The Ohio Republican Party is the

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affiliate of the

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. It was founded in

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, in 1854.

History

1876 Republican National Convention - Ohio

After the

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, Ohio politics was dominated by the Republican Party, and Ohio Republicans also played key roles in the national party. As the national Republican Party changed from a party affiliated with Northern states into a staunchly conservative party, so did the Ohio Republican Party.

Early years

President Rutherford Hayes 1870 - 1880 Restored

James Abram Garfield, photo portrait seated

Early Ohio Republicans such as

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staffed many important national offices. Chase coined the phrase "Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men". Starting in the 1880s, Ohio's Mark Hanna was a significant power in the back rooms of the national Republican party. In the 1890s, Hanna led the conservative wing of the party against

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's progressive movement. In the 60 years from 1860 to 1920, Ohioans headed the Republican presidential ticket nine times, losing only twice. In 1912,

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won with 40.96 percent of the vote, the Republican ticket was split, with Theodore Roosevelt leaving to start the Bull-Moose Party. In the 1916 election, Wilson won again with 49.24 percent of the vote. During the next three presidential elections, the Republican candidate won Ohio, until 1932 when

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won the state. FDR would win Ohio in

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, and

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Post New Deal

The national political upheaval that ushered in the

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era in the 1930s benefited the

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. Party politics in Ohio became very competitive, with Republicans and Democrats trading victories at all levels. During this time Robert A. Taft, known as "Mr. Republican," became the leader of the conservative wing of the Republican party during a time when progressives controlled both major parties, and one of the most popular Senators in Ohio history. From the 1930s to the 1970s, Republicans still won the majority of elective offices in Ohio. Starting in the 1960s Ohio Democrats began to win more elections with rulings from the

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that required district representation be based on population and not land sized. The equalization of legislative districts shifted power to Ohio's cities and away from rural farmers. By the mid-1980s, Ohio government at all levels was dominated by Democrats. By 1990, the Republicans had won a majority on the

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, which draws district lines for federal and state legislative seats. The 1992 adoption of term limits by referendum further strengthened the party's hand and 1992 marked the last victory by a Democrat (

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) in a statewide race until 2006.

State of the party

Redistricting after the 2000 census combined with Ohio's term limits laws had Republican officeholders at the federal and state levels struggling with each other to draw federal congressional districts to create safe seats, with the interests of incumbent US representatives clashing with the interests of state legislators facing term limits looking to Congress for their next jobs. About 43 percent of the voters voted for Democrats in 2000. Joe Hallett wrote in the ''

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'' (January 13, 2002):

Redistricting should be a happy process for Republicans.... But the task has hardly been gleeful. Contrarily, it has turned into an embarrassment for Republicans.... Eight-year term limits, more than the state budget, are to blame. These days, state lawmakers constantly are scouting their next jobs.... sions of Congress dance in their heads. They want districts ready-made for their ascensions. Meanwhile, congressional incumbents constantly angle for districts they can't possibly lose.

Although term limits were pushed by conservative Republican activists in the 1980s, they forced the retirement of Republican

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Jo Ann Davidson (R-Columbus) from the House of Representatives in 2001 as well as the leader of the conservative wing of the party, Deputy Speaker

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(R-Medina). In 2001, Republicans sought

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seats held by Democrats

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and

Ted Strickland Theodore Strickland (born August 4, 1941) is an American politician who was the 68th governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing ...

. The state legislature considered redrawing their districts. Critics allege the motivation was to aid in Republican victories. When Democrat Brown threatened to run for governor in 2002, if he lost his seat through redistricting, the legislature scrapped redistricting plans. Republican Governor Taft won re-election. Taft was challenged by

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commissioner

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. Both Brown and Strickland held onto their congressional seats. By 2004, Republicans held all six statewide executive offices (governor/lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, auditor, and treasurer), a two-thirds majority in the state

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and

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, a 5-2 majority on the

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, both seats in the US Senate, and 12 of Ohio's 18 seats in the US House of Representatives. In 2006, Democrats began to retake some statewide offices. These include all of the executive offices except State Auditor (including the governorship going to

over Republican challenger J. Kenneth Blackwell) and one of the seats in the US Senate (

defeating incumbent

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). Ohio Republicans still held ten seats in the US House of Representatives, one seat in the U.S. Senate, and a majority in both houses of the

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. Between the election of

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in 2007, the death of Chief Justice

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, and the appointment of Democrat Eric Brown in 2010, Republicans had controlled all seven seats on the Ohio Supreme Court previously. In 2008, Democratic presidential candidate

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defeated Republican

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in Ohio. In 2010, Republicans regained all of the statewide elected executive offices, including the governorship with the election of John Kasich, and regained the majority in the state House of Representatives and retaining the state Senate. Republicans also retained their seat in the U.S. Senate with the election of

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and retained a majority of the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. In addition, 8th District Representative

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was elected

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, making him third in line of succession (and the highest ranking Republican) to the Presidency of the United States. In November 2011, Gov. John Kasich's law that limits public worker's union bargain abilities was voted down by the people of Ohio. This was a major blow to the platform that Gov. Kasich ran on in 2010.

