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vote and hopes to take the seat this fall being vacated by outgoing State Rep. Mike Loychik. • House District 66 – In Medina County, incumbent State Representative Sharon Ray, who is also the Assistant Majority Whip, held off a primary challenge with 57.45% of the vote. • House District 69 – Licking County State Representative Kevin Miller, also the Chair of the Finance Subcommittee on Public Safety, triumphed in a hard-fought primary with a vote of 60.29%. • House District 71 – Looking to fill his father’s shoes in Greene County, Levi Dean, the co- owner of Dean’s Plumbing and Xenia City Councilman, won in a four-way primary with 45.62%. • House District 73 – The Vice Chair of the House Finance Committee, State Rep. Jeff LaRe, fought off his primary challenger in Fairfield County with 55.17% of the vote. • House District 77 – In the race to replace term-limited State Rep. Scott Wiggam in Wayne County, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce’s own Director of Healthcare Policy Meredith Craig won a tough five-way race in what was the largest field in the state for a House GOP race. With 35.11% of the vote, Craig leads the second-place finisher by 100 votes. After processing all outstanding ballots, the race will head to recount. • House District 86 – From Union County, another incumbent who faced a tough challenger but prevailed was State Rep. Tracy Richardson, the Chair of the Finance Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education. Rep. Richardson captured 59.81% on Tuesday. • House District 94 – Hailing from Washington County, where he serves as County Commissioner and looks to replace the
term-limited Jay Edwards, Kevin Ritter easily won with 62.80%. • House District 98 – In Knox County, the effort to replace term-limited State Rep. Darrell Kick yielded political newcomer Mark Hiner, the president of Columbus Broadcasting Corporation, who took 54.91% in a three-way race. • Senate District 4 – The Ohio Chamber’s 2023 Senate Majority Legislator of the Year and founder of the legislature’s Business First Caucus, State Senator George Lang, convincingly held off two primary challengers in Butler County with 60.19%. • Senate District 10 – Another longtime ally to the business community and familiar face having served four terms in the House, manufacturer Kyle Koehler from Clark County defeated his opponent with 63.74% of the vote for what will be an open seat. • Senate District 32 – From Ashtabula County, former county auditor and Vice Chair of the Senate Education Committee Senator Sandra O’Brien held off her challenger with 63.90%. The Ohio Chamber of Commerce congratulates all of the Ohio Chamber PAC endorsed candidates, as well as everyone else who prevailed in last Tuesday’s election. The Chamber is committed to identifying and promoting public leaders who will enhance our sta- te’s business climate and quality of life, and we turn to our membership and the OCCPAC for any input or guidance on who best can bring about that type of culture in the legislature. The OCCPAC will now look to conduct another involved endorsement process for the legislative races in this fall’s General Election. Please feel free to contact Rick Carfagna, Ohio Chamber SVP of Go- vernment Affairs, with any questions, comments or concerns at rcarfagna@ohiochamber.com.
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