Q:Facts:   - residence: payne , ohio    - preceded: bruce goodwin    - state house: ohio    - party: republican    - spouse: nancy      - district: 82nd    - term start: january 7 , 2013    - state: ohio    - name: tony burkley   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of tony burkley .
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tony burkley is a republican member of the ohio house of representatives for the 82nd district .he was elected in 2012 , defeating independent pete schlegel with 59 % of the vote .he also contested a seat for the 2006 election , but lost the republican primary to lynn wachtmann .before his election to the ohio house , burkley served as commissioner of paulding county , ohio .