Larry Wolpert
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| name=Larry Wolpert
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| state_house=Ohio
| state=Ohio
| district=23rd
| term=January 3, 2001 – December 31, 2008
| preceded=Bill Schuck
| succeeded=Cheryl Grossman
| birth_date={{birth date and age|1956|04|05}}{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}
| birth_place=Columbus, Ohio
| spouse=
| profession=Insurance
| party=Republican
| residence=Hilliard, Ohio
| alma_mater=Ohio State University, Capital University
|}}
Larry Wolpert (born April 5, 1956){{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} is a former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, who represented the 23rd District from 2001 to 2008. He is the executive director on the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review.
Life and career
Wolpert is a graduate of Ohio State University and Capital University. He has had a career in insurance, including with Grange Insurance. He worked in that industry until seeking election to the Ohio House. Wolpert is married and has a stepson.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}
In 1992, Wolpert was elected to Hilliard City Council, and served in that capacity until 2000. He also served on the Ohio Elections Commission.
Ohio House of Representatives
In 2000, Representative Bill Schuck retired, and Wolpert replaced him in the Ohio House of Representatives. Unopposed for the nomination, he won the general election with 61.9% of the vote.{{cite web | url=http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2000ElectionsResults/OHHouseReps11072000.aspx | title=2000 general election results | publisher=Ohio Secretary of State | date=November 7, 2000 | accessdate=September 13, 2011 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627172935/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2000ElectionsResults/OHHouseReps11072000.aspx | archivedate=June 27, 2011 }} He was unopposed for reelection in 2002 and 2004, and won a fourth term in 2006 with 56.47% of the vote.{{cite web | url=http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2006ElectionsResults/06-1107OHReps.aspx | title=2006 general election results | accessdate=September 13, 2011 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627172608/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2006ElectionsResults/06-1107OHReps.aspx | archivedate=June 27, 2011 }}
Throughout his tenure in the House, Wolpert served as Chairman of the Township and Government Committee, and of the Subcommittee on Growth and Land Use in the Ohio 125th General Assembly. He again served as Chair of the Local Government Committee in the 126th General Assembly, and the 127th General Assembly.
Term limits required Wolpert to leave the House in 2008, and he was succeeded by Cheryl Grossman. He has since become the executive director of the Joint Committee of Agency Rule Review.{{cite web |title=JCARR Staff |url=https://www.jcarr.state.oh.us/about/jcarr-staff |website=www.jcarr.state.oh.us}}
References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20121224192950/https://www.jcarr.state.oh.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=53 JCARR: Larry Wolpert] - Official site
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Category:Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Ohio General Assembly