Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine (born January 5, 1947) is an American lawyer and Republican Party politician. DeWine is the 70th Governor of Ohio since 2019. He is a former United States Senator from Ohio.[3]
Mike DeWine | |
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70th Governor of Ohio | |
Assumed office January 14, 2019 | |
Lieutenant | Jon Husted |
Preceded by | John Kasich |
50th Attorney General of Ohio | |
In office January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2019 | |
Governor | John Kasich |
Preceded by | Richard Cordray |
Succeeded by | Dave Yost |
United States Senator from Ohio | |
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Howard Metzenbaum |
Succeeded by | Sherrod Brown |
59th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio | |
In office January 14, 1991 – November 12, 1994 | |
Governor | George Voinovich |
Preceded by | Paul Leonard |
Succeeded by | Nancy Hollister |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 7th district | |
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991 | |
Preceded by | Bud Brown |
Succeeded by | Dave Hobson |
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 10th district | |
In office January 2, 1981 – December 13, 1982 | |
Preceded by | John Mahoney |
Succeeded by | Dave Hobson |
Prosecutor of Greene County | |
In office 1977–1981 | |
Preceded by | Nicholas Carrera[1] |
Succeeded by | William Schenck[2] |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Michael DeWine January 5, 1947 Yellow Springs, Ohio, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) |
Frances Struewing (m. 1967) |
Children | 8, including Pat |
Residence | Governor's Mansion |
Education | Miami University (BA) Ohio Northern University (JD) |
DeWine was born on January 5, 1947 in Springfield, Ohio. He studied at Miami University and at Ohio Northern University. He is married to Frances Struewing. A political veteran with a long career in Ohio politics, DeWine's first big office was a state senate seat, which he entered in 1981. After terms in the United States House of Representatives and a term as the Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, he won a United States Senate seat, replacing Howard Metzenbaum. However, in 2006, DeWine lost the seat in a landslide to Sherrod Brown.
DeWine made a political comeback in 2010, when he won an election to be the Attorney General of Ohio. On May 26, 2016, DeWine announced his candidacy for Governor of Ohio in the 2018 election.[4] He defeated Richard Cordray in November 2018.
References
change- ↑ "3 Nov 1976, Page 1 - Xenia Daily Gazette at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ↑ "1 Jan 1981, 3 - The Journal Herald at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ↑ "DeWine, Mike". Office of Art and Archives and Office of the Historian, The United States Congress. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ↑ Garbe, Will (May 26, 2016). "Mike DeWine confirms run for Ohio governor in 2018". WHIO. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
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