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Michael Skindell's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

77 South High Street
10th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215

16800 Delaware Ave.,
Lakewood, OH 44107

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, 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

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