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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: People from Portsmouth, Ohio, Ted Strickland, Kathleen Battle, Roy Rogers, Branch Rickey, Bill Sali, Al Oliver, Herb Roe, Wally Phillips, Gerald Cadogan, Edith Evans Asbury, Wally Gabler, Del Rice, Chuck Ealey, Edward D. Hamilton, Rocky Nelson, James Wallace Conant, Daniel J. Ryan, Vern Riffe, Earl Thomas Conley, Thomas H. Carter, William Russell, Madison Miner Walden, Larry Hisle, Brett Roberts, Stuff Smith, Terry Johnson, Al Bridwell, William Moseley Jones, Barry Sparks, Johnnie LeMaster, Albert C. Thompson, James W. Newman, Bill Harsha, Clarence Holbrook Carter, Frieda Hardin, Martin Dillon, Edward Oscar McCowen, Henry T. Bannon, Oscar F. Moore, Cal Withrow, Harry Blake, Barbara Robinson, Wells A. Hutchins, Elza Jeffords, Ward Miller, William Virgil Peck, Micah Schweinsberg, Charles Kinney, Dale Bandy. Excerpt: Theodore "Ted" Strickland (born August 4, 1941) was the 68th Governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Ohio's 6th congressional district (1993-1995, 1997-2007). In the 2006 gubernatorial election, Strickland was elected to succeed term-limited Republican incumbent Bob Taft after defeating Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, receiving 60% of the vote. However, he was narrowly defeated for re-election in the 2010 gubernatorial election by former U.S. Representative John Kasich. Strickland serves as a co-chair of the Health Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center. Born in Lucasville, Ohio, Strickland was one of nine children; his father was a steelworker. A 1959 graduate of Northwest High School, Strickland went on to be the first member of his family to attend college. Strickland was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in history with a minor in psychology from Asbury College in 1963. In 196...