Kevin DeWine is Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, serving since January 2009. Previously, he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 70th District, and served as Speaker Pro Tempore beginning in January 2007. DeWine was first elected to represent the 76th district in the Ohio House in 2000, defeating Democrat Eric Marcus and independent candidate Christina Turner, winning 62.3% of the vote.

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  • Kevin DeWine is Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, serving since January 2009. Previously, he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 70th District, and served as Speaker Pro Tempore beginning in January 2007. DeWine was first elected to represent the 76th district in the Ohio House in 2000, defeating Democrat Eric Marcus and independent candidate Christina Turner, winning 62.3% of the vote. In 2002, in the 70th district after redistricting, he defeated Democrat Lawrence Gordon with 71.7% of the vote. Against Gordon again in 2004, DeWine won with 69.3% of the vote. In 2006, DeWine won his fourth term with 60.4% of the vote against Democrat Kevin O'Brien. DeWine was elected Speaker pro tempore in this session. He is the chair of the Rules and Reference committee, and also serves on the Finance & Appropriations and the State Government & Elections Committees. He was not eligible to run for a fifth term due to term limits. On January 16, 2009, he was elected unanimously as Chairman of the Republican Party of Ohio. Kevin graduated from Fairborn High School in 1986, received his B.S. in Business from the University of Dayton in 1990, and an MBA from Wright State University in 1996. The DeWine family resides in Fairborn, Ohio. Before holding public office, Kevin was a regional development manager for the Dayton Power and Light Company. Kevin is the second cousin of R. Michael DeWine, a former U.S. senator from Ohio.
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  • Jarrod Martin
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  • 2001 - 2008
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  • Kevin DeWine is Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, serving since January 2009. Previously, he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 70th District, and served as Speaker Pro Tempore beginning in January 2007. DeWine was first elected to represent the 76th district in the Ohio House in 2000, defeating Democrat Eric Marcus and independent candidate Christina Turner, winning 62.3% of the vote.
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