William O'Neill (Ohio judge)

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Education and military serviceEdit

O'Neill graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1965 and Ohio University in 1969, at which point he joined the U.S. Army. He earned the Bronze Star in Vietnam and retired from the military in 2001 as a lieutenant colonel in the Ohio National Guard. With the help of the G.I. Bill, O'Neill graduated from the Cleveland State University College of Law in 1980.<ref name=meetbill>Meet Bill | O Neill '08 for Congress</ref> He also graduated from Huron School of Nursing as a registered nurse.<ref name=PD>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=WKYC>Template:Cite news</ref>

Political campaignsEdit

1996 Ohio Court of Appeals campaignEdit

In 1996, O'Neill won a seat on the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals with about 50% of the vote.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>The Plain Dealer, November 6, 1996 - APPEALS COURT JOB GOES TO O'NEILL</ref> He served from 1997 to 2007, when he resigned to run for Congress.<ref name=meetbill />

2004 Ohio Supreme Court campaignEdit

In a 2004 special election to finish the term of an Ohio Supreme Court justice who resigned, O'Neill lost to Terrence O'Donnell by 21%.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Candidate	Party	Notes	Votes	Percentage
Terrence O'Donnell	Template:Party shading/Republican \| Republican	Incumbent	2,560,609	60.50%
William O'Neill	Template:Party shading/Democratic \| Democratic		1,860,801	39.50%

2006 Ohio Supreme Court campaignEdit

In 2006, O'Neill ran against O'Donnell again for a full-term on the Ohio Supreme Court. O'Neill lost again, by over 17%.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Candidate	Party	Notes	Votes	Percentage
Terrence O'Donnell	Template:Party shading/Republican \| Republican	Incumbent	1,903,702	58.67%
William O'Neill	Template:Party shading/Democratic \| Democratic		1,341,258	41.33%

2008 Congressional campaignEdit

Template:See also O'Neill lost in his 2008 bid for Ohio's 14th congressional district seat to incumbent Steve LaTourette by nearly 20%.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Candidate	Party	Notes	Votes	Percentage
Steve LaTourette	Template:Party shading/Republican \| Republican	Incumbent	188,488	58.32%
William O'Neill	Template:Party shading/Democratic \| Democratic		125,214	38.74%
David Macko	Template:Party shading/Libertarian \| Libertarian		9,511	2.94%<ref>FEDERAL ELECTIONS 2008. Federal Elections Commission. Washington, DC. July 2009</ref>

Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

2010 congressional campaignEdit

Template:See also On February 6, 2010, O'Neill announced that he would be running again as the Democratic nominee for Template:Ushr against LaTourette. O'Neill stated during his campaign his desire to expand the Greater Cleveland Rapid Transit rail system.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> O'Neill lost the election by over 33%.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Candidate	Party	Notes	Votes	Percentage
Steve LaTourette	Template:Party shading/Republican \| Republican	Incumbent	149,878	64.92%
William O'Neill	Template:Party shading/Democratic \| Democratic		72,604	31.45%
John Jelenic	Template:Party shading/Libertarian \| Libertarian		8,383	3.63%

2012 Ohio Supreme Court campaignEdit

In 2012, for the third time, O'Neill ran for the Ohio Supreme Court. He won a two-way primary against Fanon Rucker, a judge on the Hamilton County Municipal Court. O'Neill received 72% of the vote and carried all but one of Ohio's 88 counties. In the general election, O'Neill defeated incumbent Robert Cupp by four percent.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> O'Neill ran on a budget of just $4000 from his personal funds, a campaign he called "no money from nobody" and that was highlighted in a YouTube video with his twin sons.

Candidate	Party	Notes	Votes	Percentage
William O'Neill	Template:Party shading/Democratic \| Democratic		2,040,043	52%
Robert Cupp	Template:Party shading/Republican \| Republican	Incumbent	1,860,801	48%

2018 Ohio gubernatorial campaignEdit

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On October 29, 2017, O'Neill announced that he would join the Democratic primary for Ohio governor. During his announcement, he laid out a platform of minimum wage increases, tax incentives for solar power, mental health care expansion and marijuana legalization in Ohio.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Less than a week later he announced that he will recuse himself from new Supreme Court cases and will resign by the February 7, filing deadline due to potential ethical conflicts.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

ControversyEdit

On November 17, 2017, O'Neill stirred controversy by posting on Facebook regarding allegations of sexual assault against U.S. Senator Al Franken. He referred to those calling for Franken to resign as "dogs of war" and decried a "national feeding frenzy" against age-old sexual indiscretions. O'Neill went on to claim that he had been in sexual relationships with approximately fifty women.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In response to these posts, his communications director resigned from his campaign.<ref name="reveals">Template:Cite news</ref> Multiple state officials, including Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> former state representative and fellow gubernatorial candidate Connie Pillich,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Dayton mayor and fellow gubernatorial candidate Nan Whaley,<ref name="reveals"/> and Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> criticized O'Neill's comments, with Pillich and Whaley calling for him to resign from his position as justice.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> O'Neill initially called for his critics to "lighten up", saying that he intended to "elevate the discussion" on sexual assault.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, on November 19, he issued an apology for his remarks.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Professional lifeEdit

O'Neill worked as a civil rights lawyer, small business owner, and union organizer. He is a registered nurse in the pediatric emergency department at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.<ref name=meetbill /><ref name=PD/><ref name=WKYC/> He is also an adoptive parent.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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Bill O'Neill for Governor 2018
Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
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