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Greg Lashutka
51st Mayor of Columbus
In office January 1, 1992 – January 1, 2000
Preceded by	Buck Rinehart
Succeeded by	Michael B. Coleman
Personal details
Born	(1944-03-28) March 28, 1944 (age 80) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Ohio State University (B.S.) Capital University Law School (J.D.)
Profession	Attorney

Gregory S. Lashutka (born March 28, 1944) is an American lawyer who served as the 51st mayor of Columbus, Ohio, from 1992 to 2000. He is an Eagle Scout and had earlier been an American football player.

Athletics

Lashutka was tight end for the Ohio State University Buckeyes football team, under head coach Woody Hayes, from 1963 to 1965. In 1965 Lashutka served as his team's co-captain with Ike Kelley. In 1966, he was drafted to play professionally by the Buffalo Bills, at the time a member team of the American Football League (AFL). He stayed a year with the Bills, playing only on the practice team. He then returned to Ohio State to finish his bachelor's degree in history in 1967. While at Ohio State, Lashutka was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity.

Law and public service

Lashutka continued his education and received a Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School. Lashutka served two terms as Columbus City Attorney and then became a partner with the law firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey. He was elected mayor of Columbus in 1991 and reelected in 1995. He did not seek a third term as mayor in 1999, primarily because of his health concerns after suffering a heart attack. He joined Nationwide Insurance in January 2000 as Senior Vice President of Corporate Relations. He is the most recent Republican mayor of the city of Columbus. This career move was announced right after the voters of Columbus refused to publicly finance a hockey arena for the newly established Columbus Blue Jackets of the NHL, which were partially owned by Nationwide Insurance. Lashukta was the head spokesperson of the effort in support of the arena and famously said during the campaign: "there is no plan B" if the ballot measure failed. It did fail, and within a week, Nationwide Insurance announced plan B: it would finance the arena all by itself, and it opened in September 2000. His areas of practice are governmental relations and insurance. Additionally, Lashutka serves as a vice-chair of Franklin University and is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration (United States). He is also an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.

External links

• Greg Lashutka at Political Graveyard
• Appearances on C-SPAN

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Jarvis W. Pike John Kerr Eli C. King John Laughrey William T. Martin James Robinson William Long Philo H. Olmsted John Brooks John Bailhache Warren Jenkins Philo H. Olmsted John G. Miller Thomas Wood Abram I. McDowell Smithson E. Wright Alexander Patton Augustus S. Decker Alexander Patton Lorenzo English Wray Thomas James G. Bull George W. Meeker James G. Bull John H. Heitmann Gilbert G. Collins George S. Peters Charles C. Walcutt Philip H. Bruck George J. Karb Cotton H. Allen Samuel L. Black Samuel J. Swartz John N. Hinkle Robert H. Jeffrey De Witt C. Badger Charles A. Bond George S. Marshall George J. Karb James J. Thomas Henry W. Worley Myron B. Gessaman Floyd F. Green Jim A. Rhodes Robert T. Oestreicher Jack Sensenbrenner Ralston Westlake Jack Sensenbrenner Tom Moody Buck Rinehart Greg Lashutka Michael B. Coleman Andrew Ginther

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