Michael DeBose [SEP] position held
Michael DeBose
Michael DeBose (December 16, 1953 – April 23, 2012) was an African-American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives. He was first elected to that position on 13 February 2002.
Biography.
DeBose attended Cleveland State University, where he earned a BA in Mass Media Communications. He was an ordained and licensed minister of the Zion Chapel Baptist church. He was married with three children.
He was the primary sponsor of four bills, including one
serving a third term and was replaced by Michael DeBose. However, upon DeBose being term limited in 2010, Barnes opted to try and take back his old seat.
Ohio House of Representatives.
In the heavily Democratic seat, Barnes faced four opponents in the Democratic primary, included DeBose's son, Michael K. DeBose. While "The Plain Dealer" did not endorse Barnes, he went on to win the primary. Barnes ran unopposed in the general election, was sworn into his former seat on January 3,