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State Representative Jim Buchy
Buchy to Retire
in January of 2017
Thank you, Jim, for your service to the community! Editor.
GREENVILLE— State Representative Jim Buchy announced Wednesday he will
be retiring from the Ohio House of Representatives effective January
2017 and, therefore, will not be seeking reelection on the fall 2016
ballot.
“The trust placed in me by the fine families of western Ohio as their
voice in Columbus is humbling,” Buchy said. “At this time it is
important that I am able to enjoy retirement with my family and attend
the activities of my eight grandchildren.”
Rep. Buchy returned to the Ohio House as an appointee in 2011, filling
the unexpired term of Jim Zehringer, who was asked to serve in Governor
Kasich’s cabinet. In 2013, legislative colleagues voted him into House
Leadership, and in 2015 he was elected by fellow legislators to serve
as the Assistant Majority Leader.
As a member of the Ohio House, he has dealt heavily with issues
important to his constituents, most notably improving agriculture in
Ohio. The 84th District represents roughly 10 percent of all
agriculture production in Ohio.
The current 84th House District encompasses Mercer County, as well as
portions of Auglaize, Darke and Shelby counties. In addition, he
previously represented Butler, Miami and Preble counties. Rep. Buchy
previously served in the Ohio House from 1983-2000, holding numerous
leadership positions.
Representative Buchy is the former President and CEO of Buchy Food
Service in Greenville. Following his first stint in the House, Buchy
served as Assistant Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture and
then on the leadership council and as policy director at the National
Federation of Independent Business, where he received numerous business
awards.
He has also been honored many times for his support for agriculture
from groups such as the Farm Bureau, 4-H and FFA. As a result of local
collaboration and Rep. Buchy’s leadership in the legislature, a pilot
project in Cleveland and Cincinnati now brings 4-H and FFA to students
in urban areas, providing them real-world knowledge of production
agriculture. The program is accompanied by a pathway to college at
Central State University, which now has a focus on preparing young
people to teach agriculture in Ohio’s schools.
“Educating young people on production agriculture is the best way to
ensure we are able to keep our families and way of life in western Ohio
intact,” Buchy said. “I will continue to work in favor of opportunity
for agricultural education in all of Ohio’s schools.”
Representative Buchy will have been in public service for 30 years upon
the completion of this current term. This service has been in
addition to the work with his family business. He will remain in
Greenville with his wife of more than 50 years, Sharon, where they will
enjoy time with their two grown children and their spouses along with
numerous grandchildren.
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