Stephanie Kunze
Stephanie Kunze | |
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| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 16th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Hughes |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 24th district | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – December 31, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ted Celeste |
| Succeeded by | Jim Hughes |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Matt |
| Residence | Hilliard, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Indiana University |
Stephanie Kunze is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate representing the 16th district. She formerly served in the Ohio House of Representatives for the 24th district.[1] She was elected in 2012, defeating Democrat Maureen Reedy with 52% of the vote. Prior to her election she was a member of Hilliard, Ohio city council and a secretary at Norwich Elementary School.[2] She is married with two children.[1]
In her 2009 race for Hilliard City Council, Kunze faced controversy over an apparent violation of Ohio law that prohibits classified public employees from participating in partisan primary elections.[3] She resigned her position with the school district after winning the Republican primary.
Kunze ran for reelection as a State Representative in 2014, facing opposition from Democrat Kathy Hoff and Libertarian Mark M. Noble.[4] In 2016, Kunze opted to run for the Ohio Senate, winning with 58% of the vote.
Electoral history
| Election results[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Office | Election | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||||
| 2012 | Ohio House of Representatives | General | Stephanie Kunze | Republican | 32,630 | 51.93% | Maureen Reedy | Democratic | 30,197 | 48.06% | Thomas Alban | Write-in | 5 | 0.01% | ||||
| 2014 | Ohio House of Representatives | General | Stephanie Kunze | Republican | 22,874 | 57.2% | Kathy Hoff | Democratic | 15,058 | 37.7% | Mark Noble | Libertarian | 2,032 | 5.1% | ||||
| 2016 | Ohio Senate[6] | General | Stephanie Kunze | Republican | 109,454 | 59.00% | Cathy Johnson | Democratic | 76,077 | 41.00% | ||||||||
Positions On Issues
Education
Kunze's 2012 campaign was aided by school privatization and charter school advocacy group StudentsFirst, who sent mailers and distributed literature on her behalf.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Stephanie Kunze - House District 24". Ohio House of Representatives. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ Budzak, Gary (22 February 2012). "Kunze, Reedy running unopposed in primary". ThisWeek Community News. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ "Kunze leaves position with Hilliard schools". This Week.
- ^ http://vote.ohio.gov/Results.aspx?race=State%20House%20of%20Representatives
- ^ "Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - OH State Senate 16 Race - Nov 08, 2016". Retrieved 2017-01-11.
- ^ Siegel, Jim. "Groups back Dems' Ohio House candidates". Columbus Dispatch.
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135th General Assembly (2023-2025)
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