He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives and a Democratic Party congressman from 1983 until 1993, serving State Representative from Cleveland, Ohio, in 1972.
He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives and a Democratic Party congressman from 1983 until 1993, serving Ohio's 19th congressional district. Feighan was first elected to public office as a State Representative from Cleveland, Ohio, in 1972.