Greg Lashutka

Greg Lashutka
51st Mayor of Columbus
In office January 1, 1992 – January 1, 2000
Preceded by	Buck Rinehart
Succeeded by	Michael B. Coleman
Personal details
Born	(1944-03-28) March 28, 1944 (age 80) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Ohio State University (B.S.) Capital University Law School (J.D.)
Profession	Attorney

Gregory S. Lashutka (born March 28, 1944) is an American lawyer who served as the 51st mayor of Columbus, Ohio, from 1992 to 2000. He is an Eagle Scout and had earlier been an American football player.

Athletics

Lashutka was tight end for the Ohio State University Buckeyes football team, under head coach Woody Hayes, from 1963 to 1965. In 1965 Lashutka served as his team's co-captain with Ike Kelley. In 1966, he was drafted to play professionally by the Buffalo Bills, at the time a member team of the American Football League (AFL). He stayed a year with the Bills, playing only on the practice team. He then returned to Ohio State to finish his bachelor's degree in history in 1967. While at Ohio State, Lashutka was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity.

Law and public service

Lashutka continued his education and received a Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School. Lashutka served two terms as Columbus City Attorney and then became a partner with the law firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey. He was elected mayor of Columbus in 1991 and reelected in 1995. He did not seek a third term as mayor in 1999, primarily because of his health concerns after suffering a heart attack. He joined Nationwide Insurance in January 2000 as Senior Vice President of Corporate Relations. He is the most recent Republican mayor of the city of Columbus. This career move was announced right after the voters of Columbus refused to publicly finance a hockey arena for the newly-established Columbus Blue Jackets of the NHL, which were partially owned by Nationwide Insurance. Lashukta was the head spokesperson of the effort in support of the arena and famously said during the campaign: "there is no plan B" if the ballot measure failed. It did fail, and within a week, Nationwide Insurance announced plan B: it would finance the arena all by itself, and it opened in September 2000. His areas of practice are governmental relations and insurance. Additionally, Lashutka serves as a vice-chair of Franklin University and is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration (United States). He is also an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.

External links

• Greg Lashutka at Political Graveyard
• Appearances on C-SPAN

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Mayors of Columbus, Ohio

1. Jarvis W. Pike
2. John Kerr
3. Eli C. King
4. John Laughrey
5. William T. Martin
6. James Robinson
7. William Long
8. Philo H. Olmsted
9. John Brooks
10. John Bailhache
11. Warren Jenkins
12. Philo H. Olmsted
13. John G. Miller
14. Thomas Wood
15. Abram I. McDowell
16. Smithson E. Wright
17. Alexander Patton
18. Augustus S. Decker
19. Alexander Patton
20. Lorenzo English
21. Wray Thomas
22. James G. Bull
23. George W. Meeker
24. James G. Bull
25. John H. Heitmann
26. Gilbert G. Collins
27. George S. Peters
28. Charles C. Walcutt
29. Philip H. Bruck
30. George J. Karb
31. Cotton H. Allen
32. Samuel L. Black
33. Samuel J. Swartz
34. John N. Hinkle
35. Robert H. Jeffrey
36. De Witt C. Badger
37. Charles A. Bond
38. George S. Marshall
39. George J. Karb
40. James J. Thomas
41. Henry W. Worley
42. Myron B. Gessaman
43. Floyd F. Green
44. Jim A. Rhodes
45. Robert T. Oestreicher
46. Jack Sensenbrenner
47. Ralston Westlake
48. Jack Sensenbrenner
49. Tom Moody
50. Buck Rinehart
51. Greg Lashutka
52. Michael B. Coleman
53. Andrew Ginther