Role Former Ohio State Senator Preceded by Harry Turner | Political party Republican Succeeded by Lowell Steinbrenner Name Tom Meter Resigned December 31, 1982 | |
Born April 22, 1943Ashland, Ohio ( 1943-04-22 ) Died March 7, 1992, Cleveland, Ohio, United States Previous office Ohio State Senator (1973–1982) | ||
Thomas A. Van Meter (April 22, 1943 – March 7, 1992) is a former member of the Ohio General Assembly. He served in the Ohio Senate from 1973 to 1982, representing the 19th District. He also ran for the Republican nomination for governor in 1978, eventually losing to former Ohio Governor Jim Rhodes. He eventually returned to the General Assembly, serving in the Ohio House of Representatives for one term. He ran for the Republican nomination in 1982, finishing 3rd to Bud Brown.
He died of cancer in 1992.
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