Richard Michael DeWine is an American politician and attorney serving since 2019 as the 70th governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 50th Attorney General of Ohio from 2011 to 2019,in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 1991,and in the U.S. Senate from 1995 to 2007.
Ronald Edward Hood is a former Republican legislator in the Ohio House of Representatives. He represented the 78th District. He also represented,at various times,both the 57th and the 91st districts. Hood was a candidate in the 2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election and was a candidate in the 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election.
Kristopher W. Jordan was an American politician in the Republican Party. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2019 until his death,and the Ohio Senate from 2011 to 2019,where he was chairman of the Senate State and Local Government and Veterans Affairs Committee.
Kristina D. Roegner is an American politician who serves as a member of the Ohio Senate. She has represented the 27th senatorial district since 2019. Her district encompasses the majority of Summit County in Northern Ohio.
John Becker is an American politician who served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 65th district.
Timothy E. Ginter is an American politician from Ohio. He served as the Speaker Pro Tempore of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2021 to 2023. He has served in the House of Representatives since 2015,representing District 5. Ginter is an ordained minister,and has also worked in various other occupations. He ran against Jason Wilson in 2008 for the Ohio Senate,but lost. In 2014,Ginter replaced Craig Newbold as the Republican candidate for state representative in the 5th district. Ginter went on to defeat incumbent Democrat Nick Barborak in the 2014 general election with 59% of the vote. He is a member of the Ohio Farm Bureau,National Rifle Association of America,Buckeye Firearms Association,Salem Chamber of Commerce,an associate member of the Columbiana County Township Association,a member of the Columbiana County Republican Party Central Committee,and currently serves as an appointed member of the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood.
Niraj Jaimini Antani is an American Republican Party politician who serves as a state senator representing the 6th district in the Ohio State Senate. He served three terms as Representative for the 42nd district of the Ohio House of Representatives. His district,the 6th,is composed of northern,eastern,and southern Montgomery County.
A. Nino Vitale is an American politician who served in the Ohio House of Representatives from the 85th House district from 2015 to 2022.
Bill Dean is an American politician serving as the state representative for the 74th District of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Republican. The district includes Madison County as well as portions of Clark County and Greene County.
Candice Keller is an American politician and former state representative for the 53rd District of the Ohio House of Representatives,which includes part of Butler County. A Republican,in 2019,she proposed legislation to ban and criminalize abortion in Ohio.
Darrell D. Kick is the state representative for the 98th district of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Republican. The district consists of Ashland County as well as portions of Holmes,Knox,and Coshocton counties.
Philip Plummer Jr. is a Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives,representing the 39th House District. Plummer also serves as the Chairman of the Montgomery County Republican Party. Plummer previously served as Sheriff of Montgomery County,Ohio from 2008 to 2018.
Abortion in Ohio is legal up to the point of fetal viability as a result of abortion rights being placed into the Ohio State Constitution by November 2023 Ohio Issue 1.
Jena Powell is an American politician who has served in the Ohio House of Representatives from the 80th district since 2019.
Riordan T. McClain is an American politician who has served in the Ohio House of Representatives from the 87th district since 2018.
Jon Cross is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives,currently representing the 83rd district which consists of Hancock,Hardin and portions of Logan counties in northwestern Ohio. Cross is a Republican. A graduate of Ohio State University,Cross previously served as the president/CEO and economic development director for the Hardin County Chamber &Business Alliance.
Tracy Richardson is an American politician who has served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives representing the 86th district since 2019. A Republican,Richardson's district includes Union County and the majority of Marion County. A graduate of the United States Military Academy,Richardson served in Operation Desert Shield where she earned a Bronze Star. She currently serves in the Army National Guard. Prior to elected office,Richardson served as a human resources officer for a number of different companies. She also served on the Marysville City Council for nearly nine years.
The 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Ohio. Incumbent Republican Governor Mike DeWine won re-election to a second term in a landslide,defeating Democratic nominee Nan Whaley,the former mayor of Dayton with 62.4% of the vote. DeWine's 25-point victory marked the continuation of a trend in which every incumbent Republican governor of Ohio since 1994 has won re-election by a double-digit margin.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of Ohio on March 9,2020,when the state's first cases were reported. The first death from COVID-19 in Ohio was reported on March 19. Subsequently,records supported by further testing showed that undetected cases had existed in Ohio since early January,with the first confirmed death on March 17. By April 23,Ohio had 656 confirmed deaths;by May 1,there were 1,002 confirmed deaths. Accurate data was difficult to obtain due to limited test availability. By December 12,a total of 553,461 cases had been reported leading to 31,803 hospitalizations and 7,477 deaths.
Jason C. Stephens is an American Republican politician who became the Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives on January 3,2023. He has been the representative for the 93rd district since October 10,2019,taking the seat after Ryan Smith left the House to become president of the University of Rio Grande.
