Robert Regula
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Robert Regula
|state_house = Ohio
|district = 49th
|term = January 3, 1978 – December 31, 1978
|preceded = Irene Smart
|succeeded = Chuck Red Ash
|birth_date = January 18, 1923
|birth_place = Bucks, Tuscarawas County, Ohio USA
|death_date = {{death date and age|1996|5|19|1923|1|18}}
|death_place = Canton, Stark County, Ohio
|spouse =
|profession =
|religion =
|party = Democrat
|}}
Robert L. Regula (January 18, 1923 – May 19, 1996) was a Democratic politician who served in the General Assembly in the U.S. state of Ohio in 1978.
Life
Regula was born in Bucks, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, to Alvin G. and Emma E. Regula.[https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22robert%20l.%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Aregula~%20%2Bbirth_place%3Aohio~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1923-1924~] 1930 US Census Record - OHIO He entered the US Army in January 1943, during World War II.United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 After the war he lived in Canton, worked at Ohio Bell Telephone, and was active in local politics. As an employee of the Ohio Bell Telephone Company and a former township trustee, Regula was appointed to succeed Representative Irene Smart in 1978, whose seat became vacant when she was appointed to a judiciary position.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mZNIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vYMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4984,1179559&dq=robert+regula+ohio&hl=en] Regula of Canton named to the Assembly. Soon after his appointment, Regula won a tough primary battle for the Democratic nomination.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nJ1eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OFMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2815,3722765&dq=robert+regula+ohio&hl=en] Dems expected to keep edge in Assembly. He lost the general election to Chuck Red Ash a popular high school football coach. Regula spent one year, or half a term, in the Ohio House of Representatives.
Regula remained active in local politics, but held no further public office. He died in Canton in 1996, age 73.
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
Category:United States Army personnel of World War II
Category:20th-century members of the Ohio General Assembly
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