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Paul E. Gillmor | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1989 – September 5, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Del Latta |
| Succeeded by | Bob Latta |
| President of the Ohio Senate | |
| In office January 3, 1985 – December 31, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Meshel |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Aronoff |
| In office January 3, 1981 – December 31, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Oliver Ocasek |
| Succeeded by | Harry Meshel |
| Member of theOhio Senate from the2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
| Succeeded by | Betty Montgomery |
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| Born | February 1, 1939 Tiffin, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 5, 2007(2007-09-05) (aged 68) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Brenda Lee Luckey (died 1972) |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | Ohio Wesleyan University University of Michigan Law School |
| Profession | Attorney |
Paul Eugene Gillmor (February 1, 1939 – September 5, 2007) was an American politician of theRepublican Party who served as theU.S. representative from the5th congressional district ofOhio from 1989 until his death in 2007.
Gillmor was born inTiffin, Ohio[1] and grew up inOld Fort; his father owned a trucking business in the area. His mother was Lucy Fry Gillmor. He attendedOld Fort High School, graduating in 1957. In 1961 he received aBachelor of Arts degree fromOhio Wesleyan University. In 1964, he graduated with a law degree from theUniversity of Michigan.
From 1965 to 1966, Gillmor was on active duty in theU.S. Air Force as a Judge Advocate, attaining the rank of captain. He then entered the practice of law.
Paul Gillmor married Brenda Lee Luckey. She died in a car accident inFremont, Ohio in September 1972. They had two daughters, Linda and Julie, who were in the car at the time.
Gillmor marriedKaren Lako, who also served in theOhio Senate, in 1983. They had three sons: Paul Michael and twins Adam and Connor.[2]
Gillmor was elected as anOhio state senator in 1967, where he remained until being elected to Congress in 1988. For the last 10 years of his tenure, he was the leader of the Republicans in the chamber, serving as president of the state senate for threeGeneral Assemblies from 1981 to 1982 and from 1985 to 1988. He ran in the 1986 Republican primary forgovernor, but lost to former governorJames A. Rhodes.
In1988, Gillmor entered the Republican primary for the 5th District after 30-year incumbentDel Latta retired. Latta endorsed his son,Bob, as his successor; Gillmor defeated him by only 27 votes. He was then handily elected in November and was reelected nine times in this heavily Republican district, usually by margins of 2-to-1. He ran unopposed in1992.
In2002, Gillmor defeated RepublicanRex Damschroder in the primary.
Gillmor was the ranking Republican on the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee of theFinancial Services Committee. He also served on theEnergy and Commerce Committee, and chaired its Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee until the Republicans lost control of Congress following the2006 elections. In 2006, Gillmor served as a member of a bipartisan reform task force on ethics and congressional mailing practices. He was a member of the moderateRepublican Main Street Partnership.
TheAmerican Conservative Union gave Gillmor's 2005 voting record a rating of 82 points out of a possible 100; the liberalAmericans for Democratic Action gave him a 0 rating.[1]
Gillmor joined withMassachusetts CongressmanBarney Frank to propose the Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2006, which was designed to prevent retailers such asWal-Mart andHome Depot from operating banks to process their credit card transactions.[3]
Gillmor became partial owner of Old Fort Bank in Seneca County, about 60 miles (97 km) southeast of Toledo, after the death of his father, Paul M. Gillmor.
In 2007, Gillmor received approval from the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and the offices of two federal regulators to be an initial director and investor in a new Florida bank, the Panther Community Bank.[4]
On September 5, 2007, Gillmor was found dead in hisArlington County, Virginia, townhouse by members of his staff after he failed to show up for aHouse Financial Services Committee meeting, and did not respond to repeated telephone calls and e-mails.[5] While it was initially believed that he died from a heart attack,[6] the Virginia state medical examiner's office announced that Gillmor died from blunt head and neck trauma consistent with a fall down the stairs. Police assessed the scene and ruled out foul play. Gillmor's death was ruled an accident.[7]
In a special election held in December,Bob Latta, the man Gillmor had narrowly defeated in the 1988 primary, won the seat.
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