Bob Taft
Bob Taft | |
|---|---|
| 67th Governor of Ohio | |
| In office January 11, 1999 – January 8, 2007 | |
| Lieutenant | Maureen O'Connor Jennette Bradley Bruce Johnson |
| Preceded by | Nancy Hollister |
| Succeeded by | Ted Strickland |
| 49th Secretary of State of Ohio | |
| In office January 14, 1991 – January 11, 1999 | |
| Governor | George Voinovich Nancy Hollister |
| Preceded by | Sherrod Brown |
| Succeeded by | Ken Blackwell |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 65th district | |
| In office January 3, 1977 – December 31, 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Frank H. Mayfield |
| Succeeded by | John O'Brien |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Alphonso Taft III January 8, 1942 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Hope Taft (m. 1969) |
| Children | Anna Taft |
| Parents | Robert A. Taft Jr. Blanca Duncan Noel |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Princeton University (MA) University of Cincinnati (JD) |
Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft III (born January 8, 1942) is an American politician and attorney. He served as the 67th Governor of Ohio between 1999 and 2007 as a member of the Republican Party. In 2005 Governor Bob Taft pleaded no contest to charges that he broke state ethics law by failing to report golf outings and other gifts.