Sandra Harwood
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Sandra Harwood is a Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
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 politician who served in the Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio House of Representatives
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate....

, representing the 65th District from 2003 to 2010.

Life and career

Harwood received a law degree from the University of Akron
University of Akron
The University of Akron is a coeducational public research university located in Akron, Ohio, United States. The university is part of the University System of Ohio. It was founded in 1870 as a small college affiliated with the Universalist Church. In 1913 ownership was transferred to the City of...

 School of Law, and a BA from Kent State University
Kent State University
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. As an attorney she was admitted to practice in the State of Ohio in 1991 and admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court in 2004.

Harwood and her husband Tom live in Niles, Ohio
Niles, Ohio
Niles is a city in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The city's population was 20,932 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area....

 and have a blended family of 5 children and 6 grandchildren.

Ohio House of Representatives

After winning a primary, Harwood was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio House of Representatives
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate....

 in 2002, and reelected in 2004, 2006 and 2008. She served as Chairwoman of the Judiciary Committee, the first woman ever to hold that position.

In 2010, Harwood faced term limits and was forced out of her seat by the end of that year. She was replaced in the House by Sean O'Brien
Sean O'Brien
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