Editing Mike Shoemaker

{{Short description|American politician (born 1945)}}
{{distinguish|Michael Schumacher|Mike Schumacher}}
{{BLP one source|date=July 2011}} 
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Mike Shoemaker
| state_senate        = Ohio
| state               = Ohio
| district            = 17th
| term_start          = February 5, 1997
| term_end            = December 31, 2002
| preceded            = [[Jan Michael Long]]
| succeeded           = [[John Carey (Ohio state senator)|John Carey]]
| state_house2        = Ohio
| state2              = Ohio
| district2           = 91st
| term_start2         = January 3, 1983
| term_end2           = February 8, 1997
| preceded2           = [[Myrl Shoemaker]]
| succeeded2          = [[Joseph P. Sulzer]]
| party               = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| birth_date          = {{birth year and age|1945}}
| birth_place         = [[Nipgen, Ohio]], U.S.|
| image               = Michael Shoemaker - 17th District - Ohio Senate 123rd General Assembly 1999-2000 - DPLA - 962e55a1104c59b2eb8b9326c77a8128 (page 15) (cropped).jpg
}}

'''Michael C. Shoemaker''' (born 1945) is an American politician of the [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party]].<ref name="Winburn2008">{{cite book|last=Winburn|first=Jonathan|title=The realities of redistricting: following the rules and limiting gerrymandering in state legislative redistricting|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MPuJGLJWtQ8C&pg=PA160|accessdate=4 July 2011|date=March 2008|publisher=Lexington Books|isbn=978-0-7391-2185-6|pages=160–}}</ref> He was born in 1945 in [[Nipgen, Ohio]] (Ross County). Shoemaker's father, [[Myrl Shoemaker]], was [[Lieutenant Governor of Ohio]].

Shoemaker received a Bachelor of Science in education from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, and a Master of Education from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He began his 10-year teaching career as a math instructor and football coach in Southern Ohio.  In 1977, he left education and started his own home construction business.  In 1982, he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives.

Shoemaker served from 1983 to 1997 in the [[Ohio House of Representatives]] after his father was elected lieutenant governor in 1982. He was appointed to the Ohio Senate in 1997.  In 2002, his district was made significantly more Republican in redistricting, and he was defeated by State Representative [[John Carey (Ohio state senator)|John Carey]]. While a legislator, Shoemaker opposed [[school voucher]]s and supported greater accountability for [[homeschooling]]. He also sponsored legislation that led to the creation of the Ohio Department of Aging.

Shoemaker was appointed executive director of the Ohio School Facilities Commission by Ohio Governor Ted Strickland in February 2007.  While a member of the Ohio General Assembly, Shoemaker opposed the creation of the OSFC, although he served for five years as a non-voting member from 1995 to 2000.

Shoemaker and his wife Kathy currently live near [[Circleville, Ohio]].

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Democratic Party Ohio state senators]]
[[Category:Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives]]
[[Category:People from Ross County, Ohio]]
[[Category:People from Circleville, Ohio]]
[[Category:Capital University alumni]]
[[Category:Xavier University alumni]]
[[Category:1945 births]]
[[Category:21st-century members of the Ohio General Assembly]]


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