Mary Lightbody

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| name = Mary Lightbody

| state_house = Ohio

| district = 4th

| term_start = January 7, 2019

| term_end = January 9, 2024

| preceded = Anne Gonzales

| succeeded = Beryl Piccolantonio

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| party = Democratic

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|7|17}}

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| alma_mater = Harvard University (BA)
Ohio State University (PhD, MEd)

| occupation = Educator

| residence = Plain Township, Ohio, U.S.

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Mary Lightbody (born July 17, 1952) is an American educator and politician who was the member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 4th district in Franklin County from 2019 until 2024.{{cite news |last1=Meighan |first1=Shahid |title=Ohio House member Mary Lightbody announces resignation; Democrats will pick replacement |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2024/01/03/ohio-house-member-mary-lightbody-a-democrat-from-plain-township-is-resigning-effective-tuesday/72101949007/ |access-date=22 January 2024 |work=The Columbus Dispatch |date=January 3, 2024}}

Lightbody was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education at the Ohio State University, Newark Campus and previously taught at Otterbein University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.marylightbody.com/about/|title=About Mary}}

Ohio House of Representatives

=Election=

Lightbody was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 55 percent of the vote over 45 percent of Republican candidate Tim Barhorst, flipping the seat from Republican control to Democratic control.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-ohio-elections.html|title=Ohio Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times|website=The New York Times|date=6 November 2018|access-date=November 19, 2018}}

=Committees=

Lightbody served on the following committees: Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce and Labor, and Higher Education.{{cite web|title=Committees|url=http://www.ohiohouse.gov/mary-lightbody|access-date=March 1, 2019}}