Jeffrey McClain
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Jeff McClain
| image name=
| state_house=Ohio
| state=Ohio
| district=87th
| term_start=January 5, 2009
| term_end=October 2, 2016
| predecessor=Steve Reinhard
| successor=Wes Goodman
| birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1958|02|02}}
| birth_place=Upper Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.
| death_date=
| death_place=
| alma_mater=
| profession=Auditor
| residence= Upper Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.
| party=Republican
}}
Jeff McClain (born February 2, 1958) is a former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives who represented the 87th District from 2009 to 2016.
Career
McClain was the Wyandot County auditor for over 26 years.
=Ohio House of Representatives=
When Representative Steve Reinhard was unable to run for another term due to term limits, McClain, along with Lois Fisher, sought the Republican nomination. McClain won the primary election with 60.72% of the votes.Brunner, Jennifer [http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2008ElectionResults/prohrep.aspx 2008 primary election results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227153144/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2008ElectionResults/prohrep.aspx |date=2010-12-27 }} (2008-11-04) He won the general election with 53.63% of the vote.Brunner, Jennifer [http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2008ElectionResults/ohRep_110408.aspx 2008 general election results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916124611/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2008ElectionResults/ohRep_110408.aspx |date=2011-09-16 }} (2010-11-02) On January 5, 2009, he was sworn into his first term. McClain was elected to a second term in 2010 unopposed. In 2014, McClain was elected to serve his fourth consecutive term with 73% of the vote.{{cite news |url=http://thecourier.com/local-news/2014/11/05/voters-elect-republicans-to-six-area-ohio-house-seats/ |title=Voters elect Republicans to six area Ohio House seats |last=Wilin |first=Lou |date=5 November 2014 |newspaper=The Courier |location=Findlay, OH |access-date=28 November 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
With Senator Karen Gillmor resigning from her seat, McClain had been named as a possible successor.{{cite news | first = Jim | last = Provance | title = Ohio GOP to start search to replace Gillmor in Senate | date = 2011-06-21 | url = http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2011/06/21/Ohio-GOP-to-start-search-to-replace-Gillmor-in-Senate.html | work = Toledo Blade | accessdate = 2011-06-24}}{{cite news | first = Jim | last = Provance | title = 10 men apply to replace Gillmor in Ohio Senate | date = 2011-07-04 | url = http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2011/07/02/10-men-apply-to-replace-Gillmor-in-Ohio-Senate.html | work = Toledo Blade | accessdate = 2011-07-05}} However, the appointment went to David Burke.
=Ohio Chamber of Commerce=
Term limited in 2016, McClain resigned early to work for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.{{cite web
| title = GOP lawmaker to resign Ohio House seat, take Chamber of Commerce job
| url = http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/09/20/0920-gop-legislator-jeff-mcclain-to-resign.html
| accessdate = 2016-12-19
| archive-date = 2016-09-21
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160921194252/http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/09/20/0920-gop-legislator-jeff-mcclain-to-resign.html
| url-status = dead
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