George Voinovich
George Voinovich (born
1936) is an
American politician from
Ohio. A member of the
Republican Party, his most important political positions include ten years as
mayor of
Cleveland, from 1979 to 1989 (he succeeded
Dennis Kucinich), eight years as
governor of Ohio (1991-1998; elected in 1990 and reelected in 1994) and his current (as of December 2003) position,
United States Senator from Ohio. He was elected senator in 1998, succeeding
John Glenn, a four-term democratic senator who retired and did not run in that election.