William O'Neill (Ohio jurist)
| William Michael O'Neill | |
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| 11th District Ohio Court of Appeals | |
| In office February 9, 1997 – June 30, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph E. Mahoney |
| Succeeded by | Timothy P. Cannon |
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| Born | May 6, 1947 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Ohio University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
William "Bill" Michael O'Neill (born May 6, 1947) is an American lawyer, jurist and political figure who was an appellate judge on the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals. He was the 2010 Democratic nominee for U.S. Representative from Ohio's 14th congressional district, running against Republican incumbent Steve LaTourette.
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[edit] Early life and education
A graduate of Cleveland Heights High School (1965) and Ohio University (1969), O'Neill joined the United States Army in 1969 and earned the Bronze Star in Vietnam. He retired from the military in 2001 as a lieutenant commander in the Ohio National Guard. With the help of the G.I. Bill, O'Neill studied law at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University, graduating in 1980.[1]
O'Neill worked as a civil rights lawyer, small business owner, and union organizer. He returned to school at age 50 to become a registered nurse, and currently works nights and weekends in the pediatric emergency room at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.[1]
O'Neill served as an appellate judge on the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals from 1997–2007, resigning to run for Congress.[2] He had earlier run unsuccessfully for the Ohio Supreme Court in 2004 and 2006.
[edit] Political campaigns
[edit] 2008 Congressional campaign
O'Neill resigned from the court in June 2007 in order to run for Congress.[1] He ran an ambitious campaign but lost to incumbent Rep. Steven LaTourette (R). O'Neill lost the election by nearly 20% where the difference in campaign contributions played a major role -- LaTourette raised $1,476,187 and O'Neill raised $553,677.
| Candidate | Party | Notes | Votes | Percentage |
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| Steve LaTourette | Republican | Incumbent | 188,488 | 58.32% |
| Bill O'Neill | Democratic | 125,214 | 38.74% | |
| David Macko | Libertarian | 9,511 | 2.94%[3] |
[edit] 2010 Congressional campaign
On February 6, 2010 Bill O'Neill announced that he would be running again as the Democratic nominee for Ohio's 14th congressional district. He delivered his speech, "The End of the Line," in Shaker Heights, Ohio at the end of the RTA Van Aken Blue Line with a transit car in view. His campaign slogan was also "Getting Back On Track," a central phrase and component of his speech and campaign which was speaking of expanding the Greater Cleveland Rapid Transit rail system as far east as Ashtabula, but especially Mentor and Painesville, and as far south as Solon and Stow.[4][5][6] He was defeated by LaTourette again, this time gaining about 31% of the vote.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Meet Bill | O Neill '08 for Congress
- ^ The Plain Dealer, November 6, 1996 - APPEALS COURT JOB GOES TO O'NEILL
- ^ FEDERAL ELECTIONS 2008. Federal Elections Commission. Washington, DC. July 2009
- ^ "Bill O’Neill announces another run against U.S. Rep. LaTourette » Local News » The Star Beacon; Ashtabula, Ohio". Starbeacon.com. 2010-02-06. http://www.starbeacon.com/local/local_story_037182658.html. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ "VIDEO : OhioDaily Interviews 14th Congressional Candidate Bill O'Neill | OhioDaily". Ohiodailyblog.com. 1999-02-22. http://www.ohiodailyblog.com/content/video--ohiodaily-interviews-14th-congressional-candidate-bill-oneill. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ "Home | Bill O'Neill for Congress | 2010". Oneill.publishpath.com. http://oneill.publishpath.com/. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
[edit] External links
- Bill O'Neill for U.S. Congress official campaign site
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Bill O'Neill at the Open Directory Project
