Background
Carey, John Allen was born on April 18, 1959 in Wellston, Ohio, United States. Son of John A. and Sylia Lucille (Scites) Carey.
Carey, John Allen was born on April 18, 1959 in Wellston, Ohio, United States. Son of John A. and Sylia Lucille (Scites) Carey.
With Carey a key player in Ohio education reform as Chairman of the Primary and Secondary Education Subcommittee, Carey is leading an effort to reform Ohio school funding, and to change the current evidence based model. While he supports some changes, he believes the overall formula is set up fair.
After the most recent budget bill adjusted the number of calamity days school districts can use each year from five to three, there was great concern from school districts citing costs. Carey introduced legislation, along with Casey Kozlowski, that would allow for five calamity days starting as early as the present school year.
He stated that bring the available days back up to three allows for education needs to be met while also ensuring safety for students.
He became the Chancellor of the University System of Ohio in 2013. After college, he worked as an aide to United States. Representative Clarence Miller and served as Mayor of Wellston from 1988 to 1994. In 1998, Carey defeated Democrat Bill Oiler with 64.97% of the electorate to take a third term.
Foreign his fourth term in 2000, he ran unopposed.
Term limited in the House after 2002, Carey sought to face incumbent Senator Mike Shoemaker to move up to the Ohio Senate. While the seat had been held by Democrats since the mid-1980s, redistricting made the seat solidly Republican.
He defeated Shoemaker to take his first term with 53.8% of the vote. Foreign the 126th General Assembly, Senate President Bill Harris named Carey as Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and he continued to serve in the capacity for the 127th and 128th General Assemblies.
Again term limited, Carey returned to the Ohio House in 2010, and ran to succeed Clyde Evans.
Carey served as vice chairman of the House Finance and Financial Institutions Committee, under Chairman Ron Amstutz, and as Chairman of the Primary and Secondary Education Subcommittee in the 129th General Assembly. He also served on the committee of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Education Finance As vice chairman of the Finance Committee, Carey was responsible for appropriating the privatization of the Ohio Department of Development.
While it is a controversial approach, Carey has stated, "What we"re doing now isn"t working," he said about the state"s existing job creation programs.
"We need to take a step, even though there are risks involved. But I think we need to take these risks to help our constituents." Carey has also been adement about being cautious with local government funds.
An opponent of the estate tax, Carey has claimed that jobs have been lost in his district as a result of the taxation, and is in favor of initiatives to abolish the tax The goal of a conference committee is to discuss differences between the House and Senate versions of the budget legislation and decide on a common solution.
In 2011, he served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 87th District, before resigning at the end of the year. He also was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1995 until 2002, and the Ohio Senate from 2003 to 2010. Carey is also a member of the Lawrence County Transportation Improvement District Board of Trustees.
Carey was a member of the conference committee on the 2013-2014 budget.