Ed Feighan

Edward Farrell "Ed" Feighan (born October 22, 1947) is a former American politician. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and as a Democratic Party U.S. Representative from 1983 to 1993, serving Ohio's 19th congressional district.

Ed Feighan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 19th district
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Lyle Williams
Succeeded by	Eric Fingerhut
Member of the Cuyahoga County Board of County Commissioners
In office 1979–1983
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 8th district
In office January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1978
Preceded by	Jim Flannery
Succeeded by	Benny Bonanno
Personal details
Born	Edward Farrell Feighan (1947-10-22) October 22, 1947 Lakewood, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Nadine Feighan
Relations	Michael A. Feighan (uncle)
Education	Loyola University New Orleans (BA) Cleveland State University (JD)

Early life and education

Feighan was born in Lakewood, Ohio. He graduated in 1965 from St. Edward High School, an all-boys Catholic high school on Cleveland's west side. In 1969, he earned a Bachelor of Arts from Loyola University in New Orleans, LA. He attended Cleveland State University College of Law at Cleveland State University while serving in the legislature and received his Juris Doctor in 1978.

Political career

Feighan was first elected to public office as a State Representative from Cleveland, Ohio, in 1972. He served for six years in the Ohio Legislature until his election as a Cuyahoga County Commissioner, a position he held for four years.

In 1977, Feighan ran for Mayor of Cleveland, but lost a narrow race to Dennis Kucinich, who also later became a member of Congress.

He was not a candidate for renomination in 1992 to the 103rd Congress, presumably due to his involvement in the House banking scandal and the specter of a primary fight against fellow incumbent Mary Rose Oakar due to redistricting.

After politics

Feighan served as a director of ProCentury Corporation, a Westerville-based specialty insurance company, and its insurance subsidiaries from 1993 to 1996.

From November 1997 until August 1998, he was a Senior Vice President of Century Business Services, a Cleveland-based provider of outsourced business services now known as CBIZ.

From 1998 until 2000, Feighan was the president of Avalon National Corporation, a holding company for a workers’ compensation insurance agency. During that span, he was also a Managing Partner of Alliance Financial, Ltd., a merchant banking firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions from September 1998 until May 2003.

In 2000, he once again became director of ProCentury, for which he had been the on-and-off Special Counsel. In October 2003, Feighan became the chairman, president and CEO of ProCentury. However, he resigned on July 31, 2008, when it was sold to Meadowbrook Insurance Group.

Since February 2014, Feighan has served as the CEO of Covius, a commercial and residential real estate advisory services company.

Electoral history

Ohio's 19th congressional district: Results 1982–1990

Year		Democrat	Votes	Pct		Republican	Votes	Pct		3rd Party	Party	Votes	Pct		3rd Party	Party	Votes	Pct
1982		Edward F. Feighan	111,760	58.84%		Richard G. Anter II	72,682	38.27%		Thomas Pekarek	Libertarian	3,129	1.65%		Kevin G. Killeen	Independent	2,371	1.25%
1984		Edward F. Feighan	139,605	55.21%		Matthew J. Hatchadorian	107,957	42.70%		(other)		5,277	2.09%
1986		Edward F. Feighan	97,814	54.78%		Gary C. Suhadolnik	80,743	45.22%
1988		Edward F. Feighan	168,065	70.49%		Noel F. Roberts	70,359	29.51%
1990		Edward F. Feighan	132,951	64.77%		Susan M. Lawko	72,315	35.23%

See also

• List of United States representatives from Ohio

External links

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The Political Graveyard profile Archived 2009-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
• Appearances on C-SPAN