Mary Boyle

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Mary O. Boyle is an American politician of the Ohio Democratic party.

Boyle started her career in elective office as a state legislator representing Cleveland Heights (Ohio District #9). She was the first woman Majority Whip in the Ohio House of Representatives. Following that, she served on the Board of County Commissioners of Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

In 1998, she was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate to replace the retiring John Glenn. She was defeated by then Ohio Gov. George Voinovich. She also was a candidate for the United States Senate in 1994 to replace the retiring Howard Metzenbaum, but she was defeated in the Democrat primary by Joel Hyatt. Republican Mike DeWine eventually was elected to the Senate seat in November of 1994.

Boyle is the mother of Ohio politician Jim Boyle and three other children.

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