Mary Jo Kilroy

A Representative from Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, April 30, 1949. B. A. , Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1977. J. D. , Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1980. Lawyer, private practice. Columbus (Ohio) board of education, 1992-1999. President, Columbus (Ohio) board of education, 1999. Unsuccessful candidate for the Ohio state senate, 1996. Franklin County (Ohio) board of commissioners, 2001-2008. President, Franklin County (Ohio) board of commissioners, 2005-2007. Unsuccessful candidate for the United States House of Representatives in 2006. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress (January 3, 2009-January 3, 2011). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.