Mike Dewine, Governor of Ohio
Life In Brief Prosecuting Attorney, Green County, 1976- 1980 Current Title: Governor Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Green County, 1972-1976 Political Party: Republican Party Electoral Overview: Born: January 5, 1947 Won the 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election by 4 Birthplace: Springfield, OH points, after winning the Republican primary against then-Lt. Governor Mary Taylor by 20 Religion: Roman Catholic points After a close victory for Ohio Attorney General Ethnicity: White/Caucasian in 2010, swept the 2014 election by more than 20 points Marital Status: Married Dominated the 2006 Senate Republican Education Summary: primary for Ohio, but lost to Sherrod Brown during the general election Miami University of Ohio (OH), BSEd, 1969 Ohio Northern University College of Law, JD, 1972 Quick Summary Family: Longtime Ohio Republican with deep roots in criminal justice and pro-life politics who has 8 children; 24 grandchildren patiently risen through the political ranks Work History: Powerful, resilient fixture in Ohio politics for nearly 40 years Governor, OH State, 2019-Present Raised in small town outside of Dayton; cites his Attorney, Private Practice, 1973-Present parents’ conservatism and prosecutorial Attorney General, OH Office of the Attorney background as inspiration Catholic faith General, 2010-2019 influences his ideology and prioritization of issues Visiting Scholar, Instructor, Ohio Northern University, 2007-2009 Advocates for traditional social and fiscally conservative policy principles but has reputation Visiting Scholar, Instructor, Miami University of as a pragmatic deal-maker Ohio Prioritizes policies to protect children, often Instructor, Cedarville University Center for empowering law enforcement Political Science, 2007-2010 In Congress, took bipartisan deal-making Member, US Senate, 1994-2006 approach; as AG, policy priorities were notably Lt.
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