Charlie Luken

Charles John Luken
60th & 64th Mayor of Cincinnati
In office January 1, 1984 – January 2, 1991
Preceded by	Arnold L. Bortz
Succeeded by	David S. Mann
In office January 1, 1999 – December 31, 2005
Preceded by	Roxanne Qualls
Succeeded by	Mark Mallory
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st district
In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Tom Luken
Succeeded by	David S. Mann
Personal details
Born	(1951-07-18) July 18, 1951 (age 65) Cincinnati, Ohio
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Notre Dame University of Cincinnati College of Law
Profession	Lawyer, Politician, Newscaster

Charles John "Charlie" Luken (born July 18, 1951, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American politician of the Democratic party who was mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio and served in the Ohio's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Luken's uncle, labor leader James T. Luken, also served as mayor of Cincinnati. Luken, who is divorced, has three children.

Luken earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame (Indiana) in 1973. He then entered law school at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, earning his degree in 1976, after which he started practicing law.

Rejected by the Democratic party as a successor to his uncle, Jim Luken, Luken first ran for the council as an independent, losing the at-large race in 1979. Luken served on the Cincinnati city council from 1981 to 1984, before becoming mayor. Luken served as mayor of Cincinnati from 1984 to 1991.

In 1990, Luken's father, Tom Luken, a U.S. representative from Ohio, decided to retire. Charlie then ran for a seat in Ohio's District 1 in the United States House of Representatives to replace his father. Luken won the election, defeating another former Cincinnati mayor, Ken Blackwell. Luken began serving in the U.S. House in 1991 (102nd Congress). He declined to run for re-election in 1992.

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