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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.
Richard Michael DeWine (/ d ə ˈ w aɪ n / də-WYNE; [3] born January 5, 1947) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 70th governor of Ohio since 2019. 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.
List of governors of Ohio. List of current United States governors; List of lieutenant governors of Ohio; List of United States senators from Ohio. List of current United States senators; List of United States representatives from Ohio. List of current members of the U.S. House of Representatives; United States congressional delegations from Ohio
Name Life dates Party Candidate Served John Kenneth Blackwell: 1948–Present: Republican: 2006 Bob Fitrakis: 1955–Present: Green: 2006 Bill Peirce: 1938–Present
Ohio Supreme Court United States Congress Electoral votes; Governor Lt. Governor Attorney General Secretary of State Treasurer Auditor Senate House Senator (Class I) Senator (Class III) House; 1846 William Bebb (W) [l] no such office: Henry Stanbery (W) Samuel Galloway (W) Joseph Whitehill (W) John Woods (W) 21W, 15D 44W, 28D 3D, 1W Thomas ...
The Ohio Apportionment Board draws state legislative district lines in Ohio. In order to be enacted into law, a bill must be adopted by both houses of the General Assembly and signed by the Governor. If the Governor vetoes a bill, the General Assembly can override the veto with a three-fifths supermajority of both houses.
1. J.B. Pritzker (Illinois) Net Worth: 3.6 billion. Before he became governor of Illinois in January of 2019, Pritzker ran the popular non-profit business incubator 1871 in Chicago.
The 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Ohio.Incumbent Republican governor Mike DeWine won re-election to a second term in a landslide, defeating Democratic nominee Nan Whaley, the former mayor of Dayton, with 62.4% of the vote. [2]