Rob Burch (politician)

Robert Leonard Burch Jr. (born September 30, 1949) is an American politician of the Democratic party.

Rob Burch
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 30th district
In office
January 3, 1985  December 31, 1996
Preceded byBill Ress
Succeeded byGreg DiDonato
Personal details
Born (1949-09-30) September 30, 1949
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materKent State
Georgetown Law

In 1994, Burch, then an Ohio state senator, was the Democratic nominee for Ohio governor and he ran to unseat incumbent Republican Gov. George Voinovich. Burch's campaign was woefully underfunded against Voinovich's $8 million warchest and although he campaigned hard, his name never registered with the public and he was buried in the general election, winning only a quarter of the vote and joining his fellow Ohio Democrats in a series of defeats.[1]

In 1996 and 1998, Burch ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives (Ohio's 18th district), but lost to incumbent Republican Robert W. Ney both times.

See also

References

  1. Knepper, George W. (2003-01-01). Ohio and Its People. Kent State University Press. ISBN 9780873387910.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Anthony Celebrezze
Democratic nominee for Governor of Ohio
1994
Succeeded by
Lee Fisher
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