Jane Eileen Murphy Timken (born November 5, 1966) is an American attorney who served as chair of the

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from 2017 to 2021. She was a candidate in the

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Early life and education

Timken was born Jane Eileen Murphy in

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, the daughter of John and Eileen Murphy. Her father was a law professor and her mother was a

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-born nurse. Timken graduated from

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. Timken graduated from

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with a degree in psychology and played rugby while she was there. She received her

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, from the

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Career

She served as vice chair of the Stark County Republican Party from May 2010 until she was elected as the first female chairwoman of the

in January 2017. While serving as Chair, Timken refused to sign a pledge stating the GOP would not use hacked information in campaigns. During the race, she sought to present herself as a Donald Trump loyalist, mirrored his talking points and said she would "advance the Trump agenda". In her announcement speech for the 2022 campaign, she attacked John Kasich, the Republican former Governor of Ohio. In 2016, she had initially supported Kasich in the 2016 Republican presidential primary. She remained chair until resigning in February 2021 to run for U.S. Senate in the 2022 election, following the announcement that incumbent Republican

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would not seek re-election.

Personal life

Timken lives in

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with her husband Ward J. "Tim" Timken Jr., the former chairman, CEO, and president of TimkenSteel. She has two children. Her uncle-in-law,

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, is a former United States ambassador to Germany.

References

External links

Campaign website
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