Blackwell, J. Kenneth (John Kenneth), 1948-

<p><b>RACES</b>
<ul>
<li>01/30/2009 RNC Chairman Lost 7.38% (-26.20%)</li>
<li>11/07/2006 OH Governor Lost 36.65% (-23.89%)</li>
<li>05/02/2006 OH Governor - R Primary Won 55.73% (+11.47%)</li>
<li>11/05/2002 OH Secretary of State Won 59.27% (+18.53%)</li>
<li>05/07/2002 OH Secretary of State- R Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>11/03/1998 OH Secretary of State Won 56.03% (+12.06%)</li>
<li>05/05/1998 OH Secretary of State- R Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>11/08/1994 OH Treasurer Won 53.74% (+11.42%)</li>
<li>05/03/1994 OH Treasurer- R Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>01/18/1994 OH Treasurer - Appointment Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>11/06/1990 OH District 1 Lost 48.91% (-2.17%)</li>
<li>05/08/1984 OH District 1 - R Primary Lost 47.82% (-4.37%)</li>
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<p><b>SPECULATIVE, DID NOT RUN</b>
<ul>
<li>03/15/2016 OH US Senate - R Primary Lost 0.00% (-82.16%)</li>
</ul>
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<p>Ken Blackwell is the Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance at the Family Research Council. He is a national bestselling author of three books: Rebuilding America: A Prescription For Creating Strong Families, Building The Wealth Of Working People, And Ending Welfare; The Blueprint: Obama’s Plan to Subvert the Constitution and Build an Imperial Presidency; and Resurgent: How Constitutional Conservatism Can Save America.</p>

<p>He serves on the Board of Directors of various high-profile organizations including the Timothy Plan, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, the United States Air Force Academy Foundation, the Club for Growth, Grove City College, the National Rifle Association, the First Liberty Institute, the National World War II Museum, and the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Board of Advisors, of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA).</p>

<p>Mr. Blackwell has had a vast political career. He was mayor of Cincinnati, Treasurer and Secretary of State for Ohio, undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission. He was a delegate to the White House Summit on Retirement Savings in 1998 and 2002. During the 1990s, he served on the congressionally appointed National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform and the board of the International Republican Institute. He was Co-Chairman of the U.S. Census Monitoring Board from 1999-2001.</p>

<p>John Kenneth Blackwell (born February 28, 1948) is an American politician, author, and conservative activist who served as the mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio (1979–80), the Ohio State Treasurer (1994–99), and Ohio Secretary of State (1999–2007). He was the Republican candidate for governor of Ohio in 2006, the first African-American major-party candidate for governor of Ohio. He is currently a Senior Fellow for Family Empowerment with The Family Research Council.</p>

<p>Blackwell was born in Alliance, Ohio, the son of Dana, a part-time nurse, and George Blackwell, a meatpacker. He has two brothers, Carl and Charles. He married his wife Rosa in 1969 while he was in college. They have three children, Kimberly, Rahshann (a Denver resident and Ohio Northern Law School graduate), and Kristin.</p>

<p>Blackwell attended Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio on a football scholarship. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Xavier in 1970 and his Master of Education degree, also from Xavier, in 1971. After college, he was invited to the Dallas Cowboys' training camp; he gave up football when told he would have to convert from linebacker to offensive lineman. He taught at Xavier from 1974 to 1991.</p>