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Senate">Ohio Senate</a></span><br />from the <a href="/wiki/Ohio%27s_27th_senatorial_district" title="Ohio's 27th senatorial district">27th</a> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2019</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Coughlin" title="Kevin Coughlin">Kevin Coughlin</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kristina_Roegner" title="Kristina Roegner">Kristina Roegner</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1979-04-18</span>) </span>April 18, 1979<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 45)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Akron,_Ohio" title="Akron, Ohio">Akron, Ohio</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Lauren Kappa</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">BS</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Military service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Branch/service</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1116488514">.mw-parser-output .treeview ul{padding:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .treeview li{padding:0;margin:0;list-style-type:none;list-style-image:none}.mw-parser-output .treeview li li{background:url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Treeview-grey-line.png")no-repeat 0 -2981px;padding-left:21px;text-indent:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .treeview li li:last-child{background-position:0 -5971px}.mw-parser-output .treeview li.emptyline>ul>.mw-empty-elt:first-child+.emptyline,.mw-parser-output .treeview li.emptyline>ul>li:first-child{background-position:0 9px}</style><div class="treeview"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Reserve" title="United States Army Reserve">United States Army Reserve</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1998–2007, 2021–present<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-07.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Army-USA-OR-07.svg/13px-Army-USA-OR-07.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Army-USA-OR-07.svg/20px-Army-USA-OR-07.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Army-USA-OR-07.svg/26px-Army-USA-OR-07.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="94" data-file-height="161" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Sergeant_first_class" title="Sergeant first class">Sergeant first class</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Unit</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/101st_Airborne_Division" title="101st Airborne Division">101st Airborne Division</a><br /><a href="/wiki/19th_Special_Forces_Group" title="19th Special Forces Group">19th Special Forces Group</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Battles/wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/22px-Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/33px-Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/44px-Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Frank LaRose</b> (born April 18, 1979) is an American politician who has served as the 51st <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Secretary_of_State" title="Ohio Secretary of State">Secretary of State of Ohio</a> since January 2019. He was a <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> member of the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Ohio State Senate">Ohio State Senate</a> for two terms, from January 2011 to January 2019. He was a Republican candidate for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_Senate_election_in_Ohio" title="2024 United States Senate election in Ohio">2024 election</a>, challenging incumbent Senator <a href="/wiki/Sherrod_Brown" title="Sherrod Brown">Sherrod Brown</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He lost to <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Moreno" title="Bernie Moreno">Bernie Moreno</a> in the primary.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life,_military_career,_and_education"><span id="Early_life.2C_military_career.2C_and_education"></span>Early life, military career, and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Frank_LaRose&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life, military career, and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>LaRose was born at <a href="/wiki/Akron_City_Hospital" class="mw-redirect" title="Akron City Hospital">Akron City Hospital</a> and grew up in <a href="/wiki/Copley_Township,_Summit_County,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Copley Township, Summit County, Ohio">Copley Township</a> in <a href="/wiki/Summit_County,_Ohio" title="Summit County, Ohio">Summit County, Ohio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ohiosenatelarosebiography_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ohiosenatelarosebiography-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His grandfather started the House of LaRose, a beverage bottling and distribution company in Akron, Ohio, where Frank worked growing up. He has four siblings and worked on the family farm during his childhood.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>LaRose graduated from <a href="/wiki/Copley_High_School" title="Copley High School">Copley High School</a>. He subsequently enlisted in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> in 1998, serving in the <a href="/wiki/101st_Airborne_Division" title="101st Airborne Division">101st Airborne Division</a> and later, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Special_Forces" title="United States Army Special Forces">U.S. Special Forces</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Green_beret" title="Green beret">green beret</a>. He received the <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star</a> for his service in <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ohiosenatelarosebiography_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ohiosenatelarosebiography-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has said that his military service influenced his desire to protect elections and voters' rights.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He graduated from <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State University</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">Bachelor of Science</a> degree in consumer affairs and a minor in business administration.<sup id="cite_ref-ohiosenatelarosebiography_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ohiosenatelarosebiography-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ohio_Senate">Ohio Senate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Frank_LaRose&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ohio Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elections">Elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Frank_LaRose&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>LaRose ran for Ohio Senate in 2010 and defeated the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> nominee, <a href="/wiki/Summit_County,_Ohio" title="Summit County, Ohio">Summit County</a> <a href="/wiki/County_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="County Council">Councilman</a> Frank Comunale, in the 27th District, a Democratic-leaning district,<sup id="cite_ref-armon_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-armon-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by 56.5% to 43.5%.