{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name=Tony Core | image= | state_house=Ohio | state=Ohio | district=83rd | term=September 15, 1999-December 31, 2008 | preceded=Ed Core | succeeded=David Burke | birth_date= {{birth date and age|1964|03|20}} | birth_place= Columbus, Ohio | death_date= | death_place= | alma_mater=Ohio State University | profession=Attorney | party=Republican }}
'''Anthony Core''' (born March 20, 1964), commonly called '''Tony Core''', is an American politician from Ohio and a former Republican member of the Ohio General Assembly. A graduate of Ohio State University, he is a lawyer from rural Rushsylvania in Logan County.<ref name=profile>[http://www.house.state.oh.us/index.php?option=com_displaymembers&task=detail&district=83 Tony Core (R)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725091932/http://www.house.state.oh.us/index.php?option=com_displaymembers&task=detail&district=83 |date=2011-07-25 }}, Ohio House of Representatives, 2008. Accessed 2008-11-07.</ref>
==Government career== <!-- Deleted image removed: thumb|right|Core's apple core logo -->
Core first entered government service in Logan County, where he was a member of the county's MR/DD (mental retardation/developmental disability) board.<ref name=profile /> In 1999, he was appointed to fill the empty seat for the 83rd District of the House of Representatives, which includes part or all of Logan, Marion, and Union counties; the seat had been vacated by the death of its previous occupant, Tony's father Ed.<ref>[http://www.ohcapcon.com/pubdocs/elec-2004/2004-election2.pdf 2004 Ohio Federal & State Legislative Election Wrap-Up]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}, Ohio Capitol Connection, 2004. Accessed 2008-11-07.</ref> After finishing the partial term, he was re-elected to four full terms before being term-limited in 2008.<ref name=profile /> His seat was filled by Dave Burke of Marysville.<ref>[http://www.examiner.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1202:county-voters-weigh-in-on-national-state-races&catid=34:local-news&Itemid=55 County voters weigh in on national, state races] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719024247/http://www.examiner.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1202:county-voters-weigh-in-on-national-state-races&catid=34:local-news&Itemid=55 |date=2011-07-19 }}, ''Bellefontaine Examiner'', 2008-11-05. Accessed 2008-11-07.</ref>
Core won an uncontested race for Logan County Commissioner in 2008.<ref>[http://www.examiner.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1192%3Aelection-08-results&Itemid=55 Election 08 Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719024257/http://www.examiner.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1192:election-08-results&Itemid=55 |date=2011-07-19 }}, ''Bellefontaine Examiner'', 2008-11-05. Accessed 2008-11-07.</ref>
During his time in the state legislature, Core used a logo of an apple eaten to the core.
==Personal== According to Core's website, he and his wife Heather are the parents of a son and two daughters. He is a member of the First United Presbyterian Church of Bellefontaine.<ref>[http://www.tonycore.com/About_Tony/Biography/biography.html Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081118174854/http://www.tonycore.com/About_Tony/Biography/biography.html |date=2008-11-18 }}, Core website. Accessed 2008-11-07.</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.tonycore.com Core's website]
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