Ed Feighan

Edward Farrell "Ed" Feighan (born October 22, 1947) is a former American politician. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and as a Democratic Party U.S. Representative from 1983 to 1993, serving Ohio's 19th congressional district.

Ed Feighan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 19th district
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993
Preceded byLyle Williams
Succeeded byEric Fingerhut
Member of the Cuyahoga County Board of County Commissioners
In office
1979–1983
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 8th district
In office
January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1978
Preceded byJim Flannery
Succeeded byBenny Bonanno
Personal details
Born
Edward Farrell Feighan

(1947-10-22) October 22, 1947
Lakewood, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseNadine Feighan
RelationsMichael A. Feighan (uncle)
EducationLoyola University New Orleans (BA)
Cleveland State University (JD)

Early life and education

Feighan was born in Lakewood, Ohio. He graduated in 1965 from St. Edward High School, an all-boys Catholic high school on Cleveland's west side.[1] In 1969, he earned a Bachelor of Arts from Loyola University in New Orleans, LA. He attended Cleveland State University College of Law at Cleveland State University while serving in the legislature and received his Juris Doctor in 1978.

Political career

Feighan was first elected to public office as a State Representative from Cleveland, Ohio, in 1972. He served for six years in the Ohio Legislature until his election as a Cuyahoga County Commissioner, a position he held for four years.

In 1977, Feighan ran for Mayor of Cleveland, but lost a narrow race to Dennis Kucinich, who also later became a member of Congress.

He was not a candidate for renomination in 1992 to the 103rd Congress, presumably due to his involvement in the House banking scandal and the specter of a primary fight against fellow incumbent Mary Rose Oakar due to redistricting.

After politics

Feighan served as a director of ProCentury Corporation, a Westerville-based specialty insurance company, and its insurance subsidiaries from 1993 to 1996.

From November 1997 until August 1998, he was a Senior Vice President of Century Business Services,[2] a Cleveland-based provider of outsourced business services now known as CBIZ.[3]

From 1998 until 2000, Feighan was the president of Avalon National Corporation, a holding company for a workers’ compensation insurance agency. During that span, he was also a Managing Partner of Alliance Financial, Ltd., a merchant banking firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions from September 1998 until May 2003.[4]

In 2000, he once again became director of ProCentury, for which he had been the on-and-off Special Counsel. In October 2003, Feighan became the chairman, president and CEO of ProCentury. However, he resigned on July 31, 2008, when it was sold to Meadowbrook Insurance Group.[5]

Since February 2014, Feighan has served as the CEO of Covius, a commercial and residential real estate advisory services company.[6]

Electoral history
Ohio's 19th congressional district: Results 1982–1990[7]
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct
1982 Edward F. Feighan 111,760 58.84% Richard G. Anter II 72,682 38.27% Thomas Pekarek Libertarian 3,129 1.65% Kevin G. Killeen Independent 2,371 1.25%
1984 Edward F. Feighan 139,605 55.21% Matthew J. Hatchadorian 107,957 42.70% (other) 5,277 2.09%
1986 Edward F. Feighan 97,814 54.78% Gary C. Suhadolnik 80,743 45.22%
1988 Edward F. Feighan 168,065 70.49% Noel F. Roberts 70,359 29.51%
1990 Edward F. Feighan 132,951 64.77% Susan M. Lawko 72,315 35.23%

See also

References
  1. "FAST FACTS - St. Edward High School". Archived from the original on 2011-10-14. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  2. "Stocks". Bloomberg.com.
  3. Inc., CBIZ. "404 - CBIZ, Inc". www.cbiz.com. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help); Cite uses generic title (help)
  4. "EDGAR Pro". edgar.brand.edgar-online.com.
  5. "EDGAR Pro". edgar.brand.edgar-online.com.
  6. "Covius acquires RR Donnelley's real estate business". 13 February 2014.
  7. "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2007-12-26. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
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