Ken Blackwell
Politician
1948 –
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Who is Ken Blackwell?
John Kenneth "Ken" Blackwell is an American politician and activist who served as the mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio from 1979 to 1980, the Ohio State Treasurer from 1994 to 1999, and Ohio Secretary of State from 1999 to 2007. He was the Republican candidate for governor of Ohio in 2006 and got 37% of the vote against the eventual victor, Ted Strickland. He was the first African American to be a major-party candidate for governor in Ohio.
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- Born
- Feb 28, 1948
Alliance - Also known as
- John Kenneth Blackwell
- J. Kenneth Blackwell
- John Kenneth "Ken" Blackwell
- Ken
- Mayor Ken Blackwell
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Rosa Blackwell
(1969 - )
- Rosa Blackwell
- Children
- Religion
- Evangelicalism
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Master of Education, Xavier University
( - 1971) - Bachelor of Science, Xavier University
Psychology
( - 1970)
- Master of Education, Xavier University
- Employment
- Xavier University
(1974 - 1991)
- Xavier University
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on July 23, 2013
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