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American lawyer
Dana G. Rinehart
50th Mayor of Columbus
In office
January 1, 1984 – January 1, 1992
Preceded byTom Moody
Succeeded byGreg Lashutka
Personal details
BornDana Gillman Rinehart
(1946-02-24)February 24, 1946
Parkersburg, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedFebruary 18, 2015(2015-02-18) (aged 68)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materOhio State University (B.A., J.D.)
ProfessionAttorney
NicknameBuck

Dana Gillman "Buck" Rinehart (February 24, 1946 – February 18, 2015) was an American attorney who served as the 50th mayor of Columbus, Ohio, from 1984 to 1992.

Biography

Rinehart was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia in 1946. Having served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel, Rinehart attended Ohio State University in Columbus, earning a B.A. in Political Science. He later attended Moritz College of Law at Ohio State, graduating cum laude.

Rinehart began his career as treasurer of Franklin County, Ohio, from 1976-1984. As County Treasurer, he posted a sign at the county building listing the names of real-estate tax scofflaws, the "Dirty Dozen".

After mounting a failed 1982 campaign for governor, Rinehart ran for mayor in 1983, to replace outgoing Republican mayor, Tom Moody (1972–1984). Rinehart narrowly won the election to become the 50th mayor of Columbus. He won re-election in 1987. Rinehart did not seek a third term after the revelation of his affair with Brenda Dodrill, whom he later married.

His term of mayor was characterized by an intense effort to distance Columbus, Ohio from its cowtown reputation (New World Center, 1986; convention center/arena complex, 1987; acquiring St. Louis Cardinals NFL football team, 1988).

In an April 2, 2013, article, the Columbus Dispatch described Rinehart's eight years as the city's mayor as "tumultuous." "No idea was too big, no plan too outrageous for Rinehart," the Dispatch reported. "During his administration, the city built a $28 million Downtown safety building, the Franklin County Solid Waste Authority was established, I-670 from Downtown to Port Columbus was completed, City Center mall was planned and built (and is now a downtown park), redevelopment of the Short North and Brewery District got under way, the Martin Luther King Center was developed, and retail and residential growth began at Easton." Rinehart's leadership lead to the annexation of the Polaris area and the successful development of Southern Delaware County.

However, the Dispatch also said that Rinehart made "glaring mistakes." One example cited by the Dispatch was Rinehart taking a wrecking ball to what was then the 120-year-old facade of the old Ohio Penitentiary on Spring Street, only to learn later that the city didn’t have permission for demolition.

After leaving office, Rinehart returned to practicing law at Rinehart, Rishel & Cuckler, Ltd, where his clients included powerful business interests. For example, a July 4, 2011, Cleveland.com article reported that Rinehart lobbied for the Ohio Independent Automobile Dealers Association.

Rinehart died from pancreatic cancer on February 18, 2015.

References

  1. "Former Columbus mayor Dana G. 'Buck' Rinehart dies". Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  2. "Shameful Tactic - Tennessee's Law to Humiliate Drunken Drivers Might Prove Ineffective". The Columbus Dispatch. The Dispatch Printing Company. January 10, 2006. p. Editorial, 6A. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  3. "Former Columbus Mayor Dana "Buck" Rinehart Dead At 68". WCBE 90.5 FM. February 18, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  4. Johnson, Alan. "Former Columbus mayor Buck Rinehart's funeral filled with tears, memories". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  5. Johnson, Alan (April 22, 2013). "Former Mayor Rinehart Battling Cancer With His Trademark Energy". The Columbus Dispatch. Columbus, Ohio: The Dispatch Printing Company. Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  6. Naymik, Mark (July 4, 2011). "New Lobbyists In Ohio Have Strong Republican Ties". Cleveland.com. Plain Dealer Publishing Company. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  7. AP (February 18, 2015). "Former Columbus mayor dies at 68". Chillicothe Gazette.

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Party political offices
Preceded byGeorge C. Rogers Republican nominee for Ohio State Treasurer
1982 		Succeeded byJeff Jacobs
Political offices
Preceded byTom Moody Mayor of Columbus, Ohio
1984-1992 		Succeeded byGreg Lashutka
Mayors of Columbus, Ohio
  1. Jarvis W. Pike
  2. John Kerr
  3. Eli C. King
  4. John Laughrey
  5. William T. Martin
  6. James Robinson
  7. William Long
  8. Philo H. Olmsted
  9. John Brooks
  10. John Bailhache
  11. Warren Jenkins
  12. Philo H. Olmsted
  13. John G. Miller
  14. Thomas Wood
  15. Abram I. McDowell
  16. Smithson E. Wright
  17. Alexander Patton
  18. Augustus S. Decker
  19. Alexander Patton
  20. Lorenzo English
  21. Wray Thomas
  22. James G. Bull
  23. George W. Meeker
  24. James G. Bull
  25. John H. Heitmann
  26. Gilbert G. Collins
  27. George S. Peters
  28. Charles C. Walcutt
  29. Philip H. Bruck
  30. George J. Karb
  31. Cotton H. Allen
  32. Samuel L. Black
  33. Samuel J. Swartz
  34. John N. Hinkle
  35. Robert H. Jeffrey
  36. De Witt C. Badger
  37. Charles A. Bond
  38. George S. Marshall
  39. George J. Karb
  40. James J. Thomas
  41. Henry W. Worley
  42. Myron B. Gessaman
  43. Floyd F. Green
  44. Jim A. Rhodes
  45. Robert T. Oestreicher
  46. Jack Sensenbrenner
  47. Ralston Westlake
  48. Jack Sensenbrenner
  49. Tom Moody
  50. Buck Rinehart
  51. Greg Lashutka
  52. Michael B. Coleman
  53. Andrew Ginther
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