Info:
Johnnie Maier, Jr. served five terms as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. During his legislative career, Johnnie Maier served as Chairman of the Colleges & Universities Committee, and was elected as Chairman of the Ohio House Democratic Caucus. He also was co-chair of the Ohio General Assembly Steel Delegation. In 1996, he was chosen by his colleagues to serve as Assistant Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives.

As a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, Johnnie served on numerous committees. Having served on the Health Care, Insurance, Education, Environmental and Elections Committees, he was able to address a broad range of issues facing Ohioans.

Johnnie Maier was a member of the House Select Committee on Health Care Reform and the House Select Committee on Crime, and was instrumental in the development of community DARE programs. He also sponsored the victim's rights bill for families of murdered children so that they would receive compensation from the victims of crime fund.

Before being elected State Representative, Johnnie Maier worked ten years in the state's juvenile corrections system, and ten years in the mental health field.

Johnnie Maier was elected Massillon Municipal Clerk of Court in November 1999. In 2001, he earned the title of "Certified Clerk of Court" from Ohio Association of Municipal Court Clerks. As Clerk of Court, he has installed financial control procedures, created a centrally organized Court records system, has completed the computer conversion to the County Justice Information System (CJIS), and has implemented customer service standards for the office.

Among his many honors for public service, Johnnie Maier has been recognized as the Stark County Public Official of the Year, the Ohio Legislator of the Year, abd received the Friend of Education Award from the East Central Ohio Educators Association. He also received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Kent State University Stark Campus.

He is elected member to the Ohio Democratic Party Central Committee and is a member of the Ohio Democratic Party Executive Committee. Johnnie also served as co-chair of the 2002 State Party Convention.

Johnnie Maier, a life-long resident of Stark County, is a graduate of Canton Central Catholic High School and Kent State University. He did his graduate work in Public Administration at the University of Alabama and the University of Akron.