James T. Luken was an American politician

Politician

A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...

 and labor union leader of the Democratic party, who served as mayor of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...

, Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, in the 1970s.

Luken was a local leader of the Milk Driver's Union, a subsidiary of the Teamsters

Teamsters

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is a labor union in the United States and Canada. Formed in 1903 by the merger of several local and regional locals of teamsters, the union now represents a diverse membership of blue-collar and professional workers in both the public and private sectors....

. Luken was one of the few Teamsters who stood up to the corrupt leadership of Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa

Jimmy Hoffa

James Riddle "Jimmy" Hoffa was an American labor union leader....

. Luken withdrew the dairy workers from the Teamsters Union and testified against Hoffa before the United States Senate

United States Senate

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Luken served in the Ohio House of Representatives

Ohio House of Representatives

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 and on the Cincinnati city council before becoming mayor.

Luken's brother and nephew, Tom Luken

Tom Luken

Thomas Andrew Luken is a politician of the Democratic Party from Ohio.Luken received his high school diploma in 1942 from Purcell High School. During the Second World War, Luken served as a U.S. Marine. In 1947, he earned a bachelor of arts degree from Xavier University in Cincinnati, after having...

 and Charlie Luken

Charlie Luken

Charles J. Luken is an American politician of the Democratic party who was mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio and served in the Ohio's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Luken's uncle, labor leader James T. Luken, also served as mayor of Cincinnati...

, both served as U.S. representatives and mayors of Cincinnati.