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| Jamie Callender | |
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| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 61st district | |
| In office January 3, 1997-December 31, 2004 November, 7 2018 - Present | |
| Preceded by | Ron Young |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1965-01-09) January 9, 1965 (age 60) Kentucky |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | Ashley Garcar (Callender) |
| Alma mater | Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law |
| Profession | Attorney |
Jamie Callender (born January 9, 1965) is an attorney, college professor, and current member of the Ohio General Assembly, representing the 61st district which includes the Lake County communities of Concord Township, Kirtland, Kirtland Hills, LeRoy Township, Madison, Madison Township, North Perry, Perry, Perry Township, Waite Hill, Willoughby Hills, as well as most of both Mentor and Painesville Township. He was elected as a Republican State Representative for Ohio's 70th and 62nd districts. He was limited to a maximum of four terms in the state legislature. After practicing law full-time as a partner at Buckley King LPA, he founded Callender Law Group and The Callender Group, education law and consulting firms based in Concord and Columbus, Ohio, and Nashville, Tennessee. Callender is also an adjunct professor of political science at Kent State University for the Columbus Program in Intergovernmental Issues.
Ohio General Assembly
In 1997, Callender was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives for four terms (maximum under term limits) to represent District 70 (& eventually District 62), of western Lake County, which included Concord Township, Eastlake, Kirtland, Kirtland Hills, Lakeline, Mentor-on-the-Lake, Timberlake, Waite Hill, Wickliffe, Willoughby, Willoughby Hills, and Willowick. As Chairman of the Ohio House Education Committee, Callender was involved in the creation of Ohio's charter school laws and later legislative reforms related to community ("charter") schools, and the introduction of the concept of "value added" as a measurement of a child's educational progress. Callender was appointed as Ohio's representative on the Education Commission of the States (ECS), which worked with the Bush administration and various state governors to develop national education standards and accountability measurements, work which led to the No Child Left Behind Act.
Committee assignments
- Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review
- Chairman, 2001 & 2003
- Vice-Chairman, 2002 & 2004
- Judiciary Committee
- Vice-Chairman, 2004
- Criminal Justice Committee
- Vice-Chairman, 1999–2000
- Civil and Commercial Law Committee
- Chairman, 2001–2002
- Vice-Chairman, 2003–2004
- Education Committee
- Chairman, 2001–2002
- Vice-Chairman, 2003 - 2004
Boards, commissions and memberships
- Professorial Member, Archaeological Institute of America
- Member, Masonic Lodge, Willoughby 302
- Member, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Cleveland
- Precinct Committeeman, Lake County Republican Party
- 2010–2011, Education Committee Co-Chair, Rob Portman, U.S. Senate
- 2009–2011, Member, Mentor Public Library Board
- 2005–2009, Chairman/President and Founding Board Member, Ohio Association of Charter School Authorizers (OACSA)
- 1995–2007, Member – Paralegal Advisory Board, Lakeland Community College, Kirtland, Ohio
- 1998–2004, Member – Board of Directors, Ohio Coalition for Suicide Prevent, Ohio Department of Mental Health
- 2002–2004, Board of Editors – Ohio Lawyer Magazine, Ohio State Bar Association
- 2002–2003, Ohio Representative - Appointed by Governor Bob Taft, Education Commission of the States
- 2001 -2003, Member – Board of Directors, Lifeline for the Empowerment and Development of Consumers
- 2001–2003, Member, Ohio State Board of Education
- 2001–2003, Member, Ohio Board of Regents
- 2002–2003, Member – Appointed by Governor, Ohio Closing Achievement Gaps Taskforce
- 2000–2002, Founding Member, OhioReads Council
- 2000–2002, Member, Lake County Emergency Coordination Taskforce
- 2001–2002, Member – Appointed by Governor, Governor's Commission on Teaching Success
- 1993–2000, Member, 1995–1998, President, Lake County Historical Society
- 1991–1995, Member, 1993–1995, Chairman, City of Willowick, Recreation Board
- 1988–1994, Member, 1988, Secretary, 1989, Vice President, 1990, President, Lake County Young Republicans
- 1989–1992, Chairman and Founding Board Member, Retinitas Pigmentosa Foundation of Ohio
Awards and honors
- 2011, 2013, Certificate of Partnership, Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation
- 2011, Teaching Success Award, Kent State University, Columbus Program in Intergovernmental Issues
- 2004, Legislative Leadership Award, Ohio Association of County Boards of Mental Retardation
- 2004, Legislator of the Year, Ohio Trial Lawyers Association
- 2004, Special Recognition Award, G.P. Griffith Foundation Memorial
- 2003, Service Award, Best Friends of LEAF
- 2003, Person of Courage and Leadership Award, Ohio Charter Schools Association
- 2003, Civil Leadership in Gifted Education Award, Ohio Association for Gifted Children
- 2003, Closing the Achievement Gaps Award, Ohio State Board of Education
- 2003, Legislator of the Year, Ohio Association of Gifted Students
- 2003, Legislator of the Year, Ohio Education Music Association
- 2003, Citizen of the Year Award, Bridges Mental Health Consumer Empowerment
- 2003, Lake/Geauga Young Republicans, Charter School Association of Ohio
- 2002, Hall of Fame, Person of Courage and Leadership Award
- 2002, Ohio Person of Courage
- 2000, 1998, Watchdog of the Treasurery of Ohio
- 1999, Legislator of the Year, Ohio Staffing Services Association
- 1999, Media Award, Ohio Advocates for Mental Health
- 1998, Legislator of the Year, Ohio Advocates for Mental Health
- 1998, Defender of the 2nd Amendment Award, National Rifle Association (NRA)
- 1997, Precinct Committeeman of the Year, Lake County Republican Party
- 1997, The Robert M. La Follette Institute of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin
- 1992, Campaign Management College, National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)
References
- Mangus, Michael S.; Herman, Jennifer L. (2008-12-01). Ohio Encyclopedia. North American Book Dist LLC. pp. 189–. ISBN 9781878592682. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- "Charter School Education, Consulting & Lobbyists | Cleveland/Columbus Ohio". www.thecallendergroup.com. Retrieved 2016-05-19.