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Jerry O'Shaughnessy

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Jerry O'Shaughnessy
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 15th district
In office
January 5, 1971 – August 23, 1972
Preceded byJohn W. Bowen
Succeeded byRobert O'Shaughnessy
Personal details
Born(1906-10-07)October 7, 1906
Columbus, Ohio
DiedDecember 16, 1972(1972-12-16) (aged 66)
Columbus, Ohio
Political partyDemocratic

Jerry O'Shaughnessy (October 7, 1906 – December 15, 1972) was a Democratic politician who formerly served in the Ohio General Assembly. O'Shaughnessy began his political career as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in the 1960s. In 1966, he opted to run for the newly districted 15th District of the Ohio Senate, but lost by a mere 249 votes to Republican John W. Bowen.[1]

In 1970, O'Shaughnessy again ran for the Senate seat, however, this time he was successful. He defeated Bowen, and took his seat on January 5, 1971. However, less than two years into his term, O'Shaughnessy died of a heart attack.[2] He was sixty six years old. He was succeeded by his brother, Robert O'Shaughnessy.[3]

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