Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st district
In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by
Tom Luken
Succeeded by
David S. Mann
Member of the Cincinnati City Council
In office 1981–1984
Personal details
Born
Charles John Luken
(1951-07-18) July 18, 1951 (age 72) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Education
University of Notre Dame (BA) University of Cincinnati (JD)
Charles John Luken (born July 18, 1951) is an American politician of the Democratic party who was mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, and served in the Ohio's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Luken, who is divorced, has three children. When Luken left office at the end of 2005, he was the longest serving mayor in Cincinnati's history with 12 years and one month of service in that role.
system Luken was elected mayor in 1985, 1987 and 1989. In 1990, Luken's father, Tom Luken, a U.S. representative from Ohio, decided to retire. Charlie then...
Luken is a male Basque name, as a form of Lucian or Lucius, and a Dutch surname. Notable people with the name include: CharlieLuken (born 1951), American...
of his son, Cincinnati mayor CharlieLuken, who won a term in his father's former seat. Tom Luken's brother, Jim Luken, was a labor leader and also served...
became Mayor of Cincinnati. Luken was one of eight children in his family. His brother Tom Luken and his nephew CharlieLuken, both served as U.S. representatives...
candidate for the office of mayor of Cincinnati. The incumbent mayor was CharlieLuken, a former colleague of Fuller's in the WLWT newsroom. In the non-partisan...
most votes in the election would automatically become mayor. In 1999, CharlieLuken became the first mayor to take office under a restored system of direct...
term into two one-year periods that alternated between them. Tom Luken's son, CharlieLuken ended the Democratic-Charterite coalition in 1985 when Arn Bortz...
Gradison Tom Luken Ted Berry Bobbie L. Sterne Jim Luken Jerry Springer Ken Blackwell David S. Mann Thomas B. Brush Arnold L. Bortz CharlieLuken Dwight Tillery...
Cincinnati In office December 1, 2005 – December 1, 2013 Preceded by CharlieLuken Succeeded by John Cranley Member of the Ohio Senate from the 9th district...
of Representatives which was being vacated by Tom Luken. Blackwell lost to Luken's son, CharlieLuken, by a narrow 51% to 49% margin. Following his close...
Gradison Tom Luken Ted Berry Bobbie L. Sterne Jim Luken Jerry Springer Ken Blackwell David S. Mann Thomas B. Brush Arnold L. Bortz CharlieLuken Dwight Tillery...
Gradison Tom Luken Ted Berry Bobbie L. Sterne Jim Luken Jerry Springer Ken Blackwell David S. Mann Thomas B. Brush Arnold L. Bortz CharlieLuken Dwight Tillery...
Gradison Tom Luken Ted Berry Bobbie L. Sterne Jim Luken Jerry Springer Ken Blackwell David S. Mann Thomas B. Brush Arnold L. Bortz CharlieLuken Dwight Tillery...
representing Ohio's 1st district, but after the 1980 census, he and Tom Luken effectively switched districts, with Gradison's district renumbered as the...
Gradison Tom Luken Ted Berry Bobbie L. Sterne Jim Luken Jerry Springer Ken Blackwell David S. Mann Thomas B. Brush Arnold L. Bortz CharlieLuken Dwight Tillery...
Gradison Tom Luken Ted Berry Bobbie L. Sterne Jim Luken Jerry Springer Ken Blackwell David S. Mann Thomas B. Brush Arnold L. Bortz CharlieLuken Dwight Tillery...
Succeeded by Lee Fisher U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial) Preceded by CharlieLuken as Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United States...
responsible for making fixes and providing security. In 2005, then-mayor CharlieLuken told the New York Times the Skywalk is "ugly" and the space underneath...
city councilor (Republican) Liz Keating, city councilor (Republican) CharlieLuken, former Mayor of Cincinnati Christopher Smitherman, Vice Mayor and city...
Speaker of the House and Majority Leader CharlieLuken – former Congressman and Mayor of Cincinnati Tom Luken – former Congressman Greg Landsman – Democratic...
Traficant (D) 100th (1987–1989) Buz Lukens (R) Tom Sawyer (D) 101st (1989–1991) Paul Gillmor (R) 102nd (1991–1993) CharlieLuken (D) Dave Hobson (R) John Boehner...
December 29, 2008), also known as Charlene Moo-ken, after Cincinnati Mayor CharlieLuken, was a 1,050-pound Charolais cow that gained fame when, on February...
Gradison Tom Luken Ted Berry Bobbie L. Sterne Jim Luken Jerry Springer Ken Blackwell David S. Mann Thomas B. Brush Arnold L. Bortz CharlieLuken Dwight Tillery...
Gradison Tom Luken Ted Berry Bobbie L. Sterne Jim Luken Jerry Springer Ken Blackwell David S. Mann Thomas B. Brush Arnold L. Bortz CharlieLuken Dwight Tillery...
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