Joe Walter (Ohio politician)
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Joe Walter is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives
, who represented the 47th District briefly in 2010. He was appointed following the resignation of Peter Ujvagi
, who resigned to take the position of Lucas County Administrator.
While Ujvagi was initially expected to run for the Ohio Senate
, he was hired as Lucas County
Administrator.
The appointment of Ujvagi set up what many thought was going to be a legislative shuffle, where Teresa Fedor
would be appointed to Ujvagi's seat, and Edna Brown
then appointed to Fedor's seat. However, Toledo
City Councilman Joe McNamara also sought the appointment to the Senate. As a result, Fedor kept her seat, Brown hers, and Walter was appointed to a nine-month stint in Ujvagi's seat.
Vowing not to run for a full term, Fedor won the seat in the 2010 general election, and replaced Walter in 2011. Following his time in the legislature, Walter retired.
Ohio House of Representatives
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate....
, who represented the 47th District briefly in 2010. He was appointed following the resignation of Peter Ujvagi
Peter Ujvagi
Peter Sandor Ujvagi is a former Hungarian-born American Democratic state representative of Ohio state in the 47th District, who represents Toledo and Lucas County.-Life and career:...
, who resigned to take the position of Lucas County Administrator.
While Ujvagi was initially expected to run for the Ohio Senate
Ohio Senate
The Ohio State Senate is the upper house of the Ohio General Assembly, the legislative body for the U.S. state of Ohio. There are 33 State Senators. The state legislature meets in the state capital, Columbus. The President of the Senate presides over the body when in session, and is currently Tom...
, he was hired as Lucas County
Lucas County, Ohio
----...
Administrator.
The appointment of Ujvagi set up what many thought was going to be a legislative shuffle, where Teresa Fedor
Teresa Fedor
Teresa Fedor is a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives who has represented the 47th District since 2011. She represented the same district from 2001 to 2002, and was a member of the Ohio Senate from 2003 to 2010.-Life and career:...
would be appointed to Ujvagi's seat, and Edna Brown
Edna Brown
Edna Brown of Toledo, Ohio, is a Democratic member of the Ohio Senate who has represented the 11th District since 2011. She served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2002-2010...
then appointed to Fedor's seat. However, Toledo
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
City Councilman Joe McNamara also sought the appointment to the Senate. As a result, Fedor kept her seat, Brown hers, and Walter was appointed to a nine-month stint in Ujvagi's seat.
Vowing not to run for a full term, Fedor won the seat in the 2010 general election, and replaced Walter in 2011. Following his time in the legislature, Walter retired.