Career
He served in the 23rd District, which is based out of Cuyahoga County, from 1991 until 1994, when he lost to Dennis Kucinich in an electoral upset. He was also mayor of Lakewood, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio from 1978 to 1990. In 2009, he was accused of paying bribes to obtain a consulting job, for which he did little or no work.
On September 1, 2009, he pled guilty to the charges and was subsequently fined.