district succeeded party preceded state_house term article_title state name
49th chuck red ash democrat irene smart ohio january , 1978 3 , 1978 & ndash ; december 31 robert regula
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robert regula

robert l. regula is an ohio democratic party politician who formerly served in the ohio general assembly .
as an employee of the ohio bell telephone company and a former township trustee , regula was appointed to succeed representative irene smart in 1978 , who had won a judiciary position .
soon after his appointment , regula won a tough primary battle for the democratic nomination .
he lost the general election to chuck red ash a popular high school football coach .
regula spent one year , or half a term , in the ohio house of representatives .
regula remained active in local politics , but has not held public office since .
