▁Anna ▁and ▁Walter ▁Pow ell . ▁Before ▁entering ▁politics , ▁Pow ell ▁was ▁a ▁history ▁teacher . ▁▁ ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁the ▁city ▁cl erk ▁of ▁Fair field , ▁Ohio ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Fair field ▁City ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Pow ell ▁successfully ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁Ohio ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁V oting ▁Rights ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁provided ▁Pow ell ▁with ▁in cent ive ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Senate , ▁which ▁he ▁did . ▁ ▁He ▁ended ▁up ▁winning , ▁and ▁took ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁chamber ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁While ▁he ▁was ▁up ▁for ▁re e lection ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁he ▁instead ▁initially ▁opt ed ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁Ohio ▁State ▁Tre as urer . ▁ ▁However , ▁he ▁eventually ▁entered ▁the ▁race ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁seat , ▁and ▁ultimately ▁sw apped ▁seats ▁with ▁his ▁prede cess or , ▁B uz ▁L uk ens , ▁who ▁then ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁Pow ell ' s ▁sen ate ▁seat . ▁ ▁Pow ell ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁serve ▁two ▁terms ▁in ▁Congress , ▁and ▁opt ed