Grace L. Drake (née Driscoll; May 25, 1926 – December 30, 2020)[1] was an American politician, member of the Ohio Senate, serving the 22nd district from 1984 to 2000. Her district encompassed the eastern/southern portion of Cuyahoga County and all of Medina and Wayne Counties. In 2000 she faced term limits and was succeeded by Ron Amstutz.[2]
Grace L. Drake was born, on May 25, 1926, in New London, Connecticut and graduated from Williams Memorial Institute, in New London, in 1944.[3] She later moved to Solon, Ohio and was a photographer and a studio manager.[2][4] During her tenure in the Senate she advocated for the Ohio State University-Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster, and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, establishing legislation that transferred ownership of the surrounding land to the Institute for use as a working farm. In 2003 her work was recognized when the university renamed the area the Grace L. Drake Agricultural Laboratory.[2]
grace, drake, née, driscoll, 1926, december, 2020, american, politician, member, ohio, senate, serving, 22nd, district, from, 1984, 2000, district, encompassed, eastern, southern, portion, cuyahoga, county, medina, wayne, counties, 2000, faced, term, limits, s. Grace L Drake nee Driscoll May 25 1926 December 30 2020 1 was an American politician member of the Ohio Senate serving the 22nd district from 1984 to 2000 Her district encompassed the eastern southern portion of Cuyahoga County and all of Medina and Wayne Counties In 2000 she faced term limits and was succeeded by Ron Amstutz 2 Grace L DrakeMember of the Ohio Senate from the 22nd districtIn office May 20 1984 December 31 2000Preceded byBen SkallSucceeded byRon AmstutzPersonal detailsBornMay 25 1926New London Connecticut U S DiedDecember 30 2020 2020 12 30 aged 94 Solon Ohio U S Political partyRepublicanBiography editGrace L Drake was born on May 25 1926 in New London Connecticut and graduated from Williams Memorial Institute in New London in 1944 3 She later moved to Solon Ohio and was a photographer and a studio manager 2 4 During her tenure in the Senate she advocated for the Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center establishing legislation that transferred ownership of the surrounding land to the Institute for use as a working farm In 2003 her work was recognized when the university renamed the area the Grace L Drake Agricultural Laboratory 2 In 2001 Drake founded the Ohio Center for the Advancement of Women in Public Service at the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University The center aims to inspire women to choose public sector careers 5 Drake died on December 30 2020 in Solon Ohio 6 References edit OurCampaigns com Grace L Drake a b c Morgan Emily December 31 2020 Former Ohio Sen Amazing Grace Drake dies The Daily Record Archived from the original on December 31 2020 Retrieved January 2 2021 SENATOR GRACE L DRAKE Obituary 1926 2020 the Plain Dealer Candidate Information from Congressional Quarterly Grace L Drake CNN Retrieved January 2 2020 Mentoring History Cleveland State University Retrieved January 2 2021 Senator Grace Drake Solon Ohio 1926 2020External links editCleveland State University staff page Profile on the Ohio Ladies Gallery website nbsp This article about a member of the Ohio State Senate is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grace L Drake amp oldid 1206765245, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
