Family
Wife, the former Diane L. Whitson
Children:
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Ryan (age 26)
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Ashlee (age 24)
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Kyle
(age 22)
Education
Graduate of Findlay High School 1972
B.S. Degree from University of Kentucky 1977
Secondary Education - emphasis in Social Studies
Experience
Teacher/Coach Danville High School (Danville, Kentucky)
1977-1980 Teacher/Coach Findlay High School (Findlay, Ohio)
1980-1983 Teacher/Coach Bryan High School (Bryan, Ohio)
1983-1996 Teacher/Coach Findlay High School (Findlay, Ohio)
1996-Present
Related Work Experience
Head Baseball Coach and Assistant Football Coach at Danville H.S.
1977-1980
Assistant Football Coach at Findlay High School 1980-1982
Assistant Football Coach at Findlay College 1983
Head Football Coach at Bryan High School 1983-1996
Head Baseball Coach at Bryan High School 1987-1990
Head Football Coach at Findlay High School 1996-2005
Head Track Coach at Findlay High School 2003-2004
Coaching Accomplishments and Records
Overall Head Football Coaching Record (two schools) 149-89
Won Eight League Championships
Coached twenty-two First Team All-State Football Players
Selected Coach of the Year in the League 1985,1986,1998,1999,
2002, 2005
Toledo Blade Coach of the Year 1986, 1997
District Coach of the Year 1986,1999, 2002, 2005
Division I Coach of the Year 1999
Activities
General Chairman of the United Way Campaign of Hancock County
2000 Hancock County Sports Hall of Fame Committee Member Church
Council Committee Member (St. Mark's United Methodist Church)
Hancock County Republican Central Committee Member
«
My
Platform«
I stand for the following:
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Pro-Life
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Second Amendment
rights of all law-abiding citizens to own and carry guns
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Continued reduction in taxes
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Our academic future by
focusing on tech-prep educational programs in our schools.
Preparing the future workers and entrepreneurs should be a
priority. Too many of our 18-35 year olds are leaving Ohio for
more lucrative opportunities outside of the state
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Keeping our 18-35 years olds in Ohio by
providing a positive climate for businesses that will build up the
tax revenue base and help provide funding for our schools and
our rising health care costs
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Refocusing concerns of eminent domain
situations. Time is needed to
properly investigate the true intent of this practice. Too many
people, throughout the United States, are being threatened by
this detrimental practice.
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Protection of our farms and our farmland. We
must protect the production rights of our farmers without adding
regulation after regulation. Farming is this district's number
one occupation. We must never forget the
importance of our farmers, and the sanctity of the land upon
which they dwell.
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Alternative fuels must be a priority as well. We
must focus more attention on biodiesel and ethanol availability
at all gas stations to help the ever growing concerns over gas
prices and shortages.
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