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Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

Current Government and Congressional Delegation

Statewide Elected Executive Officials

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

Mike DeWine Richard Michael DeWine (; born January 5, 1947) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 70th and current governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, DeWine began his career as a prosecutor before being elected to the O ...

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Lieutenant Governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...

Jon Husted Jon A. Husted (born August 25, 1967) is an American politician serving as the 66th lieutenant governor of Ohio, since 2019. He was previously the 53rd Ohio Secretary of State. A member of the Republican Party, he previously represented the 6th Di ...

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Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...

Dave Yost David Anthony Yost (born December 22, 1956) is an American politician, Republican, and lawyer who currently serves as the 51st Attorney General of Ohio. Education and career Yost graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Arts de ...

(R) * Auditor of State:

Keith Faber Keith Faber is an American politician from Ohio. A Republican, he has been State Auditor of Ohio in 2019. He was formerly a member of the Ohio House of Representatives (2001-2007), elected from the 84th district, and then a member of the Ohio ...

(R) * Secretary of State:

Frank LaRose Frank LaRose (born April 18, 1979) is an American politician. He has served as Secretary of State of Ohio since 2019, after serving two terms as a Republican member of the Ohio State Senate from Ohio's 27th Senate district which includes Wayne C ...

(R) * Treasurer of State:

Robert Sprague Robert Cole Sprague (born April 18, 1973) is an American politician serving as the 49th and current Ohio Treasurer of State. Prior to his election as treasurer, he represented the 83rd district in the Ohio House of Representatives, and served as ...

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General Assembly Leadership

Senate

President of the Senate President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer of a senate. It corresponds to the speaker in some other assemblies. The senate president often ranks high in a jurisdiction's succession for its top executive office: for e ...

Matt Huffman Matt Huffman (born April 1, 1960) is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 12th district since 2017, and currently serving as the Ohio Senate Majority Leader as a Republican. The district includes Allen, C ...

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President Pro Tempore A president pro tempore or speaker pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase ''pro tempore'' is Latin "for the time being". ...

Jay Hottinger Jay Hottinger (born December 1, 1969) is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate for the 31st district. A longtime member of the Ohio General Assembly, Hottinger has served in both the Ohio House of Representatives and the Senate since 1995. His cu ...

(R) : Majority leadership * Majority Leader: Kirk Schuring (R) * Majority 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 ...

(R) : Minority leadership * Minority Leader:

Kenny Yuko Kenny Yuko (born August 1, 1950) is an American politician and union activist, currently serving as a member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 25th District. Previously, he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 7t ...

( D) * Assistant Minority Leader: Cecil Thomas (D) * Minority Whip:

Nickie Antonio Nickie J. Antonio (born June 2, 1955) is an American politician from Ohio. A Democrat, she serves in the Ohio Senate representing the 23rd district, which is located in the western portion of Cuyahoga County and contains the western third of Clev ...

(D) * Assistant Minority Whip:

Tina Maharath Tina Maharath ( lo, ຕີນາ ມະຫາລາດ) (born November 30, 1990) is an American politician currently serving as an Ohio State Senator from the 3rd District. She also serves in the Senate Democrats leadership team as Minority Whip. ...

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House of Representatives

Speaker of the House The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerf ...

: Robert Cupp (R) *

Speaker Pro Tempore A president pro tempore or speaker pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase ''pro tempore'' is Latin "for the time being". ...

Tim Ginter Timothy E. Ginter (born May 25, 1955) is an American politician serving as the Speaker Pro Tempore of the Ohio House of Representatives. He has served in the House of Representatives since 2015, representing District 5. Ginter is an ordained minis ...

(R) : Majority leadership * Majority Leader: Bill Seitz (R) * Assistant Majority Leader:

Rick Carfagna Rick Carfagna is an American politician who served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 68th district from 2017 to 2022. A Republican, he was previously a public relations manager in the telecommunications industry. Early life ...

(R) * Majority Whip: Don Jones (R) * Assistant Majority Whip: Cindy Abrams (R) : Minority leadership * Minority Leader:

Emilia Sykes Emilia Strong Sykes (born January 4, 1986) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Ohio's 13th congressional district. She formerly represented the 34th district of the Ohio House of Representatives, which consists of portions ...

(D) * Assistant Minority Leader:

Kristin Boggs Kristin S. Boggs is an American politician serving as the state representative for the 18th District of the Ohio House of Representatives. She is a Democrat. The district includes portions of Columbus including the German Village, Italian Villag ...

(D) * Minority Whip:

Paula Hicks-Hudson Paula S. Hicks-Hudson (born May 28, 1951) is an American politician currently serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. She is the former Mayor of Toledo, Ohio. Early life and education Hicks-Hudson was born in Hamilton, Ohio ...

(D) * Assistant Minority Whip: Richard Brown (D)

United States Senators

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Sherrod Brown Sherrod Campbell Brown (; born November 9, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Ohio, a seat which he has held since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Ohio's ...

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J. D. Vance James David Vance (born James Donald Bowman, August 2, 1984) is an American venture capitalist, author, and politician who is a United States senator-elect from Ohio, elected in 2022. A member of the Republican Party, he came to prominence with ...

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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives

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Steve Chabot Steven Joseph Chabot ( ; born January 22, 1953) is an American politician and lawyer who has been the United States representative for since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he previously represented the district from 1995 to 2009. In 20 ...

