Ronald Milton Mottl (February 6, 1934 – October 13, 2023) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the Ohio General Assembly for multiple decades. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served four terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983.
Ronald M. Mottl | |
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 Official portrait, 1981 | |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 20th district | |
| In office January 3, 1987 – February 5, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | June Kreuzer |
| Succeeded by | Ron Mottl Jr. |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 23rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | William Edwin Minshall, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 24th district | |
| In office January 3, 1969 – December 31, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Francis D. Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Jerome Stano |
| In office January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1968 | |
| Preceded by | At-Large |
| Succeeded by | Gertrude Polcar |
| Member of the Parma City Council[1] | |
| In office 1960–1966[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ronald Milton Mottl February 6, 1934 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | October 13, 2023 (aged 89) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Debra[2] |
| Children | 4[2] |
| Education | University of Notre Dame (BS, JD)[1] |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army[1] |
| Years of service | 1957[1] |
Early life
editRonald Milton Mottl was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Miroslav Václav Josef Mottl and Anna Hummel, a couple of Czech descent.[3] His father, an immigrant from Počaply, died from chronic valvular heart disease when he was 11.[4][5] His mother, born in Pittsburgh to parents from Kvaň and Mýto, remarried to Václav Schovánek from Kladno.[6] Mottl graduated from Parma Schaaf High School in 1952 and later was inducted into the school’s athletic hall of fame. He attended the University of Notre Dame for which he played baseball in 1955.[7][1] He served in the United States Army Reserves in 1957.[citation needed]
Career
editMottl was a lawyer, and served on the city council of Parma, Ohio from 1960 to 1966[8] and the Ohio state legislature from 1967 until 1975.[citation needed]
Mottl served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983.[1] A conservative Democrat, Mottl was an ally of Ronald Reagan's legislative agenda.[9] In 1982, Mottl lost the Democratic primary[1] to Ed Feighan, thereby losing his seat.[10]
Mottl returned to local politics, serving on the Parma school board from 1985 until 1986, and as president of the school board in 1986, until he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives, where he served until 1997.[1] He was also an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of North Royalton, Ohio in 1999.[citation needed]
Personal life and death
editMottl had four children.[9] Ronald Jr. and Ronda are from his first marriage and Ron Michael (Mickey) and Amanda Leigh are from his second marriage to Debbie.[9]
Mottl died on October 13, 2023, at the age of 89.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "MOTTL, Ronald Milton". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ a b The President's Corner
- ^ Apple Jr, R. W. (1970-08-22). "Fall Elections in Ohio to Test Power of Incumbents". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ "Státní oblastní archiv v Praze". ebadatelna.soapraha.cz. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
- ^ Mottl (1945). "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953". FamilySearch.
- ^ Schovanek (1987). "United States Social Security Death Index". FamilySearch.
- ^ "Notre Dame Athletics | The Fighting Irish". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ Sandrick, Bob (2011-04-07). "Ron "Mickey" Mottl hopes to follow his father to the political stage". cleveland. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ a b c Maxa, Rudy (8 November 1981). "From Beautiful Downtown Parma, It's Rep. Ron Mottl and the Ronettes". The Washington Post.
- ^ Peterson, Iver (1982-06-13). "The Ohio Primary Provides Little to Cling To". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ Ronald Mottl obituary
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