Bob Hackett (born August 3, 1949) is a Republican member of the
Ohio Senate, representing the 10th district since 2016.
Career
Hackett, a graduate of
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
where he played on the
Columbia Lions football
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team, served two terms as a
Madison County Commissioner and is the founder and a former managing partner of Central Ohio Financial Mgt. Group, LLC.
With incumbent
Chris Widener
Christopher Widener (born August 22, 1963) was the President pro Tempore of the Ohio Senate, and represented the 10th Senate District, which includes Madison, Clark and Greene counties. Before the Senate, he served three terms non-consecutive ...
running for the
Ohio Senate, Hackett, along with Craig Saunders, opted for the Republican nomination to replace him. Ultimately, Hackett defeated Saunders with 53.34% of the electorate to move on to the general election. He went on to defeat Democrat Connie Crockett in the general election with 61.39% of the vote, winning his first term in the legislature. Hackett easily won reelection in 2010 against Aaron Kilbarger with 69.7% of the vote.
Currently, Hackett is serving on the committees of Financial Institutions, Housing, and Urban Development, Health and Aging, Insurance (as chairman) and its Subcommittee on Workers' Compensation, and Local Government. He also is a member of the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee; and the Unemployment Compensation
Advisory Council.
A former county commissioner, Hackett said lawmakers want to do their best to help the local governments save costs and mitigate the financial hit. "Everyone knows these big cuts are coming," he said.
Ohio Senate
In early 2016, Senator Bob Hackett was appointed to the Ohio Senate to succeed Senator Chris Widener, who resigned.
Committee assignments
During the 134th General Assembly, Hackett was assigned to the following Ohio Senate committees:
* (Chair of) Insurance Committee
* Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
* Financial Institutions & Technology Committee
* Veterans & Public Safety Committee
* Rules & Reference Committee
* General Government Budget Committee
References
External links
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Living people
Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
1949 births
People from London, Ohio
21st-century American politicians
Republican Party Ohio state senators
Columbia Lions football players