Marcus Roberto Explained

Marcus Roberto
State Senate:Ohio
State:Ohio
District:28th
Term:January 3, 1983 – February 26, 1986
Preceded:Kenneth Cox
Term2:January 3, 1977 – December 31, 1982
Preceded2:David W. Johnson
State House3:Ohio
State3:Ohio
Term3:January 3, 1971 – December 31, 1976
District3:62nd
Preceded3:Anice Johnson
Succeeded3:John A. Begala
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:26 November 1930
Birth Place:New Milford, Ohio, U.S.[1]
Death Date:[2]

Marcus Aurelius Roberto (November 26, 1930 – February 24, 1986), a Democrat, was a member of the Ohio General Assembly. Roberto initially won a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1970, replacing Anice Johnson, and won reelection in 1972 and 1974. However, Roberto sought to move up to the Ohio Senate in 1976.[3] Challenging David W. Johnson, Roberto won, and took his seat in the Senate in 1977. He was reelected in 1980.

In 1982, Roberto opted to run for a seat in the United States House of Representatives against Congressman J. William Stanton. He ended up losing the nomination to Dennis Eckart.[4] Switching over to a new district following redistricting, Roberto won reelection in 1984.

After battling cancer for months, Roberto died from cancer on February 25, 1986, midway through his third term in office.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marcus A. Roberto papers | Special Collections and Archives | Kent State University Libraries.
  2. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AK&s_site=ohio&p_multi=AK&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB626AF1DE1EC5B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
  3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZJ1eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MVMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1039,4755118&dq=marcus+roberto+ohio&hl=en Odds seen as giving Dem's control
  4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=baVPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uVEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6540,6172265&dq=marcus+roberto+ohio&hl=en Primary provides test for Reaganomics
  5. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AK&s_site=ohio&p_multi=AK&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB626AF1DE1EC5B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Senator Marcus Roberto 1931-1985