district succeeded party preceded state_house term article_title state name
46th mark wagoner republican tim greenwood ohio january 4 , 1995-december 31 , 2004 lynn olman
 ohio lynn olman
lynn olman

lynn olman is a former member of the ohio house of representatives , representing the toledo area .
public service lynn served as a member and president of maumee city council for fifteen years .
throughout his tenure , he served on nearly every council committee at some point , and was council president/vice mayor for four years .
in 1995 , lynn was appointed to the ohio house of representatives to represent the 51st house district , covering much of western lucas county .
he was subsequently elected to the seat in 1996 , 1998 and 2000 for additional terms .
lynn served as chairman of the house public utilities committee , and also sat on both the house insurance and ways and means committees .
lynn served as co-chairman on the house select committee on ohio 's energy policy at the behest of the speaker of the house .
formed in order to study ohio 's current energy policy , the committee will examine energy consumption , production and resources and presented its findings and recommendations to the speaker .
lynn was also appointed by the speaker of the house to serve on the ohio port authority advisory council , the joint legislative committee to study ohio 's public retirement plans , the ohio lottery profits review commission , the joint committee to study electric utility deregulation , the ohio power siting board and the legislative commission on lake erie .
lynn was also appointed to the midwest-canada relations committee of the midwestern legislative conference -lrb- mlc -rrb- of the council of state governments .
lynn previously served as the co-chairman of the joint legislative committee on decentralization of state government , helping to guide the publication of its final report in may 1998 .
personal background lynn grew up in maumee , where he lived with his parents joe and rita olman and brothers ron , kurt , kent , kevin and sisters kim and lisa .
in 1965 , lynn graduated from maumee high school , where he was very active in football , baseball and track .
in 1969 , lynn obtained a bachelor of science degree in journalism from ohio university .
during his college years , lynn was actively involved in student government , phi delta theta fraternity , and the inter-college church council .
currently , lynn and his wife , joyce , reside in maumee and have three sons : justin , ryan and trey .
they are members of st. paul 's lutheran church , where lynn and joyce teach 7th grade sunday school .
professional background in 1973 , lynn became affiliated with state farm insurance .
over the years , he has built a successful insurance agency now representing over 3,000 families in northwest ohio .
currently , lynn and his wife , joyce , reside in maumee and have three sons : justin , ryan and trey .
his success with the company has been recognized by state farm , as he has been named to the millionaire club every year since 1973 , received the legion honor seven times , received the bronze tablet twice and has been honored nine times at national conventions .
