Matt Borges | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Ohio Republican Party | |
| In office May 31, 2012 – January 6, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin DeWine |
| Succeeded by | Jane Timken |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Ohio State University (BA) |
Mathew "Matt" Borges is an American politician who was the chairman of the Ohio Republican Party from 2012 to 2017. He was replaced when President-elect Donald Trump supported his opposition.[1] In 2020, he joined other former Trump and Bush administration officials in launching the Right Side PAC, a super PAC encouraging Republicans to vote for Joe Biden over Trump in 2020.
In June 2023, he was sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in the Ohio nuclear bribery scandal, where he accepted part of $60 million in bribes to pass a $1.3 billion bailout bill benefiting FirstEnergy, the corporate owner of Ohio's Perry and Davis–Besse nuclear plants. It was called the largest corruption scandal in Ohio's history.