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-armon_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-armon-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>LaRose won re-election to his seat in 2014 with 67.7% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The anti-abortion advocacy group <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Right_to_Life" title="Ohio Right to Life">Ohio Right to Life</a> endorsed LaRose's opponent in the 2014 Republican primary. LaRose had previously voted against governor <a href="/wiki/John_Kasich" title="John Kasich">John Kasich</a>'s nomination of Ohio Right to Life president Mike Gonidakis to the state medical board in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tenure">Tenure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Frank_LaRose&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Tenure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>LaRose was sworn into the Ohio Senate in 2011. <i><a href="/wiki/Governing_(magazine)" title="Governing (magazine)">Governing</a></i> magazine named him one of "12 State Legislators to Watch in 2014".<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>LaRose was chair of the Ohio Senate Transportation Committee; the Commerce and Workforce Committee; the State and Local Government Committee; the Public Safety, Local Government, and Veterans Affairs Committee; and the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>LaRose voted for <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Senate_Bill_5_Voter_Referendum,_Issue_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Ohio Senate Bill 5 Voter Referendum, Issue 2">Senate Bill 5</a> which reduced <a href="/wiki/Collective_bargaining" title="Collective bargaining">collective bargaining</a> rights for public workers (including police, firefighters and teachers).<sup id="cite_ref-:3_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He said that he agonized over the decision.<sup id="cite_ref-ohiosenate.gov_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ohiosenate.gov-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ohio.com_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ohio.com-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the bill, which passed by a narrow margin, was repealed by a public referendum, LaRose said, "The voters have made it clear that this was not the course they wished to take."<sup id="cite_ref-ohio.com_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ohio.com-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged August 2023">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> In 2018, LaRose said, "As I look back on [my yes vote on SB5] am I confident I did the right thing? Not necessarily."<sup id="cite_ref-:3_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>LaRose sponsored Senate Bill 238, which removed the so-called "golden week" period where a voter was permitted to both register to vote and cast a ballot. SB 238 was signed into law on February 21, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>LaRose successfully advocated for funding the purchase of electronic poll books in the state operating budget. Electronic poll books make voting more accessible and efficient and helps county boards of elections shorten voting lines while maintaining accuracy. HB 64 was signed into law on June 30, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>LaRose was named the 2015 Legislator of the Year by the Ohio Association of Election Officials due to his efforts to minimize gerrymandering, modernize Ohio's elections system, and increase campaign finance transparency in local elections.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>LaRose sponsored Senate Bill 63, which was signed into law by Governor <a href="/wiki/John_Kasich" title="John Kasich">John Kasich</a> in 2016. This bill allowed Ohio residents to register to vote online.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, he sponsored legislation to prevent women from having abortions after a fetal diagnosis of <a href="/wiki/Down_syndrome" title="Down syndrome">Down syndrome</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>LaRose authored legislation to update Ohio's campaign finance law by allowing campaign finance reports to be filed electronically with local boards of elections. This legislation removed the paper-only filing requirement that municipal, county, and local candidates and campaign committees were previously required to use when filing with county boards of elections. This legislation passed the Ohio Senate in multiple General Assemblies and was signed into law in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ohio_Secretary_of_State">Ohio Secretary of State</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Frank_LaRose&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Ohio Secretary of State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elections_2">Elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Frank_LaRose&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2018">2018</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Frank_LaRose&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2018"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On May 17, 2017, LaRose announced that he would run for <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Secretary_of_State" title="Ohio Secretary of State">Ohio Secretary of State</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2018_Ohio_elections#Secretary_of_State" title="2018 Ohio elections">2018 election</a>. LaRose defeated the Democratic <a href="/wiki/Ohio_House_of_Representatives" title="Ohio House of Representatives">state Representative</a> <a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Clyde" title="Kathleen Clyde">Kathleen Clyde</a> in the general election, 50.9% to 46.7%.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Early during the campaign, LaRose indicated that he would continue enforcing the voter list maintenance state law, known as "purging", which removes voters from voter rolls if those voters had not voted for six consecutive years.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later during the campaign, LaRose said that he thought the process could be better. In 2016, LaRose opposed automatic voter registration, but said during the campaign that he supported automatic voter registration if it included an opt-out clause for those who do not wish to register. While in the Ohio Senate, LaRose sponsored legislation to eliminate Ohio's "Golden Week" (a five-day period when Ohioans could register and vote on the same day) as another measure to prevent voter fraud. During the 2018 campaign, LaRose said he favored a different same-day registration system in states such as New Hampshire that take precautions against voter fraud.