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Fred Strahorn
Fred Strahorn
Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives
	In office; January 5, 2015 – February 6, 2019
Preceded by	Tracy Maxwell Heard
Succeeded by	Emilia Sykes
Member of the Ohio Senate; from the 5th district
	In office; March 31, 2009 – December 31, 2010
Preceded by	Tom Roberts
Succeeded by	Bill Beagle
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives; from the 39th district
	In office; January 7, 2013 – December 31, 2020
Preceded by	Clayton Luckie
Succeeded by	Willis Blackshear Jr.
	In office; January 3, 2001 – December 31, 2008
Preceded by	Tom Roberts
Succeeded by	Roland Winburn
Personal details
Born	March 20, 1965 (age 59); Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University; Ohio State University (BS); Sinclair Community College

Frederick W. Strahorn^[1] (born March 20, 1965) is an American Democratic politician who served in the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 39th District, which consists of much of Dayton, Ohio. He served as the Minority Leader for the 131st Ohio General Assembly and 132nd Ohio General Assembly.

Life and career

Strahorn served as a member of the Wright State University Board of Trustees, a position that ended in 2013.^[2] He attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and graduated with a B.A. in aviation management from Ohio State University.^[3] He also attended Sinclair Community College for real estate coursework.^[1]

Strahorn won his election to the Ohio House of Representatives in 2000 and was re-elected in 2002, 2004 and 2006. Strahorn was term limited out of running again in his previous district, but chose to run for election in a different district in 2012.

In 2008, Strahorn received the Dayton Unit NAACP President's Award from civil rights activist Derrick Foward, the president of the Dayton NAACP.

The following year, Strahorn was appointed to the Ohio Senate to replace Tom Roberts, who had been appointed to the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, but lost election to a full term to Republican Bill Beagle.

Return to the Ohio House of Representatives

Strahorn was chosen as the Democratic candidate for the position on August 12, 2012, at the Montgomery County Democratic headquarters, with a vote of 41–1.^[4]

First elected in November 2012, Strahorn defeated his opponent, Jeffrey Wellbaum, with over 80% of the vote in a traditionally Democratic district. The two competed to fill the position that had been vacated in January 2013 by Clayton Luckie, who had earlier announced his withdrawal from the election following the news that he was being investigated on criminal charges.^[5]

Strahorn soundly won re-election in 2014 with over 75% of the vote. His opponents were Jeff Dalton, Republican, and William Pace, an independent perennial candidate.^[6]^[7]

On November 18, 2014, Strahorn was elected as Minority Leader of the Ohio House by the Democratic Caucus. Strahorn stated that he would work on trying to make clear the Democratic Party's message to voters, commenting "I know that we have work to do with the general public with communicating what our party really stands for." He was reelected to the position in 2016.^[8]

Circa 2016, Strahorn gave an impassioned labor rights speech, denouncing the union busting tactics of Moraine's Fuyao Glass America plant and praising workers who choose to unionize with the UAW. His speech was featured in 2019 documentary film American Factory.^[9]

Electoral history

Election results
Year	Office	Election	Votes for Strahorn	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%
2000	Ohio House of Representatives	General	22,411	68.96%	Brian L. Whitaker	Republican	7,956	24.48%	Logan Martinez	Independent	2,132	6.56%
2002		General	19,725	71.81%	Martin Arbagi	Republican	7,744	28.19%
2004		General	33,325	70.17%	Glenn Jones	Republican	14,164	29.83%
2006		General	23,523	74.17%	Martin Arbagi	Republican	8,192	25.83%
2010	Ohio Senate	General	47,681	49.15%	Bill Beagle	Republican	49,339	50.85%
2012	Ohio House of Representatives	General	37,831	82.99%	Jeffrey L. Wellbaum	Republican	7,756	17.01%
2014		General	16,344	77.5%	Jeffrey Dalton	Republican	3,891	18.41%	William Pace	Independent	895	4.24%
2016		General	27,558	100%
2018		General	26,879	100%