Leo Camera

Who is Leo Camera?

Joseph Leonard Camera is a Democratic politician who formerly served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. A native of Lorain, Ohio, Camera entered the race to replace retired Rep. Ed DeChant in 1968 and won the nomination and general election. He was sworn into office on January 3, 1969, and would serve a portion of Lorain County for the entirety of the 1970s.

A longtime labor leader, Camera served as Chairman of the House Commerce and Labor Committee for much of the his later tenure in the legislature. In 1982, he would retire, and was succeeded by his son, Michael Camera. Following his time in the legislature, he would return to Lorain and retire.