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the campaign, Clyde supported a shift to a uniform paper ballot system in Ohio; LaRose said he favored the current system where there is a requirement for a paper trail for ballots but all counties are allowed to use their own machines. Clyde called for the adoption of <a href="/wiki/Postal_voting" title="Postal voting">postal voting</a> to replace early in-person voting; LaRose supported the existing system which is a combination of early in-person voting and requesting absentee ballots.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2022">2022</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Frank_LaRose&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2022"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2021, LaRose announced his bid for reelection in the <a href="/wiki/2022_Ohio_Secretary_of_State_election" title="2022 Ohio Secretary of State election">2022 Ohio Secretary of State election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/The_Columbus_Dispatch" title="The Columbus Dispatch">The Columbus Dispatch</a></i> reported in 2022 that LaRose had "maintained a careful balance between champion of Ohio elections and skeptic of how other states conducted voting" since 2020. While a spokesman for LaRose's campaign told the <i>Dispatch</i> that "Ohio's elections are well-run and run with integrity", the <i>Dispatch</i> noted that LaRose had additionally "espoused a sense of urgency around voter fraud in recent months" during his reelection campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-Dispatch_2021_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dispatch_2021-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April, Trump announced his endorsement of LaRose at a rally held in <a href="/wiki/Delaware,_Ohio" title="Delaware, Ohio">Delaware, Ohio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Dispatch_2021_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dispatch_2021-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>LaRose defeated state representative <a href="/wiki/John_Adams_(Ohio_politician)" title="John Adams (Ohio politician)">John Adams</a> in the Republican primary held on May 3, 2022. After his victory in the Republican primary, he was set to run against Democratic candidate Chelsea Clark, a member of the <a href="/wiki/Forest_Park,_Ohio" title="Forest Park, Ohio">Forest Park</a> city council, and conservative podcaster Terpsehore Maras, an independent candidate who has supported <a href="/wiki/QAnon" title="QAnon">QAnon</a> conspiracy theories, in the November general elections.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Maras_SOS_race_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maras_SOS_race-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A challenge to Maras' inclusion on the election ballot, filed by the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Republican_Party" title="Ohio Republican Party">Ohio Republican Party</a> in August, led LaRose's office to rule that Maras failed to gather sufficient signatures to run in the election.<sup id="cite_ref-Maras_SOS_race_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maras_SOS_race-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ballots_2022_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ballots_2022-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tenure_2">Tenure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Frank_LaRose&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Tenure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 12, 2019, LaRose was sworn in to serve as Ohio's 51st secretary of state, a four-year term.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the "first Summit County resident elected Ohio secretary of state in about 166 years", according to Jim Simon, master of ceremonies of LaRose's <a href="/wiki/Swearing-in" class="mw-redirect" title="Swearing-in">swearing-in</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Secretary of State offices are in the <a href="/wiki/Borden_Building" title="Borden Building">Continental Plaza</a> high-rise in downtown Columbus.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2019, he observed the Ukrainian presidential election.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He promoted simplifying the voter roll maintenance, or "purging," process in May 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also sought automated voter registration,<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> stating that he was crafting an election reform bill on the issue.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May, LaRose defended Ohio's congressional districts, opposed by Democrats for being gerrymandered to favor the Republican representatives in power.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June, he ordered county boards of elections to undergo security upgrades for the 2020 election.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Cleveland.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland.com">Cleveland.com</a> reported in September 2019 that, as the top election official in Ohio, LaRose had spent "months working on a project to purge Ohio's inactive voters while also trying to address long-standing criticisms of the controversial process".<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> LaRose had focused on fixing issues with voter list maintenance, including, for the first time, publishing the names of voters who could be removed from the voter rolls for inactivity.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This increase in transparency led to finding various mistakes and recognizing thousands of voters who had been unduly marked as inactive by their respective counties.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was urged to halt the state law required voter list maintenance of inactive voters by Democrats over errors, but he defended the "purge."<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That month, his office was reviewing Ohio voter registrations that might have been incorrectly deleted in vendor errors, with Democrats suing.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The state ultimately determined that around 40,000 entries included on the list of 235,000 voters to be purged were errors, thanks to the list of inactive voters being made public for the first time by Secretary LaRose.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2019, he was released from a February 2019 lawsuit filed by members of environmental activist groups, who "accused elections officials of using unconstitutional tactics that kept certain initiatives from going before voters".<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 19, he said he was in the process of distributing $12.8 million <a href="/wiki/Election_Assistance_Commission" title="Election Assistance Commission">Election Assistance Commission</a> funds.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 25, 2019, the Ohio Governor signed Senate Bill 52 (originally sponsored by Secretary LaRose while he was in the state senate), which strengthened Ohio's cybersecurity and elections infrastructure, required post-election audits by all county boards of elections, and made LaRose a member of Ohio's Homeland Security Advisory Council.