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  Sweeney, Robert E.
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NameRobert E. Sweeney
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Cleveland, Ohio , United States
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Born November 04, 1924
Died June 30, 2007 (82 years)
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Jan 22, 2017 07:34pm
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Infoborn in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, November 4, 1924; attended St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland; Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.; Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, and Cleveland-Marshall Law School, Cleveland, Ohio; studied law; served in the United States Army, 1943-1946; was admitted to the bar in 1951 and commenced the practice of law in Cleveland, Ohio; assistant director of law, city of Cleveland, 1951-1954; special counsel to the attorney general of Ohio, 1958-1962; Democratic nominee for attorney general of Ohio in 1962 and 1966; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth Congress (January 3, 1965-January 3, 1967); was not a candidate for reelection in 1966 to the Ninetieth Congress; resumed the practice of law; appointed in 1976 as Commissioner of Cuyahoga County for the unexpired term ending in 1977; elected to a full term beginning in 1977; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1980; is a resident of Bay Village, Ohio.



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Jul 02, 2007 01:00am Obituary Former Ohio congressman Robert E. Sweeney dead at 82  Article RMF 

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  11/04/1980 Cuyahoga County Commission- Seat 1 Lost 41.38% (-17.24%)
  11/02/1976 Cuyahoga County Commission- Seat 1 Won 60.39% (+20.78%)
  05/07/1974 OH District 23 - D Primary Lost 22.21% (-20.69%)
  05/05/1970 OH Governor - D Primary Lost 23.56% (-36.13%)
  11/08/1966 OH Attorney General Lost 44.77% (-10.46%)
  05/03/1966 OH Attorney General- D Primary Won 53.39% (+6.78%)
  11/03/1964 OH At-Large Won 52.17% (+4.34%)
  05/05/1964 OH At-Large - D Primary Won 45.11% (+11.43%)
  11/06/1962 OH Attorney General Lost 48.13% (-3.73%)
  05/08/1962 OH Attorney General- D Primary Won 35.77% (+6.04%)
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