Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2009.001.003 |
Object Name |
Ruler |
Collection |
Richard H. Finan Collection |
Title |
Dick Finan State Senator |
Year Range from |
1978 |
Year Range to |
1985 |
Description |
White, seven-inch ruler has an image of Senator Richard "Dick" Finan on the left and the Great Seal of the State of Ohio on the right in black. The center portion reads: "dick / FINAN state senator". The top of the ruler measures inches and the lower portion measures centimeters. The reverse of the ruler is white with black lettering and green images: "WITH GOD / ALL THINGS / ARE POSSIBLE." / STATE MOTTO / STATE SEAL / STATE FLAG / STATE BIRD / (CARDINAL) / STATE TREE / (BUCKEYE) / STATE FLOWER / (SCARLET CARNATION) / STATE GEM / (OHIO FLINT) / STATE SONG / (BEAUTIFUL OHIO) / STATE DRINK / (TOMATO JUICE) / STATE BUG / (LADY BUG) / STATE SENATOR / (DICK FINAN) |
Dimensions |
W-1.25 L-7.5 inches |
Material |
Plastic |
Notes |
Richard Finan served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1973 to 1978. In 1978, Senator Michael Maloney left the Ohio Senate to become Hamilton County Administrator. As a result, his Senate seat became open, and Richard "Dick" Finan was appointed by Senate Republicans to succeed him. He ran for election to a full term that November and won. He was reelected in 1982, and went on to serve as Chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee. He was reelected again in 1986. In 1990, Finan was thought to be aiming for a run for Ohio Governor. However, he remained in the Senate and won a fifth term in the fall election of that year. By this time, he was serving as President pro tempore of the Senate. When Ohio Senate President Stanley Aronoff decided not to seek reelection in 1996, Finan was nominated to replace him. With term limits now in effect in Ohio, Finan was only eligible for one final term, and won in 1998. After twenty four years in office, Finan left the Senate in 2002. |
Provenance |
Former Ohio Senate President and former Chairman of the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board, Richard H. Finan, donated a collection of political memorabilia to the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board in 2009. The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board took over the care of the Statehouse and its collections in 1988. |
People |
Finan, Richard H., 1934- |
Search Terms |
Great Seal of the State of Ohio Ruler State symbols |
Subjects |
Ohio Senate Political campaigns Political candidates Political elections |