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2019, LaRose recommended 77 non-citizens who voted and 18 voters who voted twice to the attorney general and county prosecutors.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_elections" title="2020 United States elections">2020 United States elections</a> held on November 3, 2020, LaRose stated that there were "no serious irregularities with voting", contrary to president <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_United_States_presidential_election" title="Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election">baseless claims of election fraud</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before the 2020 primary election, with COVID cases appearing in Ohio, LaRose relocated polling sites away from senior living facilities, recruited new, younger poll workers, and required curbside absentee ballot drop-off at the county boards of elections on election day during voting hours.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 16, the day before the primary election, the Ohio Department of Health recommended all Ohioans over the age of 65 self-quarantine and Governor DeWine asked the Ohio Supreme Court to delay the primary until a later date (June 2), as the Governor or the Secretary of State lack the authority to move an election.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Secretary LaRose proposed sending absentee ballot requests to every voter, followed by prepaid absentee ballots to those who requested one, with an in person election day on June 2.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Ohio legislature chose April 28 as the postponed vote-by-mail only election day with a bipartisan plan, approved unanimously by the Ohio House and Senate, including sending postcards to every Ohioan with instructions on how to apply for an absentee ballot. The plan also allowed for one secure drop box per county board of elections for voters to place their absentee ballots if they did not have time to mail them.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 28, there were reports of long car lines outside county boards of elections as Ohioans who were not able to mail their absentee ballots the day before had to drop them off to make sure their vote counted. Mailed ballots were also taking longer, sometimes 7–9 days, to reach voters.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>LaRose, who in 2022 led the effort to eliminate August elections in all cases except for fiscal emergencies, agreed to support an August 2023 election to decide <a href="/wiki/August_2023_Ohio_Issue_1" title="August 2023 Ohio Issue 1">Issue 1</a>, a constitutional amendment proposal backed by Republican state lawmakers. Ohio Issue 1 would raise the threshold for amending the Ohio constitution from the current simple majority, the unchallenged standard in the state since 1912, to 60% supermajority.<sup id="cite_ref-Ohio_Issue_1_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ohio_Issue_1-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In testimony in December 2022, LaRose wrote about some August 2020 special elections with what he called "embarrassingly low turnout" of 11.8% and 6.8%. "That means just a handful of voters end up making big decisions. The side that wins is often the one that has a vested interest in the passage of the issue up for consideration. This isn't how democracy is supposed to work."<sup id="cite_ref-August_elections_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-August_elections-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>LaRose supported the passage of <a href="/wiki/August_2023_Ohio_Issue_1" title="August 2023 Ohio Issue 1">2023 Ohio Issue 1</a>, which would have made it substantially harder for voter-led initiatives to amend the Ohio State Constitution be proposed and approved.<sup id="cite_ref-LaRose_ethics_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LaRose_ethics-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When LaRose was asked if Issue 1 was related to an abortion vote, he said, "If this is about one specific issue, then somebody's not really focused on what we're trying to accomplish here."<sup id="cite_ref-Issue_1_not_about_abortion_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Issue_1_not_about_abortion-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>  At a <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Dinner" title="Lincoln Dinner">Lincoln Dinner</a> in May 2023, LaRose told supporters the August election was "100% about keeping a radical pro-abortion amendment out of our constitution."<sup id="cite_ref-Issue_1_100%_about_abortion_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Issue_1_100%_about_abortion-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 25, 2023, LaRose certified an <a href="/wiki/2023_Ohio_abortion_initiative" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Ohio abortion initiative">initiative</a> for the November 7, 2023, ballot that would legalize abortion in the state.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Libertarian Party of Ohio filed a complaint with federal officials alleging that LaRose's Issue 1 advocacy violated the <a href="/wiki/Hatch_Act" title="Hatch Act">Hatch Act</a> for "using his office and official authority to influence, interfere with and affect an Ohio election."<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Issue 1 was soundly rejected by voters 56.7% to 43.3% in the August election.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2024, as chair of the Ballot Board, LaRose was criticized for the ballot summary of <a href="/wiki/2024_Ohio_Issue_1" title="2024 Ohio Issue 1">a citizens initiative on redistricting, Issue 1</a>. The summary said that the law would be amended to purportedly require rather than stem gerrymandering.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2024_U.S._Senate_campaign">2024 U.S. Senate campaign</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Frank_LaRose&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2024 U.S. Senate campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_Senate_election_in_Ohio" title="2024 United States Senate election in Ohio">2024 United States Senate election in Ohio</a></div> <p>On July 17, 2023, LaRose announced that he was running for U.S. Senate, seeking to challenge Democratic incumbent <a href="/wiki/Sherrod_Brown" title="Sherrod Brown">Sherrod Brown</a> in the 2024 election.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the beginning of his campaign, LaRose polled first in the 2024 Republican primary field over challengers State Senator <a href="/wiki/Matt_Dolan" title="Matt Dolan">Matt Dolan</a> and businessman Bernie Moreno.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 24, 2023, LaRose endorsed former President <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> in his campaign for re-election.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the following month, LaRose dismissed his press secretary Rob Nichols for posts on social media critical of Trump.