Brian Stewart | |
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Member of the OhioHouseofRepresentatives from the 12th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Juanita Brent |
Member of the OhioHouseofRepresentatives from the 78th district | |
In office January 4,2021 –December 31,2022 | |
Preceded by | Ron Hood |
Succeeded by | Susan Manchester |
Personal details | |
Born | 1982 (age 41–42) |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Letanya Myers (m. 2004) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Ohio State University (BA, JD) |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Brian Stewart is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 12th district.
Stewart enlisted in the United States Army after graduating from Chillicothe High School in Chillicothe, Ohio. [1] After serving in the infantry during the Iraq War, Stewart returned to Ohio, earning a bachelor's degree and Juris Doctor from Ohio State University. [2]
Stewart was elected to Village Council of Ashville, Ohio in November 2009. He earned 23.3% of the vote in the five-way, non-partisan race. [3] In 2012, Stewart ran for Pickaway County, Ohio commissioner. He won the Republican nomination by securing 59.1% of the vote and went on to win the three-way general election with 44.6%. [4] He was reelected to the position in 2016, with 58.3% of the vote. [5]
Stewart was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in November 2020, succeeding incumbent Republican Ron Hood. He defeated Democrat Charlotte Owens in 2020, winning 72.7% to 27.3%. [6] Less than six months after beginning his term, Stewart announced that he would run for United States Congress, representing Ohio's 15th congressional district. [1] Stewart dropped out of the race before election day citing a lack of resources. [7]
Stewart was the creator of a proposed constitutional amendment that would have raised the threshold of a voter-led initiatives to amend the Constitution of Ohio from 50% to 60%. [8] According to Stewart, Issue 1 was intended to stop "far-left ballot proposals" and "ballot campaigns [featuring] destructive policies that [liberal groups] could never get through a state legislature." [9]
The election was held on August 8, 2023, and had more than 3 million Ohioans cast their votes. The measure failed with 57% voting "No" and 43% voting "Yes."
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Brian Stewart | 29,571 | 99.62% | +26.91% | |
Write-in | Matthew Briner | 114 | 0.38% | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Brian Stewart | 42,314 | 72.71% | ||
Democratic | Charlotte Owens | 15,878 | 27.29% | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Brian Stewart | 7,820 | 66.93% | ||
Republican | Bobby Mitchell | 2,939 | 25.16% | ||
Republican | Aaron Adams | 924 | 7.91% | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Brian Stewart | 13,580 | 58.31% | +13.74% | |
Democratic | John R. Ankrom | 9,709 | 41.69% | +10.36% | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Brian Stewart | 9,838 | 44.57% | ||
Democratic | Daniel V. Bradhurst | 6,915 | 31.33% | ||
Independent | Mark G. Perrill | 5,322 | 24.11% | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Brian Stewart | 3,831 | 59.12% | ||
Republican | Jayme Hartley Fountain | 2,649 | 40.88% | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Brian Stewart | 582 | 23.28% | ||
Independent | Glenn Cook | 558 | 22.32% | ||
Independent | Gayle Blakenship | 491 | 19.64% | ||
Independent | Keith A. Moore | 465 | 18.60% | ||
Independent | Chester Gloyd | 404 | 16.16% | ||
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