Background
Ujvagi was born in Budapest, Hungary on 31 March in 1949 as son of Ede and Magda Újvági.
Ujvagi was born in Budapest, Hungary on 31 March in 1949 as son of Ede and Magda Újvági.
Student, University Toledo.
His nickname is "Mayor of East Toledo". Matt Szollosi of the 49th District is another Hungarian representative in Ohio. He has two brothers, Ed and Charles.
After a short stay in an Austrian refugee camp, the family arrived in Toledo, Ohio. He is active in the Hungarian Club of Greater Toledo, the Birmingham Cultural Center, and he is on the Board of Directors for the Art Commission of Greater Toledo. While in the legislature, Ujvagi was very influential on budgetary issues, and for a time served as Chairman of the House Finance Committee's Transportation Subcommittee.
On 17 March 2010, Ujvagi resigned his seat in the to become the new Lucas County Administrator. He was succeeded by Joe Walter.
He was a member of the American delegation to the state funeral of Hungarian Prime Minister József Antall (1993). He is a founding member and executive committee member of the Hungarian-American Coalition.