Madison Mari Gesiotto Gilbert (

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Gesiotto; born March 20, 1992) is an American attorney, beauty queen, and political candidate. Gesiotto Gilbert won

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2014 and represented Ohio at that year's

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. She was previously the author of a weekly column at ''

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'' titled "Millennial Mindset". Gesiotto Gilbert was the

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nominee in the 2022 election in

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, losing to Democrat

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Early life and education

Gesiotto Gilbert attended Jackson Local Schools in

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, and trained as a competitive figure skater in

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, at the Winterhurst Figure Skating Club. Gesiotto was coached by

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. In 2010, she passed her gold tests in free skating and moves-in-the-field. Gesiotto Gilbert graduated with honors from

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in 2014 with a

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. She graduated from

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at Ohio State in 2017 with a

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degree.

Pageants

Gesiotto Gilbert represented Columbus at the

pageant in 2013, where she placed third runner-up to Kristin Smith. She praised pageant competition for the networking opportunities it provided. Gesiotto represented Mid Ohio at the Miss Ohio USA pageant in 2014, where she was crowned Miss Ohio USA. After winning Miss Ohio USA, Gesiotto Gilbert was featured on various television news outlets for her promotion of political awareness and her fundraising for

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. She was also featured in a ''

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'' article profiling pageant consultant Bill Alverson. Gesiotto Gilbert competed in the Miss USA 2014 competition on June 8, 2014, representing the state of Ohio.

Career

Gesiotto Gilbert was the author of a weekly column at ''

'' titled "Millennial Mindset," which focused on various American political, policy, and legal issues. She previously anchored daily news briefings for ''The Washington Times''. Gesiotto Gilbert worked for

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's 2012 presidential campaign and on the

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. As a law student at

, Gesiotto Gilbert was a staff editor for ''The Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law''. In 2016, Gesiotto Gilbert endorsed

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in her ''Washington Times'' column. Gesiotto Gilbert described two instances in which she personally interacted with Trump, and described the reasons why she supported him for president. On December 14, 2020, Gesiotto Gilbert represented Ohio as a voter in the electoral college.

U.S. House campaign

Gesiotto Gilbert announced she was running for the

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. In November 2022, she lost the general election to Democratic nominee

, an Ohio state representative.

Personal life

On February 22, 2021, Gesiotto married former NFL offensive tackle Marcus Gilbert.

References

External links

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