8 things about Mary Jo Kilroy
1. She was born in April 1949 in Cleveland.
2. Kilroy graduated from Cleveland State University before earning her law degree from Ohio State University.
3. She and her husband have two daughters, Julia, a recent graduate of Columbia University, and Rosa, who is a student at Brown University.
4. After serving eight years on the Columbus School Board, she was elected to the Franklin County Commission.
5. For the past six years she has served as one of three Franklin County Commissioners. Governing magazine ranked Franklin County as one of the five best-managed counties in the country.
6. She is currently a partner in a private practice law firm with her husband, Robert Handelman.
7. She was awarded the Public Official of the Year award from the Central Ohio Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers for her help in creating the Columbus/Franklin County Affordable Housing Trust.
8. The Kilroys have three dogs from area animal rescue organizations.
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