Kirk Schuring

Kirk Schuring
President pro tempore of the Ohio Senate
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byJay Hottinger
Majority Leader of the Ohio Senate
In office
January 4, 2021 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byMatt Huffman
Succeeded byRob McColley
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 29th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2019
Preceded byScott Oelslager
In office
January 6, 2003 – December 31, 2010
Preceded byScott Oelslager
Succeeded byScott Oelslager
Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives
Acting
In office
April 12, 2018 – June 6, 2018
Preceded byCliff Rosenberger
Succeeded byRyan Smith
Speaker pro tempore of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office
January 3, 2017 – December 31, 2018
Preceded byRon Amstutz
Succeeded byJim Butler
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 48th district
In office
January 3, 2011 – December 31, 2018
Preceded byScott Oelslager
Succeeded byScott Oelslager
In office
January 3, 1995 – December 31, 2002
Preceded byDavid Johnson
Succeeded byScott Oelslager
Personal details
Born (1952-09-17) September 17, 1952 (age 72)
Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDarlene
EducationKent State University

Kirk Schuring (born September 17, 1952) is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio Senate. He served as interim Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, following the resignation of Speaker Cliff Rosenberger.[1][2] Rosenberger resigned amid revelations he was under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.[3] He was previously a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1993 to 2002, and from 2011 to 2018. Schuring also previously served in the Ohio Senate from 2003 to 2010. He was the Republican nominee for Ohio's 16th congressional district in the 2008 election. In 2018, Schuring was re-elected to the Ohio Senate, where represents the 29th district.

  1. ^ Pelzer, Jeremy. "Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger moves up departure, resigns immediately". Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. ^ Siegel, Jim. "Ohio House speaker to resign; Schuring to take interim role". The Repository. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  3. ^ "Ohio House Speaker resigns immediately; won't wait till May 1". daytondailynews. Retrieved 2018-04-19.