Michael Gamble was an Ohio Democratic Party

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 politician and a member of the Ohio General Assembly

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. Formerly a Canton City Councilman

Canton, Ohio

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, Gamble was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives

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 in 1966. A member of the 107th Ohio General Assembly

107th Ohio General Assembly

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, Gamble was a member of the first state legislature following redistricting from the 1965 Voting Rights Act. In 1968, Gamble lost reelection to Ross Heintzelman

Ross Heintzelman

Ross Heintzelman was an Ohio Republican Party politician who served in the Ohio General Assembly. Hailing from Canton, Ohio, Heintzelman served six terms on Canton City Council while also working as a supervisor at the Timken Company in Canton. Heintzelman initially won a seat in the Ohio House of...

, cutting his House tenure to a single term.

Returning to Canton, he was elected as city treasurer, and served for a number of years. He also served as an alternative delegate for the 1972 Democratic National Convention

1972 Democratic National Convention

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. Gamble died in 1992, at the age of 85.