Ohio Delegation to the 2004 Democratic National Convention - Definition and Overview

The Ohio Democratic Party sent a delegation of 186 members to the 2004 Democratic National Convention. This delegation included several prominent Ohio Democrats and officeholders, such as:

State Party Officials

• Dennis L. White, chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party

County Party Officials

• Priscilla O'Donnell, chairwoman of the Clermont County, Ohio, Democratic Party

U.S. Legislators

• U.S. Rep. Sherrod Brown
• U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur
• Presidential candidate and U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich
• U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan
• U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland
• U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones -- Jones was the chairwoman of the party's platform committee at the 2004 convention and is co-chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee.

State Legislators

• Ohio state Rep. Catherine L. Barrett
• Ohio state Rep. Joyce Beatty
• Ohio state Rep. John Bender
• Ohio state Rep. Edna Brown
• Gregory L. DiDonato, Minority Leader of the Ohio State Senate
• Ohio state Sen. Teresa J. Fedor
• Ohio state Rep. Sandra Stabile Harwood
• Ohio state Sen. Mark Mallory
• Ohio state Rep. Lance Mason
• Ohio state Rep. Dale Miller
• Ohio state Rep. Sylvester D. Patton Jr.
• Ohio state Sen. C. J. Prentiss
• Chris Redfern minority leader of the Ohio House of Representatives
• Ohio state Rep. Barbara Sykes
• Ohio state Rep. Tyrone K. Yates

Mayors

• Jane L. Campbell, mayor of Cleveland, Ohio
• Michael B. Coleman, mayor of Columbus, Ohio
• Jack Ford, mayor of Toledo, Ohio
• Theodore G. Gudorf, mayor of Clayton, Ohio
• Charlie Luken, mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
• Rhine McLin, mayor of Dayton, Ohio
• Donald L. Plusquellic, mayor of Akron, Ohio

City Council Members

• Kevin Boyce, member of the Columbus, Ohio, city council
• Dona Brady, member of the Cleveland, Ohio, city council
• Sandy Cox, member of the New Philadelphia, Ohio, city council
• Louis Escobar, president of the Toledo, Ohio, city council
• Alicia Reece, a member of the Cincinnati, Ohio city council and vice mayor
• Robert J. White III, a member of the Cleveland, Ohio, city council

Municipal Officials

• Mark Owens, clerk of the Dayton, Ohio, municipal court

County Officials

• Leonard Eliason, county commissioner of Athens County, Ohio
• Mary Jo Kilroy, a county commissioner for Franklin County, Ohio
• Daniel P. Troy, a county commissioner for Lake County, Ohio

Township Officials

• David Ditzler, township trustee of Austintown Township, Mahoning County, Ohio

Labor Union Leaders

• William A. Burga, president of the Ohio AFL-CIO
• Lloyd Mahaffey, director of Region 2 of the United Auto Workers
• Ronald Malone, director of Ohio AFSCME United
• Patricia Moss, president of AFSCME Ohio Council 8
• Barbara Thomas, president of AFSCME Local 3360

Others

• Peggy Zone Fisher, wife of former Ohio Attorney General Lee Fisher
• Former U.S. Sen. John H. Glenn Jr.
• Rosalie Pappano
• Talk-show host Gerald N. Springer
• Former U.S. Treasurer Mary Ellen Withrow