Rob McColley | |
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Majority Leader of the Ohio Senate | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Kirk Schuring |
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 1st district | |
Assumed office December 5,2017 | |
Preceded by | Cliff Hite |
Member of the OhioHouseofRepresentatives from the 81st district | |
In office January 3,2017 –December 5,2017 | |
Preceded by | Lynn Wachtmann |
Succeeded by | Jim Hoops |
Personal details | |
Born | October 14,1984 |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Ohio State University (BS) University of Toledo (JD) |
Robert A. McColley (born October 14,1984) is a Senator for the 1st District of the Ohio Senate,which includes Defiance,Hancock,Hardin,Henry,Paulding,Putnam,Van Wert,and Williams counties,as well as parts of Auglaize,Fulton,and Logan counties. McColley graduated from Napoleon High School (Ohio) in 2003 and then went on to attend Ohio State University,where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Finance. He then attended the University of Toledo College of Law and graduated with a Juris Doctor in 2010. [1]
Prior to being appointed to the Senate,he represented the 81st Ohio House District as a State Representative where he also served in House leadership as Assistant Majority Whip. [2] Before being elected State Representative,he served in the Community Improvement Corporation of Henry County,where he oversaw economic development efforts for the county and worked to improve local workforce development efforts between manufacturers and schools in Henry and Williams counties. [3]
McColley lives in Napoleon with his wife,Denise,their daughter Anna,and their twin boys Matthew and Michael. [4]
In May 2020,during the COVID-19 pandemic,McColley and Senator Kristina Roegner introduced a bill that would immediately end Ohio's stay-at-home order and limit the state health director's ability to give similar orders. The bill is contrary to the recommendation of the country's top medical experts;Governor DeWine has promised to veto any bill that curb's the health director's authority during the crisis. [5]
In 2021,McColley was the lead sponsor on legislation that would make it harder to build solar and wind energy projects in Ohio. Solar and wind energy projects could be killed by local officials,whereas natural gas and oil projects could not. [6]
In 2021,McColley defended a proposed redistricting map for Ohio that was heavily gerrymandered in favor of Republicans. [7]
During the 134th General Assembly,McColley was assigned to the following committees: [8]
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