district state_senate succeeded party preceded term article_title state name
10th ohio john mahoney republican '' district created '' january 3 , 1965-december 31 , 1976 max dennis
 ohio max dennis
max dennis

max dennis -lrb- august 9 , 1925 -- april 24 , 1986 -rrb- was a republican politician who served in the ohio senate .
an attorney from wilmington , ohio , dennis was initially elected to the ohio house of representatives in 1954 and served five terms .
he moved over to the senate in 1964 , following an appointment .
following the voting rights act of 1965 , dennis was reelected to a new district in 1966 , and initially served as the chairman of the senate judiciary committee .
he again was reelected in 1968 .
after winning reelection to another four-year term in 1972 , dennis was named finance chairman of the senate , one of the most powerful chairmanships .
he served in this capacity until democrats won control of the senate in 1974 .
in 1976 , dennis did not seek reelection , and was replaced by democrat john mahoney .
following his tenure in the legislature , he returned to wilmington and retired .
he died on april 24 , 1986 .
