Scott Ryan (Ohio politician)

Scott Ryan
Member of the
Ohio House of Representatives
from the 71st district
In office
January 3, 2015 – November 12, 2019
Preceded byJay Hottinger
Succeeded byMark Fraizer
Personal details
Born (1965-04-06) April 6, 1965 (age 59)
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Granville Township, Ohio, U.S.

Scott K. Ryan (born April 6, 1965) is the former representative for the 71st district of the Ohio House of Representatives. Ryan graduated from Granville High School in 1983.[1] Immediately following, Ryan graduated from Miami University (Ohio) in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in business management. Scott, the son of Bruce and Sue Ryan, has a family himself: his wife Shellie and two daughters. He served as Licking County Treasurer before deciding to run for state representative to succeed Jay Hottinger, who was term-limited.[2] Between Scott Ryan's 2014 and 2016 elections, Ryan raised a total of $365,111. In 2014, Ryan raised $120,235 and in 2016 he raised $244,876.[3] Donations ranged from as low as a couple of dollars, to as high as a mere $25,000 donation. He won the Republican primary handily in 2014 and defeated Ann Rader 67% to 33%, later going on to do the same in 2016 against Joseph Begeny 67.91% to 32.09%.[4] For independent candidates looking to run for the general election in 2018, the filing deadline was May 7, 2018. Scott Ryan (R) and Jeremy Eugene Blake (D) ran against each other in the Ohio House of Representatives District 71 general election on November 6, 2018.[3] Republican candidate, Scott Ryan, won with 61.8% of the votes and will be sworn in in January 2019.[5]

  1. ^ "Vote Scott Ryan". Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  2. ^ "Two from GOP seek seat in Ohio House". Newark Advocate. Newark. 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
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  4. ^ "Republicans Hottinger, Ryan, Hayes win state races". Newark Advocate. Newark. 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  5. ^ Ryan, Scott. "BALLOTPEDIA".