Summary
Current Position: Governor
Affiliation: Republican
Mike DeWine loves Ohio and cares passionately about our state’s future. He knows that every parent wants their kids to have an opportunity for a solid education, a healthy life that is free of drugs, and a good paying job later in life. Republican leadership has righted the ship in Ohio, but Mike knows that we have a chance to propel our state even farther ahead.
Mike knows that for our state to succeed in the future, we have to take efforts to create and retain jobs in Ohio to the next level. By curbing excessive taxation and burdensome regulations, his focus will be on creating a more inviting business environment and bringing and keeping jobs in Ohio.
About
Source: Government page
Mike DeWine’s story is a true Ohio story. Raised in Yellow Springs, Ohio, Mike DeWine and Fran (Struewing) met in the first grade and married while students at Miami University. They’ve been blessed with eight children and 24 grandchildren. Family is at the core of everything Mike DeWine does, and that’s why he has devoted his life to fighting for Ohio’s families. He knows when families are strong, Ohio communities are stronger, and our future is bright.
Vision for the Future
Mike DeWine loves Ohio and cares passionately about our state’s future. He will fight for an Ohio that works for everyone – every person and every family in every corner of our state. From world class cities to some of the best small towns in America, Mike DeWine knows that to build our state into an economic powerhouse, we must have strong schools, a great quality of life, and compassion for those who need our help.
Ohio Values
Mike DeWine’s family started a seed company in Yellow Springs. Working alongside his parents and grandparents, Mike learned early the value of hard work, strong leadership, and fiscal responsibility.
Growing up, he loaded seed bags onto trucks and boxcars, shoveled wheat out of trucks during harvest, worked in wheat fields to help ensure the purity of the seed, and basically did whatever it took to get the job done for their customers. Inseparable to the end, his parents were married for 65 years and died within four days of each other. The values he learned from them still live within him today.
A Lifetime of Service
On November 6, 2018, Mike DeWine was elected to serve as the 70th Governor of the State of Ohio. The Governor has had a long and distinguished career in public service, focusing on protecting Ohio children and families. He was previously the 50th Attorney General of Ohio and has previously been elected to serve as Greene County Prosecutor, Ohio State Senator, U.S. Congressman, Ohio Lt. Governor, U.S. Senator.
Experience
Work Experience
- U.S. representative
1983 to 1991 - Lieutenant governor
1991 to 1994 - U.S. senator
1995 to 2007
Education
- B.A.
Miami University
1969 - J.D.
Ohio Northern University
1972
Personal
Birth Year: 1947
Place of Birth: Springfield, OH
Gender: Male
Race(s): Caucasian
Religion: Christian: Catholic
Spouse: Frances Struewing
Children: Pat DeWine, Alice DeWine, Mark DeWine, Rebecca DeWine, Anna DeWine, Jill DeWine, Brian DeWine, John DeWine
Contact
Email:
Offices
Governors Office
Riffe Center, 30th floor, 77th South High Street, Columbus, OH 43215
Web
Government Page, Campaign Site, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Wikipedia
Politics
Recent Elections
2018 Governor
Richard Michael DeWine (R) | 2,231,917 | 50.4% |
Richard Cordray (D) | 2,067,847 | 46.7% |
Travis Irvine (L) | 79,985 | 1.8% |
Constance Gadell-Newton (G) | 49,475 | 1.1% |
TOTAL | 4,429,224 |
Source: Ballotpedia
Finances
DEWINE, MIKE has run in 3 races for public office, winning 3 of them. The candidate has raised a total of $40,669,526.
Source: Follow the Money
Committees
Appointments
Find appointments here.
Voting Record
See: Vote Smart
Issues
Governance
Governor Mike DeWine’s FY 2020-2021 Executive Budget will be released on March 15, 2019 after the Budget Press Conference.
Governor Mike DeWine’s FY 2020-2021 Executive Budget is now available:
Health Care
Building Resiliency: A Pediatric Mental Health Summit
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, in conjunction with the Ohio Children’s Hospital Association, hosted a free event called Building Resiliency: A Pediatric Mental Health Summit in September 2019 to help communities support the mental health needs of their children.
