Dick Stein is an American politician who has served in the
Ohio House of Representatives
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since 2017. He represents the 54th district. He is a
Republican
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. The district consists of Huron County as well as
Rochester
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*Rochester, Kent
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,
Wellington
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,
LaGrange
Joseph-Louis Lagrange (born Giuseppe Luigi LagrangiaEaton Estates, Avon and portions of
North Ridgeville
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in
Lorain County
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.
Life and career
Stein was born and raised in
Norwalk, Ohio
Norwalk is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Huron County, Ohio, Huron County. The population was 17,012 at the United States Census 2010, 2010 census. The city is the center of the Norwalk, OH μSA, Norwalk Micropolitan Stat ...
, where he still resides today. A business owner, Stein has owned Stein Photography for nearly forty years. He is a graduate of Norwalk St. Paul High School, and also holds various photography licenses.
Prior to running for office, Stein was a longtime member of the Huron County Republican Party Central Committee. Stein and his wife, Patty, has two children and five grandchildren.
Ohio House of Representatives
In 2016, state Representative
Terry Boose
Terry Boose (born February 23, 1956) is a former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 57th District from 2009 to 2016.
Background
Boose earned a bachelor's degree in business management from Bowling Green State ...
was unable to run for another term due to term-limits. A competitive seat on paper, both Democrats and Republicans made the seat a top target. On the Republican side, Stein was one of four to seek the GOP nomination, besting Kathryn Frombaugh and two others with 34% of the vote to take the nomination.
Facing Democrat Tom Dunlap, a Huron County Commissioner, Stein won the general election 62% to 38%. He was sworn in on January 3, 2017.