Candidate for
United States Representative; District 6

PROFILE OF CONGRESSMAN STRICKLAND

Congressman Ted Strickland was born on August 4, 1941 in Lucasville, Ohio. The son of a steelworker, and one of nine children, Ted spent his childhood active in church and school life.

After graduating from Northwest High School in Lucasville, Ted attended Asbury College in Kentucky, receiving a B.A. in History in 1963. He went on to attend the Asbury Theological Seminary and, in 1967, he received a Master of Divinity. Ted continued his studies at the University of Kentucky, receiving a doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology in 1980.

Ted is married to Frances Smith Strickland of Simpsonville, KY. Frances is an educational psychologist and author of a widely used screening test for kindergarten-age children. She has also authored a children's book, The Little Girl Who Grew Up To Be Governor.

Professionally, Ted has served as a minister, a psychologist, and a college professor. He was a director of a Methodist children's home, an assistant professor of psychology at Shawnee State University, and a consulting psychologist at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (SOCF).

During his last two terms in Congress, Ted has served on the House Commerce Committee, where he helped author the Patients' Bill of Rights, a bill to reform the managed care industry. In addition, he serves on the Energy and Power Subcommittee, which oversees the Department of Energy.