Promoting Mental Wellness & Support During COVID-19 Funding Opportunity
In support of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s commitment to the Investment in Ohio’s Future, the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, in partnership with the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, will offer a $1M funding opportunity for faith-based and community-based organizations. The funds will be directed toward community-based strategies for mental wellness and support during this period of COVID-19.
This opportunity is seeking to support Ohio’s most vulnerable populations. Local communities can apply for resources needed to empower everyday citizens to identify signs of poor mental health and/or addiction, reduce stigma associated with those issues, provide support, and offer resources to people about where to find help.
As we face challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ohioans are confronted with multiple stressors, isolation, and distress. This funding opportunity will allow our faith-based and local community-based organizations to engage our communities in conversations around mental health and addiction and walk alongside those in distress as they seek help from a behavioral health professional. Many communities across the state are already facilitating conversations and educational activities to reduce stigma and promote mental wellness. This funding will serve to broaden those efforts at the local level to support Ohioans and build upon those efforts within local communities.
The strategy focuses on building relationships and leveraging digital technologies to build friendly and frequent connections with people in local communities. This approach can best be summed up as using “word of mouth” and finding connectors within the local community to expand the conversations. By empowering influencers with key messages and culturally competent tactics to engage their own communities in conversations to reduce stigma, we are practicing effective and potentially lifesaving efforts within our relationships, families, and communities.
Census 2020
Once every decade, America comes together to count every resident in the United States. The next Census occurs in April 2020.
This website is for Ohioans to have practical resources about the Census to share within their communities. Governor Mike DeWine, Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted and Director of Development Lydia Mihalik are determined to make sure that every individual has a voice in the 2020 Census.
“It’s important that every Ohioan is counted. We want to ensure our state receives the appropriate amount of federal funding to help us support our communities, schools, public safety resources, and to improve our roads.” -Governor Mike DeWine
Earn Extra Income While Helping Your Community
The U.S. Census Bureau is hiring for a variety of temporary jobs throughout the state! The jobs include Census takers, recruiting assistance, office staff and more. Pay rates in Ohio range from $14.00 to $23.50 an hour and feature flexible hours- including evenings and weekends.
If you receive help from any Ohio assistance programs, such as HEAP, PIPP, HWAP, EPP and CSBG, your Census income will not affect your assistance or be used to determine your eligibility. Development excludes the income as a countable income for these programs because of the importance of filling Census positions.
Regional Census positions are key to ensuring an accurate Census count in 2020. Earn extra income and help ensure that everyone in your community is counted by applying for a temporary Census job here or calling 855-562-2020.
Your Census Information Will Be Secure
Census 2020 is the first Census count that will be available to fill out online. Each household will receive a card in the mail with a password to open the form online. You will be able to submit your information with just a few clicks.
The Census website is secure. Only authorized personnel can access the encrypted information.
Foster Care Forums
Every child deserves to grow up in a safe, loving home, whether that is with biological, kinship, foster or adoptive families. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine created the Children Services Transformation Advisory Council to conduct a top-down review of Ohio’s foster care system and develop recommendations on needed reforms so that more Ohio children have a permanent, loving place to call home.
The Children Services Transformation Advisory Council, created through Executive Order 2019-27D, will hold a series of seven regional Foster Care Forums.
All are invited to attend, and those with lived-experience with the foster care system are encouraged to submit testimony.
Recovery Ohio
Moments after taking the oath of office, Governor DeWine created the RecoveryOhio initiative to ensure that we act aggressively to address this crisis and invest in the health and well-being of Ohio’s citizens.
Faith-Based And Community Initiatives
The mission of the Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives is to promote solutions, including those from faith-based partners, to community needs and support the development of collaborative efforts to improve the well-being
innovate Ohio
InnovateOhio’s mission is to look at every state service with an eye on the customer’s experience.
Common Sense Initiative
CSI exists to create a regulatory climate in Ohio that maximizes business economic potential while ensuring the health and safety of Ohio’s citizens.
Led by Lt. Governor Jon Husted, Ohio’s Common Sense Initiative (CSI) reviews business-impacting rules, helps businesses navigate regulatory obstacles, and leads initiatives to improve Ohio’s regulatory climate. CSI was formed to propel job and economic growth in Ohio.
Since its launch, CSI has reviewed nearly 15,000 state agency regulations, and has identified 60 percent of those regulations as potential obstacles to Ohio businesses. All of those identified regulations were either amended or rescinded.