Al Landis [SEP] position held
Al Landis
Al Landis (born November 2, 1954) is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, who represented the 96th District from 2011-2013, and currently represents the 98th District.
Ohio House of Representatives.
As a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, Landis supported the controversial Ohio Senate Bill 5 which placed dramatic restrictions on the collective bargaining rights of public employee unions.
Landis was sworn into his first term on January 3, 2011, and is a member of the committees on
appointment of Landis, had allies in the other five AL clubs, and attempted to get Minor League Baseball to side with him. However, the minor leagues would not, and when the AL teams learned their position, they relented and instead went along with the Lasker Plan. The owners agreed that they needed a person with near-unlimited authority and a powerful person to fill the position of commissioner.
The owners approached Landis, who eventually accepted the position as the first Commissioner of Baseball. He drafted the agreement which