Pro-Donald Trump turn

In 2017, Donald Trump helped to install Jane Timken as head of the Ohio Republican Party. When she left to run for the Senate, the Ohio Republican Party replaced her with former Trump Ohio campaign manager Bob Paduchik. In 2021, the Ohio Republican Party called on Republican House Representative Anthony Gonzalez to resign after he voted to impeach former President Donald Trump for his role in inciting a pro-Trump mob to storm the U.S. Capitol. The party also voted to censure Gonzalez. The Cincinnati Enquirer wrote that the Ohio Republican Party "has increasingly become the party of Trump."

Taft family political power

The Taft family has been one of the most powerful political families in American history.

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was the first Taft to come to America, around the 1670s. The Ohio section of Taft's are descendants of Robert, Sr. William Howard Taft, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front

William Howard Taft, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front

William McKinley by Courtney Art Studio, 1896

The start of the five generations of Taft's in politics was with Alphonso Taft. He was the founder of the Ohio political dynasty that is associated with the Republican Party. Alphonso was in President

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, first as

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then as Secretary of War. He was later appointed

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to the

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Empire. Three of Alphonso's sons entered into politics also, former US Representative of Ohio's 1st District Charles Phelps Taft, former US president and Chief Justice of the United States

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, and former Republican Party Delegate

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. Both of William H. Taft's sons entered into politics. Robert A. Taft was a former

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and his other son Charles Phelps Taft II was former Mayor of Cincinnati. Both men were seen as great politicians. The next generation of Taft politicians came from two of Robert's children.

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served in both houses of the US Congress. His brother William Howard Taft III was Ambassador to

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. The current generation of Tafts in politics are former Ohio Governor Bob Taft, son of Robert Taft Jr.

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, son of William H. Taft III, has been an Ambassador to

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and United States Deputy Secretary of Defense.

Controversies

In 2005, the Republican fundraiser and coin dealer

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ran a rare coin fund that the State of Ohio had invested $50 million in. Soon valuable coins came up missing and an investigation discovered Noe had taken around $13 million from the fund. He was convicted in 2006 and was sentenced to 18 years in state prison. Noe was a top fundraiser for the

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campaign in Ohio in 2004, and the chairman for his campaign in Northwest Ohio. He was later convicted of making illegal contributions to the Bush campaign. Noe had ties to then Governor Bob Taft. It was discovered through this scandal that the Governor and some of his top aides took improper gifts from Noe and other lobbyist. In 2005, Gov. Taft was charged with four misdemeanors related to these gifts. This scandal had a negative effect on the Ohio Republican Party, who lost many seats in Congress after 2006 and the Governorship went to Ted Strickland. In 2008, Barack Obama won Ohio's 20 electoral college votes on his way to the presidency.

Elected officials

Members of Congress

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* Steve Chabot,

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, 2nd district *

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* Bill Johnson, 6th district *

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, 7th district * Warren Davidson,

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, 10th district * Troy Balderson, 12th district * David Joyce, 14th district * Mike Carey, 15th district * Anthony Gonzalez, 16th district

Statewide offices

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: Jon Husted *

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* Secretary of State: Frank LaRose *

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State legislative leaders

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*President pro tempore of the Senate: Jay Hottinger *Majority Floor Leader:

Kirk Schuring Kirk Schuring (born September 17, 1952) is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio Senate. He served as interim Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, following the resignation of Speaker Cliff Rosenberger. Rosenberger resig ...

*Whip:

Rob McColley Robert A. McColley (born October 14, 1984) is a State Senator for the 1st District of the Ohio Senate, which includes Defiance, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, and Williams counties, as well as parts of Auglaize, Fulton, and ...

Ohio House of Representatives

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*Speaker pro tempore:

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*Majority Floor Leader:

Bill Seitz William J. Seitz III (born October 29, 1954) is the state representative for the 30th District of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Republican. The district consists of Cheviot, Delhi Township, Green as well as portions of Cincinnati, ...

*Assistant Majority Floor Leader:

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*Majority Whip: Don Jones *Assistant Majority Whip:

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State Supreme Court

* Chief Justice: Maureen O'Connor * Associate Justices: : Patrick F. Fischer : Pat DeWine : Sharon L. Kennedy

Party leadership

*Chairman -

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Notable Ohio Republicans

, Governor of Ohio,

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, Chief Justice of the United States * Charles William Foster, Jr.: US representative, Governor of Ohio, United States Secretary of the Treasury * Rutherford B. Hayes: US representative,

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: US Representative, Governor of Ohio, President of the United States * William Dennison: Governor of Ohio, United States Postmaster General *

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: Governor of Ohio, Ambassador to Brazil *

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: Governor of Ohio,

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, Governor of Ohio, US Senator, Republican nominee for

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* Edward F. Noyes: Governor of Ohio, Ambassador to France * Thomas L. Young: Governor of Ohio, US Representative *

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: Governor of Ohio, US Senator *

George K. Nash George Kilbon Nash (August 14, 1842October 28, 1904) was an American attorney and Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 41st governor of Ohio. Biography Nash was born in York Township, Medina County, Ohio. He attended the preparat ...

