Mike DeWine | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2018 | |
| 70th Governor of Ohio | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2019 | |
| Lieutenant | Jon Husted |
| Preceded by | John Kasich |
| 50th Attorney General of Ohio | |
| In office January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2019 | |
| Governor | John Kasich |
| Preceded by | Richard Cordray |
| Succeeded by | Dave Yost |
| United States Senator from Ohio | |
| In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Metzenbaum |
| Succeeded by | Sherrod Brown |
| 59th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio | |
| In office January 14, 1991 – November 12, 1994 | |
| Governor | George Voinovich |
| Preceded by | Paul Leonard |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Hollister |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 7th district | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Bud Brown |
| Succeeded by | Dave Hobson |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 10th district | |
| In office January 2, 1981 – December 13, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | John Mahoney |
| Succeeded by | Dave Hobson |
| Prosecutor of Greene County | |
| In office 1977–1981 | |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Carrera[1] |
| Succeeded by | William Schenck[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Michael DeWine January 5, 1947 Springfield, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Frances Struewing (m. 1967) |
| Children | 8, including Pat |
| Residence | Governor's Mansion |
| Education | Miami University (BA) Ohio Northern University (JD) |
Richard Michael DeWine (/dəˈwaɪn/ 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.
DeWine is a native of Yellow Springs, Ohio. He graduated from Miami University with a bachelor's degree in 1969 and earned a Juris Doctor from Ohio Northern University College of Law in 1972. After graduation, DeWine worked as an assistant prosecutor for Greene County and was elected county prosecutor, serving one term. He continued his political career in the Ohio Senate in 1980. He served as a U.S. representative from 1983 until 1991. In 1991 he was sworn in as the 59th lieutenant governor of Ohio, under George Voinovich.
DeWine was elected to the United States Senate in a landslide in the 1994 Republican Revolution. He served in the Senate until his defeat by Sherrod Brown in 2006. DeWine returned to politics four years later and became the 50th attorney general of Ohio, serving from 2011 to 2019. He was elected governor in 2018. During DeWine's first term as governor, a shooting in Dayton prompted him to urge the Ohio legislature to enact new gun control measures, such as expanding background checks and harsher penalties for those in possession of unregistered firearms. In early 2020, DeWine received national attention for his COVID-19 response,[4] ordering the closing of dine-in restaurant service and sporting events and delegating additional resources to elderly care facilities. He was reelected by a landslide 25% margin against Democratic nominee Nan Whaley, the former mayor of Dayton, in 2022.[5]
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- ^ "New faces appear on totem pole of public life". The Journal Herald. January 1, 1981. Archived from the original on December 29, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mike DeWine – Took Action. DeWine Husted for Ohio. April 14, 2022. Event occurs at 00:04. Retrieved August 20, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's coronavirus response has become a national guide to the crisis". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on March 17, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Elise Hammond, Maureen Chowdhury, Clare Foran, Meg Wagner, Melissa Macaya, Joe Ruiz and Seán Federico-OMurchú (November 8, 2022). "CNN Projection: Republican Gov. Mike DeWine will win reelection in Ohio". CNN. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
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