Editing Myrl Shoemaker (section)

== Career ==
Shoemaker served for 24 years in the [[Ohio House of Representatives]] before being elected lieutenant governor in 1982 as running mate of [[Dick Celeste]]. Celeste's choice of Shoemaker for Lieutenant Governor was pivotal for him to receive downstate support in the election to offset the political support of his opponent, [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Rep.]] [[Bud Brown (politician)|Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr.]] Wags{{who|date=June 2020}} claimed that if elected, Celeste would be the Governor above Interstate 70 and Shoemaker would be the Governor below Interstate 70, the highway that bisects Ohio.

During his term as lieutenant governor, Shoemaker also served as director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=June 27, 1985 |title=Shoemaker to leave cabinet post |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-news-sun-shoemaker-to-leave/140225053/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |work=Springfield News-Sun |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Shoemaker was the first lieutenant governor in the United States to serve simultaneously in a governor's cabinet as the head of a state department.<ref name=":0" /> He stepped down from the cabinet post on July 1, 1985, due to health problems.<ref name=":0" />