Betty Sutton

Betty Sutton
Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals
for the 9th District
Assumed office
February 9, 2021
Preceded byJulie A. Schafer
Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
In office
August 13, 2013[1] – January 20, 2017
Preceded byCraig Middlebrook (acting)
Succeeded byCraig Middlebrook (acting)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 13th district
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013
Preceded bySherrod Brown
Succeeded byTim Ryan
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 35th district
In office
January 3, 1993 – December 31, 2000
Preceded byCliff Skeen
Succeeded byBob Otterman
Member of the Summit County Council
In office
1991–1992
Member of the Barberton City Council from the At-Large Ward
In office
1990–1991
Personal details
Born
Betty Sue Sutton

(1963-07-31) July 31, 1963 (age 61)
Barberton, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDoug Corwon
EducationKent State University (BA)
University of Akron (JD)

Betty Sue Sutton (born July 31, 1963) is an American politician who currently serves as a Judge of Ohio's 9th District Court of Appeals. She previously served as a U.S. Representative for Ohio's 13th congressional district from 2007 to 2013. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Sutton lost her 2012 re-election campaign after she was redistricted to the 16th District, losing to fellow incumbent Jim Renacci in the Republican-leaning district.

On July 24, 2013, the White House announced that Sutton would be appointed administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. The agency is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and is a government owned corporation that operates and maintains the U.S. portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway between the Port of Montreal and Lake Erie.[2] On March 7, 2017, Sutton announced that she would pursue the Democratic nomination for Governor of Ohio.[3] On January 10, 2018, Sutton dropped her bid for governor, announcing that she would instead run for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio as the running mate of Richard Cordray.[4]

  1. ^ Administrator Betty Sutton
  2. ^ "Betty Sutton, former congresswoman to be appointed to head Saint Lawrence Seaway agency". The Plain Dealer. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  3. ^ Ludlow, Randy. "Betty Sutton becomes second Democrat to announce for Ohio governor". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  4. ^ Ohio Democrats team up: Governor candidate Richard Cordray picks primary contender Betty Sutton as running mate