Dan Troy

Dan Troy
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 23rd district
Assumed office
January 4, 2021
Preceded byJohn Rogers
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 70th district
In office
January 3, 1983 – December 31, 1996
Preceded byEd Hughes
Succeeded byJamie Callender
Personal details
Born (1948-06-06) June 6, 1948 (age 76)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Willowick, Ohio
Alma materUniversity of Dayton (BA)
Websitehttps://danieltroy.com
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army

Daniel P. Troy (born June 6, 1948) is an Ohio politician from Lake County, Ohio. In 2020, he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives,[1][2] having previously served seven terms in the House, interspersed with several terms as Commissioner for Lake County, Ohio.[3] He represents the 23rd district, encompassing the cities of Eastlake, Mentor-on-the-Lake, Richmond Heights, Wickliffe, Willoughby, Willowick, half of Mentor, the villages of Gates Mills, Mayfield, and Timberlake.[4]

Troy won re-election in the 2022 Statehouse race against George Phillips with 51.4% of the vote. In 2020, Dan Troy beat George Phillips with 50.7% of the vote. Although the area he represents is mostly the same from 2020, the district number changed from 60 to 23.[5]

Troy is in his ninth term in the Ohio House of Representatives and serves as the Ranking Member on Ways and Means Committee. His other committee assignments include the Finance Committee, Ranking Member on Finance Subcommittee on Agriculture, State and Local Government, Public Utilities, and Armed Services.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Daniel P. Troy Biography". The Ohio House of Representatives. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Ohio Election Results". The New York Times. 3 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Lake County, Ohio - Commissioners". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Troy, Phillips Square off for 60th House District Seat".
  5. ^ Editorial Board, cleveland com and The Plain Dealer (2022-10-09). "Daniel P. Troy for the Ohio House 23rd District: endorsement editorial". cleveland. Retrieved 2022-10-31.