Oliver Ocasek
Oliver Ocasek | |
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Member of the Ohio Senate from the 27th district | |
In office January 2, 1967 – December 31, 1986 | |
Preceded by | Districts Created |
Succeeded by | Roy Ray |
85th President of the Ohio Senate | |
In office 1974–1980 | |
Preceded by | Ted Gray (pro Tempore) |
Succeeded by | Paul Gillmor |
Personal details | |
Born | Bedford, Ohio | November 2, 1925
Died | June 25, 1999 Akron, Ohio | (aged 73)
Political party | Democratic |
Oliver Robert Ocasek (November 2, 1925 – June 25, 1999) was an American politician of the Democratic party who served as President of the Ohio State Senate in the 1970s and 1980s.[1] After the Democrats lost their majority in the Senate, Ocasek was replaced as party leader by Harry Meshel. In 1962 and 1968, Ocasek ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives. He lost both times to Republican incumbent William H. Ayres. In 1986 he lost a Democratic primary for congress in the 14th district to Thomas C. Sawyer.[2] Ocasek also served on the Ohio Board of Education from 1993 to 1998.[3]
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