Ohio Matters Q1 2024

OHIO CHAMBER PAC ENDORSED CAND

• House District 29 – In Hamilton County, former member of House leadership and the Chair of Criminal Justice Committee State Rep. Cindy Abrams again took the GOP nomination with 58.89%. • House District 32 – Running in Summit County for what was formerly State Rep. Bob Young’s seat, New Franklin Councilman and accomplished entrepreneur Jack Daniels won handily with 72.16%. • House District 34 – Candidate Derrick Hall, President of the Akron Public School Board, won a three-way race with 38.40% for the seat which is soon to be vacated by Rep. Casey Weinstein. • H ouse District 46 – In Butler County, the Chair of the Technology and Innovation Committee, sophomore State Representative Thomas Hall, prevailed overwhelmingly with 83.71%. • House District 54 – Kellie Deeter, a familiar face to many at the Statehouse as Government Relations Director for the Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists, won in Huron County in the effort to replace term- limited Rep. Dick Stein by 73.17%. • House District 55 – In Warren County, small business owner Michelle Teska will look to replace term-limited State Rep. Scott Lipps this fall, winning with 64.84% of the primary vote. • House District 56 – Freshman member State Rep. Adam Mathews, also the Chair of the Pensions Committee and the Vice Chair of the Civil Justice Committee, succeeded in his three-way primary by a vote of 44.44%. • House District 61 – In Delaware County, freshman State Rep. Beth Lear, the Vice Chair of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, won decisively with 73.26% of the vote. • House District 65 – Ashtabula County Auditor David Thomas captured 71.71% of the primary

Last Tuesday’s Primary Election brought many outcomes that were expected, others that were surprising, and others still yet to be determined. For Ohio Chamber PAC (OCCPAC) endorsed can- didates for the Ohio General Assembly, the results were far and away successful. OCCPAC ultimately endorsed 33 total bipartisan and bicameral candidates: 29 candida- tes in the Ohio House and 4 in the Ohio Senate. Of those 33 candidates, 23 emerged victorious Tuesday night, with a win rate of 70% for our Ohio Chamber PAC. Our thanks go out to our PAC Board Chair Steve Tugend, all of the OCCPAC Board members, OCC VP of Political Engagement Adam Rapien, and the entire OCC Government Affairs team for their combined hours of reviewing candidate surveys, interviewing candidates, and their deliberation over endorsements. Congratulations to the following OCCPAC endorsed candidates and incumbents who prevai- led in Tuesday’s Primary Election: • House District 1 – State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells from Franklin County, the Assistant Minority Leader of the Ohio House, captured 100% of the vote following the withdrawal of his primary opponent after our endorsement. • House District 10 – In this Democratic primary in Franklin County, OCCPAC candidate and Grove City Councilman Mark Sigrist holds a 24-vote lead (50.26%) for the open seat being vacated by State Rep. Dave Dobos. The race is still processing outstanding votes and is heading for a recount. • House District 12 – Incumbent State Representative Brian Stewart from Pickaway County, Vice Chair of the Public Health Policy Committee, prevailed with 57.18% of the vote.

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