Ohio's 82nd House of Representatives district is currently represented by
Republican Roy Klopfenstein. It is located in the western part of the state and includes all of
Paulding,
Putnam, and
Van Wert counties, and a portion of southern
Defiance County
Defiance County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,286. Its county seat and largest city is Defiance. The county was named after an early Army fortification, Fort Defiance, which was ...
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List of members representing the district
Election results
2020
2018
The 2018 election in Ohio will be held on November 6, 2018.
Incumbent representative Craig Riedel is eligible for re-election and is widely expected to run again.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
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Craig Riedel
Craig Riedel (born May 23, 1966) is an American politician who served as the state representative for the 82nd District of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2017 to 2022. He is a Republican. The 82nd district consists of Defiance, Paulding ...
, incumbent representative
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
* Aden Baker, high school student and Democratic Central Committeeman
2016
District 82 was at the center of a bitter primary campaign between
Incumbent
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There may or may not be ...
representative
Tony Burkley and his challenger, former
Nucor
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Vulcraft salesman
Craig Riedel
Craig Riedel (born May 23, 1966) is an American politician who served as the state representative for the 82nd District of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2017 to 2022. He is a Republican. The 82nd district consists of Defiance, Paulding ...
. Both campaigned on the ideals of fiscal and
social conservatism
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, with the Riedel campaign portraying Burkley as a 'career politician' who didn't understand the needs of the district.
Campaign themes included the
Charter Schools
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School Voucher
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program, the Ohio Budget, and making Ohio a "
right-to-work" state.
Reidel went on to defeat Burkley in the primary, with the latter winning only his home county (
Paulding).
2014
In 2014, incumbent representative Tony Burkley faced Brett Eley of
Wapakoneta. Burkley won the primary in a landslide and went on to win the general election unopposed.
2012
In 2012, former
Paulding County Commissioner
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In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to incl ...
Tony Burkley ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
Pete Schlegel, a country musician and farmer from
Defiance County
Defiance County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,286. Its county seat and largest city is Defiance. The county was named after an early Army fortification, Fort Defiance, which was ...
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ran as an independent. He criticized Burkley for his history in local politics and ran an "outsider" campaign. Burkley handily defeated Schlegel in the general election, 59-41%
See also
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Ohio House of Representatives
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate.
The House of Representatives first met in ...
References
Ohio House of Representatives districts
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