Prominent Ex-Charterites
Many former Charterites switched to one of the major parties in order to pursue statewide ambitions. They include:
- John J. Gilligan, who was elected Governor of Ohio as a Democrat in 1970s.
- J. Kenneth Blackwell, the former Republican Ohio Secretary of State and unsuccessful Republican candidate for Governor of Ohio against Democrat Ted Strickland in 2006
- Tyrone K. Yates, a Democratic member of the state legislature, was a Charterite member of the city council until 1993.
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