Full Name:
Michael J. Skindell
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
08/31/1962
Home City:
Lakewood, OH
JD, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1984-1987
BA, Business/Political Science, Walsh University, 1980-1983
Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 13, 2003-2011, 2019-present
Candidate, Ohio House of Representatives, District 13, 2024
Candidate, Ohio State House of Representative, District 13, 2022
Candidate, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 13, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2018, 2020
Senator, Ohio State Senate, District 23, 2011-2019
Candidate, Ohio State Senate, District 23, 2010, 2014
Candidate, Ohio State Justice of the Supreme Court, 2012
Member, Lakewood City Council, District At-Large, 1998-2002
Member, Civil Justice Committee
Member, Finance Committee
Member, Government Oversight Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Agency Rule Review
Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Infrastructure and American Rescue Plan
Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Transportation
Member, Civil Justice Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2023-present
Member, Finance Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2023-present
Ranking Member, Finance Subcommittee on Infrastructure and American Rescue Plan, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2023-present
Ranking Member, Finance Subcommittee on Transportation, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2023-present
Member, Government Oversight Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2023-present
Former Member, Agency Rule Review Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives
Former Member, Agriculture Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Ranking Minority Member, Civil Justice Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Criminal Justice Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Economic and Workforce Development Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives
Former Member, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Finance Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Finance Subcommittee on General Government and Agency Review, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Government Oversight and Reform Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Reference Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Renewable Energy Task Force, Ohio State Legislature
Former Member, Workforce and Economic Development Committee, Ohio State Senate
Attorney, Friedman, Damiano & Smith
Former Assistant Attorney General, State of Ohio
Hearing Officer, Ohio Department of Health, 1989-1999
Member, Executive Committee, Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, present
Member, Lakewood Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, Lakewood Democratic Club, present
Former President/Member, Board of Trustees, Barton Senior Center and Westerly Senior Apartments
Former Member/President, Board of Trustees, Lakewood Jaycees
Member, Board of the Single Payer Action Network Ohio
Former Member, Finance Committee, Lakewood City Council
Former Member, Housing Committee, Lakewood City Council
Member, Lakewood Citizens Advisory Committee for Community Development Block Grant
Member, Midwestern Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee, Council of State Government
Former Member, Public Works Committee, Lakewood City Council
Former Chair, Rules and Ordinances Committee, Lakewood City Council
Alternate Delegate, Democratic Convention, 2000
Awards:
Environmental Legislator of the Year, Ohio Environmental Council, 2004
Special Award of Recognition, Ohio Primary Care Association
Legislative Champion of Children Award, American Academy of Pediatrics and Voices for Ohio Children, 2007
Legislator of the Year Award, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2007