Martin Hoke
| Martin R. Hoke | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 10th district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Clarence E. Miller |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Kucinich |
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May 18, 1952 Lakewood, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Amherst College, Case Western Reserve University School of Law |
Martin R. Hoke (born May 18, 1952) is an American Republican politician, member of the Ohio Casino Control Commission, and former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.
Hoke was born in Lakewood, Ohio and attended school at the private Western Reserve Academy. He graduated from Amherst College in 1973 and earned a law degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1980. He has been noted for practicing Sikhism. He also founded a cell phone company, "Red Carpet Cellular", in 1985.
In 1992, Hoke won the Republican nomination for Ohio's 10th congressional district, located in Cleveland's west side. Hoke upset heavily favored Democrat Mary Rose Oakar, who had represented the district (formerly the 20th District) for 16 years, in the general election. Oakar was hampered by accusations of check writing at the House of Representatives Bank. Hoke was the first Republican to represent a significant portion of traditionally heavily Democratic Cleveland in over 30 years. Hoke won re-election in 1994 against Frank Gaul, a Cuyahoga County Treasurer who had recently overseen losses in a county bond fund based on faulty advice from private bond counsel. In 1996, Hoke was defeated by former Cleveland mayor Dennis Kucinich 49%-46%. Hoke was harmed by several gaffes he had made, the Democratic nature of the district, strong labor support for Kucinich, and a mounting public perception that he would lose.
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