district succeeded party preceded state_house term article_title state name
63rd bob doyle democrat john scott ohio january 3 , 1977-december 31 , 1982 james zehner
 ohio james zehner
james zehner

james s. zehner is a democratic politician who formerly served in the ohio house of representatives .
an educator from yellow springs , ohio , zehner won election to a republican open seat in 1976 , much due to a wealth of resources provided to him by speaker of the house vern riffe .
he was sworn into office on january 3 , 1977 .
a top target for republicans in 1978 , zehner went on to win a second term .
zehner again won reelection in 1980 .
however , in 1982 , his luck ran out when reapportionment made his district even more solidly republican , and he lost to bob doyle .
following his time in elected office , zehner served in the local bmv in greene county , until retiring in 2010 .
he currently owns and operates a local restaurant in yellow springs .
