority Member, Public Utilities Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Member, Public Utilities Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Reference Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Transportation, Commerce and Workforce Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Ohio State Senate

Attorney, Farmers Insurance

Prosecutor, Lancaster City Attorney’s Office

Enforcement Attorney, Ohio Department Commerce

Member, Dublin-Worthington Rotary Club, present

Member, Gahanna Chamber of Commerce, present

Member, New Albany Chamber of Commerce, present

Member, Ohio Bar Association, present

Chair, Ohio Children’s Trust Fund, present

Member, Ohio Fatherhood Commission, present

Member, Prevent Blindness Ohio, present

Member, Reynoldsburg Chamber of Commerce, present

Member, United Way of Central Ohio, present

Member, Westerville Chamber of Commerce, present

Former Member, Capital Law School Alumni Board

Member, Columbus Bar Association

Member, Columbus Chamber of Commerce

Former Member, National Home Visiting Taskforce, National Conference of State Legislators

Former Member, National Taskforce for Employment of People with Disabilities, National Conference of State Legislators

Member, Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys

Former Member, Ohio Governor Health and Human Services Transition Team

Member, Worthington Chamber of Commerce

Awards:

Legislator of the Year Award (Autism Society of Ohio, 2007)
Freshman Legislator of the Year Award (ARC of Ohio, 2008)
Legislator of the Year Award (Association of County Boards of MRDD, 2008)
Legislator of the Year Award (Ohio Academy of Pediatrics, 2008)
Leadership Award (School Choice Ohio, 2011)
Legislator of the Year (Governor's Council on People with Disabilities, 2011)
Legislator of the Year (AMVETS Department of Ohio, 2012)
Watchdog of the Treasury (United Conservatives of Ohio)
Defender of Liberty (American Conservative Union)
Legislator of the Year (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, 2014)
Legislator of the Year (Governor's Counsel on People with Disabilities, 2014)
Guardian of Small Business (NFIB of Ohio, 2016)

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