Edward Silvio Emery is an American

United States

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 politician.

In 1976, 1978, and 1980, Emery ran as an independent against U.S. Rep.

United States House of Representatives

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 Thomas W. L. Ashley

Thomas W. L. Ashley

Thomas William Ludlow Ashley , usually known as Lud Ashley, was an American politician of the Democratic party. He served as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1955 to 1981.-Biography:...

 (D-Ohio

Ohio

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). Each time, Emery came in a distant third in the race.

In 1998 and 2002, Emery was the nominee of the Republican party

Republican Party (United States)

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 to contest the incumbency of Marcy Kaptur

Marcy Kaptur

Marcia Carolyn "Marcy" Kaptur is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1983. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, anchored by the city of Toledo, includes all of Ottawa and Erie counties, and part of Lucas and Lorain counties.Serving her fourteenth term in the House of...

. Emery lost both these races.

In October 2003, Emery dressed as Arnold Schwarzenegger

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 at a Halloween Party sponsored by the Greater Toledo Republican Club.

In 2004, Emery lost his bid for the Republican nomination to Larry A. Kaczala

Larry A. Kaczala

Larry Alan Kaczala was a real estate lawyer and American politician of the Republican party who was the party's 2004 nominee to challenge incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcia C. "Marcy" Kaptur in Ohio's 9th congressional district.-Personal life:Born in Toledo, Kaczala graduated from Toledo's...

.

Emery again sought the Republican nomination against Marcy Kaptur

Marcy Kaptur

Marcia Carolyn "Marcy" Kaptur is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1983. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, anchored by the city of Toledo, includes all of Ottawa and Erie counties, and part of Lucas and Lorain counties.Serving her fourteenth term in the House of...

in 2006. He faced Bradley S. Leavitt and Dirk Kubala in the May 2nd primary election. Bradley S. Leavitt won the Republican nomination for 2006, and then lost to Marcy Kaptur in the election that year.

Controversies

• In 1998, he was arrested for stalking a neighbor and resisting arrest.
• In 2008, he was accused of stealing scrap metal.