6 2 , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Democratic ▁nom ination ▁but ▁fell ▁short ▁in ▁November . ▁He ▁then ▁res umed ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law . ▁ ▁S ween ey ▁was ▁appointed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁an ▁un exp ired ▁term ▁on ▁the ▁C uy ah oga ▁County ▁Commission . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁elected ▁to ▁a ▁full ▁term ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁he ▁lost ▁his ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁commission ▁after ▁losing ▁his ▁bid ▁for ▁re - e lection . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁a ▁county ▁commission er , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁regional ▁government , ▁helped ▁establish ▁C uy ah oga ' s ▁public ▁def ender ' s ▁office ▁and ▁the ▁solid - w aste ▁district . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁a ▁primary ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁the ▁renov ation ▁of ▁the ▁Play house ▁Square ▁Center . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁ ▁S ween ey ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁law y ers ▁to ▁bring ▁forward ▁a ▁law suit ▁related ▁to ▁as best os . ▁During ▁his ▁research , ▁he ▁discovered ▁an ▁inc rimin ating ▁document ▁that ▁showed ▁that ▁the ▁manufact ur ers ▁of ▁as best os ▁had ▁been ▁aware ▁of ▁its ▁d angers ▁for ▁half ▁a ▁century ▁but ▁consp ired ▁to ▁conce al ▁the ▁information ▁from ▁the ▁public . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁large ▁settlement s ▁from ▁the ▁as best os ▁manufact ur ers , ▁he ▁would ▁ ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁ear n ▁millions ▁of ▁dollars . ▁