Brian Stewart (politician)

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Brian Stewart
Member of the OhioHouseofRepresentatives
from the 12th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Children3
Education Ohio State University (BA, JD)
Military service
Branch/serviceFlag of the United States Army.svg  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.

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Early life and education

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]

Political career

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]

2023 constitutional referendum

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."

Electoral history

2020 Ohio House District 12 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Brian Stewart29,57199.62%+26.91%
Write-in Matthew Briner1140.38%
2020 Ohio House District 78 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Brian Stewart42,31472.71%
Democratic Charlotte Owens15,87827.29%
2020 Ohio House District 78 primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Brian Stewart7,82066.93%
Republican Bobby Mitchell2,93925.16%
Republican Aaron Adams9247.91%
2016 Pickaway County Commissioner general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Brian Stewart13,58058.31%+13.74%
Democratic John R. Ankrom9,70941.69%+10.36%
2012 Pickaway County Commissioner general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Brian Stewart9,83844.57%
Democratic Daniel V. Bradhurst6,91531.33%
Independent Mark G. Perrill5,32224.11%
2012 Pickaway County Commissioner primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Brian Stewart3,83159.12%
Republican Jayme Hartley Fountain2,64940.88%
2009 Village of Ashville Council general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Brian Stewart 58223.28%
Independent Glenn Cook55822.32%
Independent Gayle Blakenship49119.64%
Independent Keith A. Moore46518.60%
Independent Chester Gloyd40416.16%

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