: Ohio Attorney General, Governor of Ohio *

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: Governor of Ohio, US Representative, US Senator *

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: Ohio Attorney General, Governor of Ohio, Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court *

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: mayor of

, Ohio State Auditor, Governor of Ohio, candidate for Republican nomination for President of the United States (1964, 1968), candidate for Republican nomination to the US Senate *

Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular sitting U.S. presidents. A ...

: US senator, Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, President of the United States * Benjamin F. Wade: US Senator, a Radical Republican,

President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate The president pro tempore of the United States Senate (often shortened to president pro tem) is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate, after the Vice President of the United States, vice president. According to Articl ...

James A. Garfield James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881 until his death six months latertwo months after he was shot by an assassin. A lawyer and Civil War gene ...

: US Representative, President of the United States *

James Rudolph Garfield James Rudolph Garfield (October 17, 1865 – March 24, 1950) was an American lawyer and politician. Garfield was a son of President James A. Garfield and First Lady Lucretia Garfield. He served as Secretary of the Interior during President Th ...

: commander of Union forces in the

; President of the United States * Benjamin Harrison: US Senator, President of the United States * William H. Taft I:

United States Secretary of War The secretary of war was a member of the President of the United States, U.S. president's United States Cabinet, Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's Presidency of George Washington, administration. A similar position, called either "Se ...

, President of the United States, Chief Justice of the United States *

William B. Saxbe William Bart Saxbe ( ; June 24, 1916 – August 24, 2010) was an American diplomat and politician affiliated with the Republican Party, who served as a U.S. Senator for Ohio, and was the Attorney General for Presidents Richard M. Nixon and G ...

: US Senator, US attorney general, ambassador to India * John Sherman: US representative,

, US Senator, chairman of the Senate Republican Conference,

United States Secretary of State The United States secretary of state is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State. The office holder is one of the highest ranking members of the president's Ca ...

, author of the

Sherman Antitrust Act The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 (, ) is a United States antitrust law which prescribes the rule of free competition among those engaged in commerce. It was passed by Congress and is named for Senator John Sherman, its principal author. Th ...

* Robert A. Taft I: Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, US Senator, chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, candidate for Republican nomination for President of the United States (1940, 1948, 1952) *

Harold H. Burton Harold Hitz Burton (June 22, 1888 – October 28, 1964) was an American politician and lawyer. He served as the 45th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, as a U.S. Senator from Ohio, and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Stat ...

: Ohio State Representative, mayor of Cleveland, US Senator,

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States An associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is any member of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the chief justice of the United States. The number of associate justices is eight, as set by the Judiciary Act of 18 ...

Simeon D. Fess Simeon Davison Fess (December 11, 1861December 23, 1936) was a Republican politician and educator from Ohio, United States. He served in the United States House of Representatives (1915 to 1923) and U.S. Senate (1923 to 1935). Early life Born on ...

: US Representative, US Senator * Nicholas Longworth: Speaker of the US House of Representatives *

Potter Stewart Potter Stewart (January 23, 1915 – December 7, 1985) was an American lawyer and judge who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1958 to 1981. During his tenure, he made major contributions to, among other areas, ...

: Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court *

Kingsley A. Taft Kingsley Arter Taft (July 19, 1903March 28, 1970) was an American politician and distant relative of Ohio's more famous Taft family. He served as chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court and also served briefly as a United States Senator. Kingsley ...

: US Senator, Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court * Bob Taft: Governor of Ohio *

George Voinovich George Victor Voinovich (July 15, 1936June 12, 2016) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Ohio from 1999 to 2011, the 65th governor of Ohio from 1991 to 1998 and the 54th mayor of Cleveland from 1980 to 1989, th ...

: US Senator, Governor of Ohio, Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, Mayor of Cleveland

Party symbols

Ohio Republicans use the same symbols used by the national Republican Party, such as the elephant. The Ohio Republican Party logo features a white elephant silhouette over the shape of Ohio in red, with blue outlining its northern border.

Footnotes

External links

Ohio Republican PartyOhio College Republican FederationButler County Republican Party in Butler County, OhioOhio Federation of Republican WomenJo Ann Davidson Leadership Institute
{{OhioPoliticalParties 1854 establishments in Ohio Political parties established in 1854 Republican Party (United States) by state