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Brad Wenstrup Brad Robert Wenstrup (born June 17, 1958) is an American politician, U.S. Army Reserve officer, and doctor of podiatric medicine, who has been the U.S. representative for since 2013. A Republican, he upset incumbent U.S. Representative Jean Schm ...

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Joyce Beatty Joyce Marie Beatty (; née Birdsong, March 12, 1950) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 3rd congressional district since 2013, and as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus since 2021. A member of the Democrat ...

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Jim Jordan James Daniel Jordan (born February 17, 1964) is an American politician currently serving in his ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives as the representative for since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he is a two-tim ...

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Bob Latta Robert Edward Latta (born April 18, 1956) is an American politician who is the United States representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes many of Toledo's suburbs, as well as Findlay, ...

(R) * : Bill Johnson (R) * :

Bob Gibbs Robert Brian Gibbs (born June 14, 1954) is an American farmer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party. On April 6, 2022, Gibbs announced he was not seeking reelection. ...

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Warren Davidson Warren Earl Davidson (born March 1, 1970) is an American politician and former military officer serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Ohio's 8th congressional district since 2016. The district, which was ...

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Marcy Kaptur Marcia Carolyn Kaptur (; born June 17, 1946) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1983. A member of the Democratic Party, Kaptur is the longest-serving woman in either chamber of Congress, and the second-longest ...

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Mike Turner Michael Ray Turner (born January 11, 1960) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. Turner's district, numbered as the 3rd district from 2003 to 2013, is based in Dayt ...

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Shontel Brown Shontel Monique Brown (born June 24, 1975) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Brown previously served as a member of the Cuyahog ...

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Troy Balderson William Troy Balderson (born January 16, 1962) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative from Ohio's 12th congressional district since 2018. He served as an Ohio state senator representing the 20th district fro ...

(R) * : Tim Ryan (D) * : David Joyce (R) * : Mike Carey (R) * : Anthony Gonzalez (R)

Candidates for Ohio Governor 2010

1] Governor

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 ...

John Kasich John Richard Kasich Jr. ( ; born May 13, 1952) is an American politician, author, and television news host who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 2001 and as the 69th governor of Ohio from 2011 to 2019. A Republican, Kasic ...

3] Todd Kritzwiser 4] Ken Matesz

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Election Results, Ohio Governor The voters of the U.S. state of Ohio elect a governor for a four-year term. There is a term limit of two consecutive terms as governor. Bold type indicates victor. ''Italic type'' indicates incumbent. Starting in 1978, the nominees for governor and ...

Election Results, Ohio Governor (Democratic Primaries) The voters of the U.S. state of Ohio elect a governor for a four-year term. There is a term limit of two consecutive terms as governor. Bold type indicates victor. ''Italic type'' indicates incumbent. Starting in 1978, the nominees for governor and ...

* Election Results, Ohio Governor (Republican Primaries)

Candidates for Ohio Lieutenant Governor

* Election Results, Ohio Lieutenant Governor * Election Results, Ohio Lieutenant Governor (Democratic Primaries) * Election Results, Ohio Lieutenant Governor (Republican Primaries)

Candidates for Ohio Attorney General

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Candidates for Ohio State Auditor

Election Results, Ohio State Auditor The voters of the U.S. state of Ohio elect a state auditor for a four-year term. Notes References

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* Election Results, Ohio State Auditor (Democratic Primaries) * Election Results, Ohio State Auditor (Republican Primaries)

Candidates for Ohio Secretary of State

* Election Results, Ohio Secretary of State * Election Results, Ohio Secretary of State (Democratic Primaries) * Election Results, Ohio Secretary of State (Republican Primaries)

Candidates for Ohio State Treasurer

* Election Results, Ohio State Treasurer * Election Results, Ohio State Treasurer (Democratic Primaries) * Election Results, Ohio State Treasurer (Republican Primaries)

Candidates for the Ohio Supreme Court

* Election Results, Ohio Supreme Court * Election Results, Ohio Supreme Court (Democratic Primaries) * Election Results, Ohio Supreme Court (Republican Primaries)

Candidates for U.S. Senator from Ohio

* Election Results, U.S. Senator from Ohio * Election Results, U.S. Senator from Ohio (Democratic Primaries) * Election Results, U.S. Senator from Ohio (Republican Primaries)

Candidates for U.S. Representative from Ohio

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George H. Bender George Harrison Bender (September 29, 1896June 18, 1961) was an American Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 to 1949 and 1951 to 1954. He also served in the U.S. Senate from 1954 to ...

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(D) * Francis W. Durbin (D) * Steve LaTourette (R) * L. L. Marshall (R) * Election Results, U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1st District *

Election Results, U.S. Representative from Ohio, 2nd District Ohio's 2nd congressional district is a district in southern Ohio. It is currently represented by Republican Brad Wenstrup. The district includes all of Adams, Brown, Pike, Clermont, Highland, Clinton, Ross, Pickaway, Hocking, Vinton, Jac ...

Ohio state senators

''See :Ohio state senators'' * Doris Meinerding (W)

Current Government and Congressional Delegation

Statewide Elected Executive Officials

General Assembly Leadership

Senate

House of Representatives

United States Senators

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives

Candidates for Ohio Governor 2010

Candidates for Ohio Lieutenant Governor

Candidates for Ohio Attorney General

Candidates for Ohio State Auditor

Candidates for Ohio Secretary of State

Candidates for Ohio State Treasurer

Candidates for the Ohio Supreme Court

Candidates for U.S. Senator from Ohio

Candidates for U.S. Representative from Ohio

Ohio state senators

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