Nancy Hollister

Nancy Hollister
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office January 5, 1999 – December 31, 2004
Preceded by	Tom Johnson
Succeeded by	Jennifer Garrison
66th Governor of Ohio
In office December 31, 1998 – January 11, 1999
Lieutenant	Vacant
Preceded by	George Voinovich
Succeeded by	Bob Taft
60th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
In office January 9, 1995 – December 31, 1998
Governor	George Voinovich
Preceded by	Mike DeWine
Succeeded by	Maureen O'Connor
Personal details
Born	(1949-05-22) May 22, 1949 (age 75) Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Jeff Hollister[1]

Nancy Elizabeth Hollister (née Putnam; born May 22, 1949) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. Hollister was the first and, to date, only female governor of Ohio, serving briefly from December 1998 to January 1999.

Hollister attended Kent State University, and upon leaving college she became a housewife. She began her political career in the 1980s, becoming a member of the city council in Marietta and eventually winning the position of mayor. In 1994, George Voinovich picked her as his candidate for Lieutenant Governor, and she served from 1995 to 1998. After a failed congressional bid in 1998, she succeeded Voinovich as Governor after he resigned to become a U.S. Senator. She served as Governor for 11 days, taking few political actions during her brief tenure.

Almost immediately after leaving the governorship, Hollister was appointed to a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives. She won election to a full term in 2000 and 2002. In 2004, Hollister was defeated for re-election, attributed in part to her opposition to a constitutional amendment outlawing gay marriage.