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Richard Michael DeWine (/ d ə ˈ w aɪ n / də-WYNE; [3] born January 5, 1947) is an American politician and attorney serving since 2019 as the 70th governor of Ohio.A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 50th attorney general of Ohio from 2011 to 2019, in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 1991, and in the U.S. Senate from 1995 to 2007.
The governor of Ohio is the head of government of Ohio [2] and the commander-in-chief of the U.S. state's military forces. [3] The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Ohio General Assembly, [4] the power to convene the legislature [5] and the power to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.
Strickland sought re-election as governor in 2010. On January 19, 2010, he chose Yvette McGee Brown, a former juvenile court judge from central Ohio, as his running mate. [53] Strickland faced Republican John Kasich and his running mate, Ohio State Auditor Mary Taylor, in the general election. Kasich defeated Strickland by two percentage points ...
Visit governor.ohio.gov/contact to send DeWine a message. Or mail to Riffe Center, 30th Floor, 77 S. High St., Columbus, OH 43215. Call 614-644-4357.
Jon Allen Husted (born August 25, 1967) is an American politician who has served as the 66th lieutenant governor of Ohio since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Husted was previously the 50th Ohio secretary of state from 2011 to 2019.
Ohio governor Mike DeWine is seen onstage at the Fiserv Forum during preparations for the Republican National Convention (RNC) on July 14, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has signed a bill that ...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) prohibited state residents from tracking another person without their consent, signing the bill into law Thursday. S.B. 100 is set to take effect in March and makes it ...
Since the governor appoints the Directors, they are directly incorporated into the Executive branch of Ohio. This gives them the broad authority to enforce the laws of Ohio directly. Many of these Departments issue administrative opinions, proceedings, and decisions, which in turn have the legal influence of stare decisis. [citation needed]