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Thomas Charles Sawyer (August 15, 1945 – May 20, 2023) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. During a career that spanned five decades, he represented his hometown of Akron, Ohio, across multiple levels of government.
May 24, 2023 · Tom Sawyer, a former mayor of Akron, Ohio, who also served as a U.S. Congressperson and in the Ohio State Senate, died in May 2023 after a long illness at the age of 77.
May 23, 2023 · Tom Sawyer, one of Akron’s best-known politicians, has died after a long illness. Sawyer, 77, served in political roles at the local, state and national level for 40 years. This included stints as Akron mayor, as well as a member of U.S. Congress, the State Board of Education and the Ohio Senate.
May 26, 2023 · When Tom Sawyer ran his first race for an Ohio House of Representatives seat, he knocked on so many doors in Akron that he wore out the soles of his shoes. “He was very determined,” recalled Pete Crossland, a former state representative who recruited Sawyer to challenge an incumbent Republican lawmaker.
May 26, 2023 · May 26, 2023. Tom Sawyer, an eight-term Democratic congressman from Ohio whose concern that the 1990 census had missed more than two million Black Americans spurred the federal government to...
May 23, 2023 · Longtime Akron politician Tom Sawyer has died at age 77, according to the Akron Beacon Journal, after suffering from a long illness. The notable Democrat's 40-year-long political career included roles at the local, state and federal level, most notably serving as the mayor of Akron and as a U.S. Representative.
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May 23, 2023 · Sawyer was a politician for about 40 years; he served as mayor of Akron, as well as a member of U.S. Congress, State Board of Education and the Ohio Senate. Sawyer was elected as Akron...
