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Betty Sutton, Democrat

Betty Sutton
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Current office: U.S. House

Birth place: Barberton, OH
Home city: Copley, OH

Education: JD, University of Akron School of Law, 1990 BA, Political Science, Kent State University, 1985.

Profession: Attorney, Faulkner, Muskovitz and Phillips, Limited Liability Partnership.

Political: Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2007-present Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, 1993-2001 Barberton City Council, Councilwoman-at-large, 1990-1991 Summit County Council, 1992, vice-president, 1991-1992.

Membership: Akron Child Guidance Advisory Council. American Bar Association Associates of Trial Lawyers of America Barberton Democratic Party Barberton Women's Democratic Party Federated Democratic Women Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers Ohio Community Corrections Advisory Board Constitution and By-laws Committee, Summit County Democratic Party Summit County Trial Lawyers Association.

First elected: 11/07/2006
Last elected: 11/04/2008
Next election: 2008

Family: Husband: Doug Corwon.


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Out of jail, former Rep may run for Congress again

The Hill 7.13.09 2:30 PM | Former Rep. Frank Ballance (D-N.C.), who completed a nearly four-year federal prison sentence last month, was honored over the weekend at...
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U.S. Capitol is too white, say critics

The Hill 6.25.09 3:26 PM | Members, staffers, lobbyists press to use NFL’s Rooney rule for minority hiring.
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‘Cash for Clunkers’ bill: concerns on cost, environmental gains

The Hill 6.10.09 2:50 PM | The House gave new momentum this week to the cash-for-clunkers bill, but concerns over its cost and differences in the Senate...
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Waxman labors for cap-and-trade votes

The Hill 5.17.09 6:24 PM | House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman spent last week immersed in percentages – should carbon emissions drop 20 percent or...
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Rival scrappage bills dividing Democrats

The Hill 4.20.09 1:28 PM | Proponents call it a public policy “win-win”: Give drivers money to replace old cars with newer, more efficient ones and you...
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Voinovich retirement could set up tough primaries

The Hill 1.12.09 4:13 AM | Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio) announced his retirement Monday, giving Democrats the opportunity to pick up another Senate seat in 2010 and setting...
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Dems high on 2010 recruits for Senate; GOP sees hope

The Hill 12.16.08 1:04 PM | On the heels of two successful cycles, Democrats may have an easier job recruiting top candidates in 2010 than they did...
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Polls show auto backers Voinovich, Bond vulnerable

The Hill 12.10.08 10:17 AM | The two Republican senators most supportive of a federal bailout for American automakers are both up for reelection in 2010, and...
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Vote-switching Dems credit Obama for bailout support

The Hill 10.3.08 8:08 AM | Some Democrats are touting calls from Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) as an explanation for why they are switching their votes...
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Oops! Freshmen share their gaffes

The Hill 9.30.08 11:37 AM | Rep. John Hall (D-N.Y.) was saved from what he would have considered his most embarrassing moment during his first term...
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