Background
Cremeans, Frank A. was born on April 5, 1943 in Cheshire, Ohio, United States.
United States representative politician
Cremeans, Frank A. was born on April 5, 1943 in Cheshire, Ohio, United States.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Education, University Rio Grande, 1966. Master in Education, Ohio University, 1969.
He served one term in Congress, from 1995 to 1997. After graduating from Kyger Creek High School, Cheshire, Ohio he earned his Bachelor of Arts at the University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Ohio, in 1965 and his Master of Arts at Ohio University in 1969. Cremeans, the self-made millionaire owner of a concrete company in Gallipolis, was elected in the Republican landslide in 1994, narrowly defeating one-term incumbent Ted Strickland in Ohio"s sixth congressional district.
Strickland challenged Cremeans in 1996 to regain the seat.
Cremeans subsequently returned to Gallipolis and his concrete business. In 1998, Cremeans sought to retake his seat from Strickland, but he was defeated in a three-way Republican primary by Lieutenant Governor Nancy Hollister.
In March 2000, he challenged Grand Old Party incumbent Senator Mike DeWine in a three way primary, finishing in third place with 8% of the vote. (DeWine drew 80%, and gun show promoter Ronald Dickson drew 12%)
He died in Gallipolis in 2003 due to a respiratory disease.
M. Carol; 2 d., 1 s.