George V. Voinovich portrait   Save
George V. Voinovich Collection
Description: Photograph of George V. Voinovich (1936--) taken in 1984 when he was mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. Voinovich later served as governor of Ohio from 1991 to 1999. As governor, Voinovich consistently cut taxes. He also increased state funding for Project Head Start dramatically. In addition to these accomplishments, Voinovich oversaw welfare reform in the state and, by the end of his time in office, the unemployment rate in Ohio was at an all-time low. In 1999 he was elected to the United States Senate. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04512
Subjects: Ohio--Governors--Portraits; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)