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John Patrick Carney is a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 22nd District. The district covers much of the northwestern quadrant of Franklin County, stretching from the Columbus neighborhood of Clintonville (as well as portions of North Linden) on its east end to the suburb of Dublin on the west.

Carney won election in 2008, defeating long-time Dublin City Councilman Michael Keenan. Carney also ran for the seat in 2006, losing by six points to incumbent Republican Jim Hughes (both of Hughes previous opponents had lost by more than 20 points).

Personal Life
Carney was raised in Bay Village, Ohio, and was the 11th of 12 children. After graduating from Bay Village High School in 1994, he financed his own undergraduate and law school education at Ohio State University. There he served as undergraduate student president, and was noted for implementing a free city-wide public busing program for Ohio State students, as well as helping to found the student radio station known as The Underground. He is currently an attorney in the Columbus office of Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur LLP.

2008 Election
Carney surprised many by handily winning election as a Democrat in a traditionally Republican district, defeating Keenan by a 13-point margin. This may be due to any number of factors, including Barack Obama’s success in the Presidential election, better funding, and overall trends around the state that favor Democrats. Indeed, in 2008 the Ohio House of Representatives came under Democratic control for the first time in 14 years.

Carney claims to have knocked on over 10,000 doors during the course of the 2008 election cycle.