Jo Ann Davidson Former Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives

Jo Ann Davidson served as Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives from January 1995 through December 2000 and was a member of the Legislature for 20 years. Her leadership guided many important legislative initiatives through the Ohio General Assembly including welfare reform, electric deregulation and criminal justice reform.

Prior to 1994, Speaker Davidson worked as Vice President of Special Programs for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. Speaker Davidson holds honorary Doctor of Law degrees from Ohio University and Capital University , an honorary degree in government leadership from the University of Findlay , and an honorary Doctor of Public Administration degree from The Ohio State University.

She serves on numerous boards, including Franklin University's, and recently formed her own consulting firm, JAD and Associates, which consult in a broad range of services involving public policy development and analysis, strategic planning and political campaigns. Davidson has also formed the Jo Ann Davidson Ohio Leadership Institute.

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