Jon Husted

Jon Husted REPRepublican

Lieutenant Governor

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Jon HustedREPRepublican Lieutenant Governor
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Jon Allen Husted (born August 25, 1967) is an American politician serving as the 66th lieutenant governor of Ohio, since 2019. He was previously the 53rd Ohio Secretary of State. A member of the Republican Party, he previously represented the 6th District of the Ohio Senate (a portion of Montgomery County) from 2009 to 2011 and was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009. From 2005 to 2009, Husted served as Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives and remains the 7th youngest person to ever become Ohio House Speaker. Husted was elected Ohio Secretary of State in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. He was a candidate in the Republican Party primary for Governor of Ohio in the 2018 election but later announced that he would instead run for lieutenant governor of Ohio as Attorney General Mike DeWine's running mate.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
University of Dayton
MA Communications
1989 - 1992
University of Dayton
BA Education
1985 - 1989
Past Positions1 - 11 of 11
Lieutenant Governor
State of Ohio
2019 - Current
Secretary of State
State of Ohio
2010 - 2019
Senator
Ohio State Senate
2008 - 2010
Speaker
Ohio State House of Representatives
2005 - 2009
Representative
Ohio State House of Representatives
2000 - 2008
Vice-President
Business and Economic Development, Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce
1997 - 2000
Color Commentator
Football Radio and Television Broadcasts, University of Dayton
1994 - 1998
Commission Assistant
Montgomery County Commissioner Don Lucas
1993 - 1997
Public Relations Account Executive
David K. Burnap Advertising
1992 - 1993
Deputy Campaign Manager
Davis for Congress
1991 - 1992
Former Director
Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce
Other Experience1 - 17 of 17
Co-Chair
National Association of Secretaries of State Election Committee
Current
Director
InnovateOhio
Current
Director
Ohio Governor's Office of Workforce Transformation
Current
Member
Saint Albert's Catholic Church
Current
Overseer
Ohio Common Sense Initiative (CSI)
Current
Board Member
Tech Prep Consortium
Former Member
Kettering Enterprise Zone Review Committee
Former Member
Kettering Enterprise Zone Review Board
Former Member
Dayton Area Air Passenger Service Committee
Former Vice President
Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce
Governor's Appointee
Local Option Workforce Investment Board
Member
Montgomery County Workforce Development Board
Member
The Ohio Arts Council
Former Chair
House Rules and Reference Committee
Former Chair
Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
Former Member
Senate Education Committee
Former Member
Energy and Public Utilities Committee
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