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Frank_LaRose&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>LaRose lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife, Lauren, and their three daughters. He is an <a href="/wiki/Eagle_Scout_(Boy_Scouts_of_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)">Eagle Scout</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ohiosenatelarosebiography_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ohiosenatelarosebiography-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is a board member of the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Historical_Society" class="mw-redirect" title="Ohio Historical Society">Ohio Historical Society</a>, a junior vice commander of the Fairlawn <a href="/wiki/Veterans_of_Foreign_Wars" title="Veterans of Foreign Wars">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a> and a member of the executive board for the <a href="/wiki/Great_Trail_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Trail Council">Great Trail Council</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boy_Scouts_of_America" title="Boy Scouts of America">Boy Scouts of America</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ohiosenatelarosebiography_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ohiosenatelarosebiography-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_history">Electoral history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Frank_LaRose&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Electoral history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Republican primary results, 2010<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Frank LaRose </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>15,279 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>100.00% </b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>15,279 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00% </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Ohio's 27th Senate district general election, 2010<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Frank LaRose </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>66,742 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>56.5% </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Frank Comunale </td> <td style="text-align:right">51,386 </td> <td style="text-align:right">43.5% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>118,128 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00% </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Republican primary results, 2014 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Frank LaRose (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>10,778 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>61.8% </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Caleb Davenport </td> <td style="text-align:right">6,654 </td> <td style="text-align:right">38.2% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>17,432 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00% </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Ohio's 27th Senate district general election, 2014 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Frank LaRose </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>64,259 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>67.7% </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">George Rusiska </td> <td style="text-align:right">30,610 </td> <td style="text-align:right">32.3% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>94,869 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00% </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Republican primary results, 2018 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Republican_Party" title="Ohio Republican Party">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Frank LaRose </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>606,697 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>100.00% </b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>606,697 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00% </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Ohio Secretary of State election, 2018 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Frank LaRose</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>2,210,356 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>50.7% </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Clyde" title="Kathleen Clyde">Kathleen Clyde</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">2,049,944 </td> <td style="text-align:right">47.0% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#FED105;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_States)" title="Libertarian Party (United States)">Libertarian</a> </td> <td class="fn">Dustin Nanna </td> <td style="text-align:right">103,392 </td> <td style="text-align:right">2.4% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>4,363,692 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0% </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Republican_Party" title="Ohio Republican Party">Republican</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Republican primary results, 2022 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Frank LaRose</a> (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>613,378 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>64.7% </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Adams_(Ohio_politician)" title="John Adams (Ohio politician)">John Adams</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">335,457 </td> <td style="text-align:right">35.3% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>948,835 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100% </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Ohio's Secretary of State election, 2022 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Frank LaRose (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>2,444,382 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>59.29% </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Chelsea Clark </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,635,824 </td> <td style="text-align:right">39.68% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#DCDCDC;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td class="fn">Terpsehore Tore Maras </td> <td style="text-align:right">42,753 </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.04% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>4,122,959 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00% </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_Senate_election_in_Ohio" title="2024 United States Senate election in Ohio">2024 United States Senate election in Ohio</a>, 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width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_the_State_of_Connecticut" title="Secretary of the State of Connecticut">CT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Thomas_(politician)" title="Stephanie Thomas (politician)">Stephanie Thomas</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Delaware" title="Secretary of State of Delaware">DE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_W._Bullock" title="Jeffrey W. Bullock">Jeffrey W. 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