Professional of the Year for 2013 in Government: Richard P. Homrighausen

	Richard P. Homrighausen
Industry	Government
Title	Mayor/CEO
Expertise	Municipal Electric
Current Organization	City of Dover
Type of Organization	Municipal government
Major Product	Public services
Area of Distribution	Dover, Ohio
University/Degree	A.A., Business, Suomi Junior College; B.A., Business Administration & Economics, English, Northland College; Mortuary Science, Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science
Born	Canton, Ohio
Affiliations	Numerous including-Ohio Mayors Association; Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association; Board Member, Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce; American Public Power Association; President, Ohio Municipal Electric Association; Grace Evangelical Luther Church; District 16, Ohio Funeral Director Association; Ohio Embalmers Association; Life Member, Dover Jaycees; Ohio Jaycees (and 56th President 1984-85); U.S. Jaycees; Life Member, U.S. Jaycees International Senator; Synod Council 1987-97, Vice President, 1989-97, Lay Homilist, 1990-present, Northeastern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Lay Delegate1999 to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America National Assembly; Tuscarawas County Republican Party Executive Committee, 1990-present (Vice Chair, 1998-2003); President, Ohio Municipal Electric Association, 1999-present
Hobbies & Sports	Golf, cabinetry
Career Accomplishments	Testimony before the U.S. Senate Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee regarding the Reauthorization of the 1990 Clean Air Act; Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Resources regarding the Kyoto Treaty enacted by Congress; Testimony before the U.S. Senate, Environmental and Public Works Committee regarding global warming and the effects on small public power communities as well as the economic impact of proposed EPA pollution legislation
Work History	Reed Funeral Home, Inc., Canton OH, 1966-77; Owner, Homrighausen Funeral Home, Dover OH, 1978-2005; Owner, R.W. Hoge Wood Products & Awards Co., Dover OH, 1981-present; Canal Dover Novelty Co., Dover OH, 1983-2003; Vorhaus Trading Co. Ltd., Dover OH, 1986-1992; Owner, Ozzie B. Golf Co., Dover OH, 1995-present; Ward I City Councilman, City of Dover, 1990-91; Mayor, City of Dover, 1992-present (longest serving mayor in history of Dover)
Children	Nicholas Anthony, Peter Thomas
Spouse	Linda Louise Marino
Married	May 3, 1980
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