Oliver Robert Ocasek (November 2, 1925 – June 25, 1999) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as President of the Ohio State Senate in the 1970s and 1980s.

[1] After the Democrats lost their majority in the Senate, Ocasek was replaced as party leader by Harry Meshel.

In 1962 and 1968, Ocasek ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives.

In 1986 he lost a Democratic primary for congress in the 14th district to Thomas C.

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