Ralph Bernard KOHNEN

Background

Kohnen, Ralph Bernard was born on October 22, 1935 in Cincinnati. Son of Ralph Bernard and Helenrose (Hillenbrand) Kohnen.

Education

Georgetown University, College of Arts and Sciences (Bachelor of Arts, 1957). University of Cincinnati (Bachelor of Laws, 1960). Phi Alpha Delta. Representative, Ohio State Legislature, 1962-1967.

Member, Cincinnati City Council, 1967-1973. Vice Mayor, City of Cincinnati, 1971. Member, Task Force on Ethics and Campaign Financing, Appointed by Cincinnati City Council, 1974- 1975.

Member, since 1975, Chairman, 1982-1985, Board of Directors, Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati. Member, 1975— and Member, Executive Committee, 1977— and Chairman, Personnel Committee, since 1982, Board of Directors, United Services Organization, Inc. Member, Charter Review Committee, appointed by Cincinnati City Council, 1980.

Member, Executive Committee, Mercy Health Care system, since 1986.

Career

Practiced law, Cincinnati, from 1961. Partner Kohnen and Kohnen, from 1974. Member Ohio House of Representatives, 1963-1967, City Council Cincinnati, 1967-1973, vice mayor, 1971.

Director Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati, chairman board, since 1982.

Achievements

• Bar: Ohio 1960, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1975.

Membership

Trustee Cincinnati Association for Blind, since 1965. Member Hamilton County (Ohio) Mental Health and Mental Retardation Board, 1968-1972. Chairman board Cincinnati and Hamilton County Council Governments, 1972-1973.

Member Cincinnati Planning Commission, 1967-1971. Board governors, member executive committee Arthritis Foundation Southwestern Ohio, since 1974, United Service Organizations, since 1975. Trustee Community Improvement Corporation, 1968-1972.

Member Republican policy and executive committee Hamilton County, since 1974, treasurer, since 1981. Member task force ethics and campaign financing City Council Cincinnati, 1974-1975. Member Cincinnati Charter Review Committee, 1980.

Served with United States Army, 1960-1961. Member Cincinnati Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, American Bar Association, National Health Lawyers Association Clubs: Queen City, Racquet, Cincinnati Country, Columbus (Ohio) Athletic.

Connections

Married; children: Ralph, Allen, Nancy, Daniel.

Father:

Ralph Bernard Kohnen

Mother:

Helenrose (Hillenbrand) Kohnen

child:

Ralph Kohnen

child:

Allen Kohnen

child:

Nancy Kohnen

child:

Daniel Kohnen