, ▁to ▁find ▁work able ▁solutions ▁to ▁today ' s ▁most ▁pressing ▁so cio - polit ical ▁problems . ▁ ▁Den ny ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Executive ▁Ass istant ▁for ▁Legisl ative ▁Affairs ▁in ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁former ▁Governor ▁Dick ▁Cel este . ▁ ▁Den ny ▁was ▁previously ▁a ▁Democratic ▁State ▁Represent ative ▁for ▁Ohio ▁House ▁District ▁ 7 4 ▁representing ▁parts ▁of ▁Lake ▁and ▁Ge aug a ▁count ies ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁for ▁ 4 ▁terms ▁and ▁served ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁Business ▁career ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Den ny ▁was ▁Co - Owner ▁and ▁Man aging ▁Member ▁for ▁W & W ▁Sw inson , ▁L LC , ▁a ▁real ▁estate ▁development ▁company . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Den ny ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Auto ▁Indust ry ▁Support ▁Council ▁established ▁by ▁former ▁Governor ▁Ted ▁Str ick land . ▁As ▁president , ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁efforts ▁to ▁stabil ize ▁and ▁strength en ▁Ohio ' s ▁auto ▁sector . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁Chair man ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁Success ▁Group ▁in ▁Columb us , ▁Ohio ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Select ive ▁clients ▁included ▁AT T , ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Brow ns , ▁Medical ▁Mut ual ▁of ▁Ohio , ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art , ▁Buck ey e ▁State ▁Sher iffs ▁Association , ▁the ▁Girl ▁Sc outs ▁of ▁Ohio