Dennis Eckart

Dennis Edward Eckart was born on April 6, 1950, in Cleveland, Ohio, into a Roman Catholic family with two brothers, Gary and Edward. He attended St Joseph High School and later Xavier University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in 1971.

He went on to earn his Bachelor of Laws from Cleveland State University College of Law in 1974 and was admitted to the Ohio bar the same year. He began his law career practicing in Cleveland and served as the assistant prosecutor in the Lake County, Ohio prosecuting attorney's office.

In 1974, Dennis Eckart won a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives, where he served three terms from 1975 until 1980. During his time in the Ohio House, he also served as a vice-president of the Slovene National Benefit Society from 1978 until 1982.

In 1980, he ran for the U.S. House to replace the vacant seat from retiring Congressman Charles Vanik. He ran in Ohio's 11th congressional district, defeating State Senator Tim McCormack and State Representative Anthony O. Calabrese, Jr. with 40% of the vote in the Democratic primary.

He went on to defeat Republican opponent Joseph Nahra with 55% of the vote in the general election. After the 1980 census, his district was redrawn, moving him to Ohio's 22nd congressional district. He defeated State Representative Marcus Roberto in the Democratic primary and Republican Glen W. Warner in the general election.

Full Name	Dennis Eckart
Other Name	Dennis Edward Eckart
Gender	Male
Occupation	Politician
Date of Birth	06-April-1950 (76 years)
Birth Year	1950
Birth Location	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

Dennis Eckart served on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and the House Committee on Small Business, where he served as Chairman of the Subcommittee for Antitrust, Deregulation, and Ecology.

During his tenure in the House, he supported improving standards on environmental protection. He sponsored the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1983, a bill aimed to improve enforcement and greater protection for underground sources of drinking water.

He also sponsored the Great Lakes Emergency Shoreline Protection Act, which would have started a federal guaranteed-loan program to provide for the protection from shoreline erosion of the Great Lakes.

Dennis Eckart and his wife Sandy have one adult son, Eddy, and they reside in Concord, Ohio. Eckart is a Roman Catholic and has been involved in various community and charitable activities throughout his career. After leaving Congress, he continued to work as a lawyer and has also been involved in holistic life coaching, helping people achieve well-being, success, and self-realization.