Keith Faber | |
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33rd Auditor of Ohio | |
Assumed office January 12, 2019 | |
Governor | Mike DeWine |
Preceded by | Dave Yost |
Member of the OhioHouseofRepresentatives from the 84th district | |
In office January 3,2017 –January 7,2019 | |
Preceded by | Jim Buchy |
Succeeded by | Susan Manchester |
In office January 3,2001 –January 2,2007 | |
Preceded by | Jim Buchy |
Succeeded by | Jim Zehringer |
94th President of the Ohio Senate | |
In office January 7,2013 –December 31,2016 | |
Preceded by | Tom Niehaus |
Succeeded by | Larry Obhof |
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 12th district | |
In office January 2,2007 –December 31,2016 | |
Preceded by | Jim Jordan |
Succeeded by | Matt Huffman |
Personal details | |
Born | Troy,Missouri,U.S. | January 19,1966
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Andrea Faber |
Children | 2 |
Education | Oakland University (BA) Ohio State University (JD) |
Keith Faber (born January 19,1966) is an American politician from Ohio. A Republican,he has been State Auditor of Ohio since 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 State Senate (2007-2016),elected from the 12th District. He was president of the Ohio Senate from 2013 to 2016.
With incumbent Jim Buchy unable to run for another term in the House in 2000,Faber sought to replace him. He faced a primary race with fellow Republican Terry Haworth,and won by about 1,300 votes. [1] He defeated Democrat Bill Sell in the general election by about 14,000 votes. [2] He won reelection in 2002,2004,and 2006.
When Jim Jordan vacated his state Senate seat after winning a seat in Congress,Faber was one of seven who sought to replace him,along with Derrick Seaver,Gene Krebs,Robert J. Luckey III,Toni Slusser,Vincent Foulk and Kreg Allison. Faber won the support of Senate Republicans,and took the seat in the Senate in February 2007. Soon after the appointment,Senate President Bill Harris appointed Faber to the Senate Finance and Financial Institutions Committee.
For the 128th General Assembly,Faber served as Senate majority floor leader,and in the 129th General Assembly,he served as president pro tempore,the second highest post in the Senate. [3] As President pro tempore,Faber was also vice chairman of the Senate Rules and Reference Committee. [4] Faber won reelection to a second term in 2012,defeating Libertarian Paul Hinds with 79.07% of the vote. [5] Faber served as the 94th President of the Ohio Senate throughout his last term in the upper chamber,before being ineligible to run again in 2016 due to term limits.
In a 2016 survey by Columbus Monthly of Statehouse insiders ("lawmakers,legislative aides,lobbyists,journalists and Kasich administration officials"),Faber was rated "Most Ambitious," "Most Humorless," "Least Compassionate," "Most Arrogant," and "Most Aggressive Campaign Fundraiser." [6]
In 2016,state Representative Jim Buchy,who had returned to the House after Faber had succeeded him in 2000,again decided to retire,in what perhaps strategically opened up the seat for Faber,who himself was term-limited from his seat in the Senate,where he had served as the body's president since 2013. He easily won election,receiving over 83% of the vote against Democrat Ed Huff in the 2016 general election. [7]
In February 2017,Faber announced his intention to run for Ohio Auditor of State. Ohio Speaker of the House Cliff Rosenberger considered running for the Republican nomination for auditor, [8] but chose not to do so. [9] He ran unopposed for the Republican nomination in the May 2018 primary. [10] During his campaign,Faber emphasized performance audits to promote government efficiency. [11]
Faber faced former U.S. Representative Zack Space,the Democratic nominee,in the 2018 campaign for state auditor. [12] In October 2018,the Associated Press published an investigation revealed that Faber and his businesses incurred penalties for tax delinquencies between 2008 and 2015 across multiple properties and years and in two counties. [12] Before Faber's tax payment history came to light,Faber had run digital ads attacking Space for his two tax penalties in 2005 and 2008. [12] Both candidates cited administrative errors as the reason for the late payments. [12] Space's campaign accused Faber of hypocrisy;Faber’s bookkeeper took responsibility for the delays.
On November 6,2018,Faber was elected State Auditor. [13] Faber received 49.66% of the vote,defeating Space,who received 46.28%. [10]
Faber was first inaugurated as auditor on January 12,2019. [14] He was inaugurated for a second term on January 9,2023,joined by his family and sworn in by newly elected chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court Sharon Kennedy.
Year | SD | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | Independent | Votes | Pct | Libertarian | Votes | Pct | |||
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2008 | 12 | Thomas Matthew | 46,273 | 28.98% | Keith Faber | 106,637 | 66.79% | Jack Kaffenberger | 6,750 | 4.23% | ||||||
2012 | 12 | None | Keith Faber | 111,694 | 78.84% | Paul Hinds | 29,974 | 21.16% |
Year | HD | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | |
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2000 | 77 | Bill Sell | 18,232 | 36.2% | Keith Faber | 32,132 | 63.8% | |
2002 | 77 | Ben Amstutz | 9,483 | 24.16% | Keith Faber | 28,353 | 76.84% | |
2004 | 77 | Betsy Marshall | 17,131 | 30.2% | Keith Faber | 39,600 | 60.8% | |
2006 | 77 | Betsy Marshall | 15,522 | 34.82% | Keith Faber | 29,060 | 65.18% | |
2016 | 84 | Ed Huff | 9,607 | 16.62% | Keith Faber | 48,191 | 83.38% |
Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | Libertarian | Votes | Pct | ||
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2018 | Zack Space | 2,006,204 | 46.28% | Keith Faber | 2,152,769 | 49.66% | Robert C. Coogan | 175,790 | 4.06% | ||
2022 | Tyler Sappington | 1,683,216 | 41.25% | Keith Faber | 2,397,207 | 58.75% |
Faber is married to Andrea Faber,and together they have two children. They reside in Celina,Ohio.
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