Eric Fingerhut

Quick Facts

Full Name	Eric Fingerhut
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	May 6, 1959(1959-05-06)
Age	65
Birthplace	Ohio
Country	United States
Horoscope	Taurus

Eric Fingerhut Biography

Eric Fingerhut is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on May 6, 1959 in Ohio, United States. Eric David Fingerhut (born May 6 1959) is an American politician and academic administrator who serves as the CEO and President for The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA). Prior to his role at JFNA he was President and CEO for Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life between 2013 and. In the past, he was the Vice President of Corporate Affairs for Education as well as the STEM Learning business at Battelle Memorial Institute as well as and Chancellor for the Ohio Board of Regents, Ohio state senator, and U.S. Representative.

Following his resignation from Congress, Fingerhut easily won another seat to the Ohio Senate district 25. He had two full terms from 1999 until 2007, before resigning due to the term limit.

Fingerhut was appointed Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents on March 14, 2007 by Governor Ted Strickland. This position is a member of the Ohio Governor’s Cabinet. On February 22, 2011, he submitted his resignation to Gov. John Kasich, effective March 14, 2011, after serving four years of his five- year term. Chancellor Fingerhut earned a reputation as an innovative leader and ardent advocate of the value of higher education. He left with high praise from the Ohio’s newspapers. An editorial in the Columbus Dispatch declared, “[Eric Fingerhut’s] diplomacy, energy, pragmatism and knowhow will be missed.”

Very quickly after beginning his tenure as CEO of Hillel International, the organization experienced a major controversy. The Hillel chapter at Swarthmore College declared itself an “Open Hillel,” choosing to welcome all guest speakers and student organizations, whether or not they support Zionism. Fingerhut responded, stating “Let me be very clear – “anti-Zionists” will not be permitted to speak using the Hillel name or under the Hillel roof, under any circumstances.” This controversy is widely seen as a key part of a broad conversation in the American Jewish community regarding whether or not Zionism is, or should be, a consensus issue.

Fingerhut was an Ohio state senator from 1991 until 1993. In 1992 the year he became a member of be a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the 19th congressional district in Ohio and began his term from 1993 (103rd Congress). When he ran for reelection in 1994,, He was disqualified by Lake County Prosecutor Steve LaTourette.

Eric Fingerhut Net Worth

Eric Fingerhut is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eric Fingerhut 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Fingerhut graduated with the Bachelor of Science qualification in science from Northwestern University in 1981 and earned a law degree at Stanford University in 1984. He worked as a lawyer in Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP in Cleveland until he became the associate director at Cleveland Works in 1987. He worked from 1987 until 1989.

In 1989 , Fingerhut was Campaign Manager for Michael R. White, running for mayor of Cleveland Following the success of the campaign, Fingerhut was named White’s director of the transition team.

In 2004, Fingerhut was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate seat of Republican George V. Voinovich, who was seeking a second term in that office after previous service as mayor of Cleveland and governor of Ohio. Both candidates were from the Cleveland area, but Fingerhut apparently could not dent Voinovich’s longstanding popularity there and elsewhere in the state. Voinovich was handily re-elected, defeating Fingerhut 64%-36%.

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