Mary O. Boyle

Mary Boyle
Majority Whip of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office
1982 – December 31, 1984
Preceded byFrancine Panehal
Succeeded byPatrick Sweeney
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 15th district
In office
January 3, 1979 – December 31, 1984
Preceded byArthur Brooks
Succeeded byJane Campbell
Personal details
Born (1941-12-23) December 23, 1941
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
EducationSaint Mary's College (BA)

Mary O. Boyle (born December 23, 1941) is an American politician who was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1979 to 1984. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the party's nominee in the 1998 United States Senate election in Ohio.

Boyle started her career in elective office as a state legislator representing Cleveland Heights (Ohio District 9) in 1978.[1] She was elected majority whip in 1982.[1] After leaving the legislature, she served as a Cuyahoga County commissioner for twelve years.[1] She was the first woman ever elected to a non-judicial county office in Cuyahoga County. Boyle entered the Democratic primary for the United States Senate in 1994 to replace the retiring Howard Metzenbaum, but was defeated by Joel Hyatt.[1]

In 1998, Boyle chose to run for the Senate again to replace the retiring John Glenn, declining those who sought her entry to run for Ohio Secretary of State.[2] She won the Democratic nomination and became the first woman nominated by a major party for the U.S. Senate from Ohio.[1] In the general election, Boyle was defeated by Governor George Voinovich.[1][3] Her campaign focused on Voinovich's record as governor and her experience as a mother of four, but lacked sufficient fundraising.[2][3]

Boyle also unsuccessfully ran for Ohio state treasurer in 2002 against Joe Deters.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mary Boyle". Ohio Statehouse. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "oh_sen_BOYLE". CBS News. October 8, 1998. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "November 3, 1998". CNN. November 3, 1998. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Warren County Ohio Board of Elections - November 5, 2002 Election Res..."{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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