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2 unusual facts about Howard Metzenbaum


Cleveland Stokers

They sold the Stokers to a group led by Cleveland attorney Howard Metzenbaum and business partner, Alva "Ted" Bonda, the first week of January 1968.

Gold Star Mothers Club

In the 1974 Ohio Senate primary race between Howard Metzenbaum and John Glenn, Metzenbaum contrasted his business background with Glenn's military and astronaut credentials, saying his opponent had "never worked for a living."


Mary O. Boyle

Boyle was a candidate for the United States Senate in 1994 to replace the retiring Howard Metzenbaum, but she was defeated in the Democratic primary by Joel Hyatt.

United States Senate election in Ohio, 1994

Joel Hyatt, businessman and son-in-law of incumbent U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum


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