Mark James Romanchuk (born September 22,1962)[1][2] is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio Senate from the 22nd district.[3] Romanchuk is a member of the Republican Party.
Romanchuk is the Owner of PR Machine Works and vice president of Slick Automated Solutions,both located in Ontario,Ohio.[5] Prior to his business ownership,Romanchuk served as a civilian engineering adviser to the United States Navy regarding the F-18 aircraft. Romanchuk was then assigned to Votkinsk in the former USSR in a diplomatic capacity to oversee implementation of the INF Treaty.[6]
Romanchuk is a member of the National Tooling and Machining Association,[7] the NFIB,the Ohio Manufacturers' Association and served on the Ohio Skills Bank development council.
Ohio House of Representatives
Romanchuk was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives position in 2012 by garnering 57.23%[8] of the vote against Democratic challenger,Ellen Haring.
Romanchuk was appointed vice chair of the House Manufacturing and Workforce Development Committee,[9][10] which was created in the 130th General Assembly.[11] He was also appointed to the House Public Utilities Committee and the House Insurance Committee.[12]
Trump Nobel Peace Prize nomination
On November 13,2018,Romanchuk introduced Ohio House Resolution 31 calling for President Donald Trump to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. The resolution claimed that North Korea ended its ballistic missile and nuclear weapons program on April 20,2018 after Trump implemented international sanctions on the regime.[13][14]
Abortion rights
In 2019,Romanchuk co-sponsored legislation that would ban abortion in Ohio and criminalize what they[who?] called "abortion murder". Doctors who performed abortions in cases of ectopic pregnancy and other life-threatening conditions would be exempt from prosecution only if they "[took] all possible steps to preserve the life of the unborn child,while preserving the life of the woman. Such steps include,if applicable,attempting to reimplant an ectopic pregnancy into the woman's uterus".[15][16][17] Reimplantation of an ectopic pregnancy is not a recognized or medically feasible procedure.[15][18]
Electoral history
Ohio House of Representatives 2nd District
Year
Democrat
Votes
Pct
Republican
Votes
Pct
Other
Votes
Pct
2012
Ellen Haring
23,532
42.77%
Mark Romanchuk
31,482
57.23%
2014
Don Bryant
9,649
30.09%
Mark Romanchuk
22,422
69.91%
2016
Brittany Bowman
15,725
30.28%
Mark Romanchuk
36,186
69.68%
Tim Grady (write-in)
20
0.04%
2018
Lane J. Winters
13,317
30.12%
Mark Romanchuk
29,824
67.45%
Tim Grady (Libertarian)
1,072
2.42%
Ohio Senate 22nd District
Year
Democrat
Votes
Pct
Republican
Votes
Pct
Other
Votes
Pct
2020
Ryan Hunger
58,924
31.14%
Mark Romanchuk
130,273
68.86%
2024
Kathy Salem
56,821
31.79%
Mark Romanchuk
121,928
68.21%
References
↑ Website maintained by Tom Alciere. "Mark James Romanchuk". Registered Voters in the State of Ohio. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
↑ "Archived copy". www.bucyrustelegraphforum.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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