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Which school did Zack Space go to from 1978 to 1979?
Zack Space Zachary T . Space ( born January 27 , 1961 ) is an American lawyer and politician and the former U.S . Representative for , serving from 2007 until 2011 . He is a member of the Democratic Party . After serving in Congress , Space became a lobbyist and was a principal for Vorys Advisors LLC , a subsidiary of the law firm Vorys , Sater , Seymour and Pease . He is currently serving as President of Sunday Creek Horizons , LLC , a firm that works to improve the lives of Appalachian Ohioans . Early life , education and career . Space was born on January 27 , 1961 in Dover , Ohio . His family is of Greek origin , originating from the island Icaria . His last name was an alteration of his grandfathers Greek name . His father , Socrates Space , was a Democratic chairman in Spaces home county of Tuscarawas . Space graduated from Dover High School in 1979 , and attended Kenyon College , where he earned All-American honors in football , and graduated with a B.A . in Political Science . Space then earned a Juris Doctor from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law . In 1986 , Space started a law practice with his father , Socrates . Their firm , Space & Space Company , LPA , was in business for nearly 20 years and focused on consumer rights . The elder Space was also active in local politics , serving a long tenure as Chairman of the Tuscarawas County Democratic Party . Space is a member of the Tuscarawas County and State of Ohio Bar Associations . In addition to his private law practice , he has worked as a public defender and served as Special Counsel to two Attorneys General of Ohio , Anthony J . Celebrezze , Jr . and Lee Fisher . After the death of Dover Law Director Thomas Watson , Space was appointed to fill the vacancy . He won re-election in 2001 with 70 percent of the vote , and was unopposed in the 2003 election . As Law Director , Space served as general counsel to the Dover city government and tried misdemeanor cases in the citys municipal court . U.S . House of Representatives . Committee assignments . - Committee on Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Commerce , Trade and Consumer Protection - Subcommittee on Communications , Technology and the Internet - Subcommittee on Health Space was a member of the Blue Dog Coalition . He is an advocate for embryonic stem cell research , a position he embraced after his son Nicholas was diagnosed with Type I diabetes at age six . Representative Space voted against the final Senate version of the Affordable Care Act after voting for the House version which included a public option . Rep . Space voted for the Waxman-Markey cap and trade bill allowing it to be brought out of committee and be passed by the House . American Electric Power and the Environmental Defense Fund ran a commercial congratulating Rep . Space for his vote . Political campaigns . 2006 . On May 2 , 2006 , Space won the Democratic primary for the House seat then held by Bob Ney , defeating Democrats Jennifer Stewart , Joe Sulzer , and Ralph Applegate . Space received 39 percent of the vote , Stewart 25 percent , Sulzer 24 percent , and Applegate received 11 percent . Republican Ney said much of the primary campaign was focused on attacking him , and said he would attempt to bring the campaign back to the issues . It has to get back to issues , he said . We are going to run an aggressive campaign . .. . We are going to stick to the issues and show the difference between me and Zack Space . In July , a poll commissioned by the Space campaign showed Space ahead of Ney , 46 percent to 35 percent , with 19 percent undecided . On August 7 , Ney withdrew from the race , citing concerns about legal issues facing him ; he pleaded guilty to charges related to the Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal on October 13 . In a special primary the Ohio Republican party selected State Senator Joy Padgett to replace Ney . She was dogged by questions about a business bankruptcy that she and her husband had filed . She was also seriously hampered by associations with Ney , as well as widespread scandals surrounding the Ohio Republican Party . On November 7 , Space defeated Padgett 62 percent to 38 percent . Although much more attention was paid to Brad Ellsworths 61 percent to 39 percent defeat of John Hostettler in Indianas 8th district , Spaces victory was the largest margin of any Democrat in a Republican-held seat nationwide in 2006 . 2008 . Space defeated Republican Fred Dailey , former director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture 60-40% . 2010 . Space was challenged by Republican State Senator Bob Gibbs and Constitution Party Lindsey Sutton . Gibbs won the election , securing 54% of the vote to 40% that went to Space . During the campaign , Gibbs attacked Space for his role in the financial meltdown and his support for policies like cap and trade , which Gibbs argued would have been devastating for Spaces district , which was predominantly made up of coal miners . Ohio Auditor of State campaign . Space formally announced his campaign for Ohio Auditor of State in August 2017 with stops in Martins Ferry , Zanesville , Columbus , and Lima . Space focused his campaign around using the auditors office to restore confidence in Ohios democratic process . He pledged to expose pay-to-play in Ohios state government and mitigate against the influence of money in politics . In addition , Space campaigned for an end to partisan gerrymandering . Space also embarked on an Ohio River Tour to Restore in November 2017 , holding 11 campaign events over three days in Scioto , Lawrence , Gallia , Meigs , Athens , Monroe , Belmont , and Jefferson counties along the Ohio River . In February 2018 , Spaces race for state auditor was named a National Priority Target by the National Democratic Redistricting Committee , an anti-gerrymandering organization . In January 2018 , as a campaign point Space called on politicians who took campaign contributions from the founders of the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow ( ECOT ) to donate those monies back to local public schools . In May , Spaces Republican opponent , Keith Faber , returned over $36,000 in ECOT campaign contributions , also claiming he helped shut ECOT down . Politifact Ohio rated this Mostly False . In June 2018 , Space announced a plan to form a unit in the Auditors office to investigate the full extent of the for-profit charter school scam in Ohio . Spaces proposal was criticized by Faber , who argued that the auditor was already responsible for auditing all charter schools in Ohio . In August 2018 , Space announced a plan to investigate the effects of NAFTA-era free trade policies on Ohio communities and workers . The plan , called Working Families First , was announced at United Steelworkers halls in Youngstown and Martins Ferry . In September 2018 , The Columbus Dispatch criticized a website launched by Faber , which included false claims made against Space and an image of Spaces father which had been doctored to look like Space shaking hands with Nancy Pelosi . Space also criticized the doctored photograph as a campaign point . In October , three weeks before the election , the Associated Press reported that Faber had incurred penalties for failing to pay nearly $5,500 in taxes on time on multiple properties over multiple years . Space argued these failures would make Faber a hypocritical state auditor . After Space in September 2018 was endorsed by the Columbus Dispatch and Akron Beacon Journal , the Cleveland Plain Dealer endorsed Space in mid-October , citing Fabers reputation for partisanship . Space was defeated in the November election by less than 3.5% . Space led the Democratic ticket , running ahead of the four other statewide Democratic ticket , and ran between 5-10% ahead of the Democratic ticket across Appalachian Ohio . Personal life . Space is a managing member of several closely held companies that have constructed and operated hotels in Tuscarawas County . He has served as a board member for the Tuscarawas County Board of Elections , the Tuscarawas County Board of Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities , the Ohio Association of Nonprofit Organizations , the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus Foundation , CoalBlue , the Rural Community Assistance Partnership , and as a steering committee member for the Central Ohio Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Clean Fuels Ohio . Space is a member of St . George Greek Orthodox Church of Massillon , Ohio . External links . - Profile at SourceWatch - Photos from Zack Spaces first day in office