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Joseph Leonard Camera
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 53rd district
In office
January 3, 1969 – December 31, 1982
Preceded byEd DeChant
Succeeded byMichael Camera
Personal details
Born(1914-08-14)August 14, 1914
Franklin, Missouri[1]
DiedJune 30, 1993(1993-06-30) (aged 78)
Lorain, Ohio
Political partyDemocratic

Joseph Leonard Camera (August 14, 1914 – June 30, 1993) is a Democratic politician who formerly served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. A native of Lorain, Ohio, Camera entered the race to replace retired Rep. Ed DeChant in 1968 and won the nomination and general election. He was sworn into office on January 3, 1969, and would serve a portion of Lorain County for the entirety of the 1970s.

A longtime labor leader, Camera served as Chairman of the House Commerce and Labor Committee for much of his later tenure in the legislature.[2] In 1982, he would retire, and was succeeded by his cousin, Michael Camera. Following his time in the legislature, he would return to Lorain and retire.

References

  1. ^ Marquis Who's Who, LLC; Biographical Research Bureau (1977). Who's who in Government. Vol. 3. Marquis Who's Who, Incorporated. ISBN 9780837912035. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
  2. ^ "House approves bill allowing employee contracts". Sunday Times Sentinel. 1981-03-31. Retrieved 2011-02-26.