Barbara Sears

December 5, 1966

She serves as the Majority Floor Leader in the Her district includes much of suburban Toledo, Ohio. She served on the city council of Sylvania, Ohio from 1998–2008, serving as president of the council from 2004–2008. She is a co-owner of Noble and Sears, Incorporated. Currently, she lives in Monclova Township, Ohio. She has two sons. In 2008, Sears was appointed to the Ohio House to succeed Mark Wagoner, who had resigned to serve in the Ohio Senate. Sears came under fire from ultra-conservatives in 2014 for her outspoken support for Medicaid expansion, which many saw as a facet of Obamacare. She is serving as House Majority Leader for the 131st Ohio General Assembly.

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Sears graduated from the University of Toledo in 1983.

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She serves as the Majority Floor Leader in the Her district includes much of suburban Toledo, Ohio. She served on the city council of Sylvania, Ohio from 1998–2008, serving as president of the council from 2004–2008. She is a co-owner of Noble and Sears, Incorporated.

Currently, she lives in Monclova Township, Ohio.

She has two sons.

In 2008, Sears was appointed to the Ohio House to succeed Mark Wagoner, who had resigned to serve in the Ohio Senate. Sears came under fire from ultra-conservatives in 2014 for her outspoken support for Medicaid expansion, which many saw as a facet of Obamacare. She is serving as House Majority Leader for the 131st Ohio General Assembly.

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She won reelection in 2008 and 2010. In 2012, Sears won election to a third term, defeating Democrat Jeff Bunck with 60.18% of the vote. Regardless, she easily won a primary for her seat to take another term in 2014. Sears won a final term in 2014 unopposed.

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