Ohio Finance Summary
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Political Profile

Ohio Government:

Governor: Mike DeWine (R)

Lieutenant Governor: Jon Husted (R)

Attorney General: Dave Yost (R)

Secretary of State: Frank LaRose (R)

State Treasurer: Robert Sprague (R)

State Auditor: Keith Faber (R)

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Campaign Finance Snapshot
Total Contributions
Candidate Contributions
Committee Contributions
Total Expenditures
Candidate Expenditures
Committee Expenditures
Top Candidates
Candidate
Total Contributions
Total Expenditures
Richard Michael DeWine $20,425,999.44$16,979,096.27
Nan Whaley $8,841,327.86$8,656,802.31
David Yost $3,755,230.56$3,646,812.95
Frank Larose $3,393,634.68$3,412,294.54
John Cranley $2,912,139.10$3,183,605.84
Kristina Daley Roegner $2,631,384.23$656,324.45
Sharon Kennedy $2,410,320.96$2,297,557.15
Pat Dewine $2,086,244.79$1,983,752.05
Keith Faber $1,996,586.14$1,206,591.25
Matthew Huffman $1,619,947.91$1,130,845.95
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Top Committees
Committee
Total Contributions
Total Expenditures
Ohio Democratic Party $10,635,937.39$9,963,530.01
Ohio Republican State Central & Executive Committee State Candidate Fund $8,883,098.50$10,943,117.75
Ohio House Republican Alliance (Ohra) $8,374,960.57$10,677,009.22
Republican Senate Campaign Committee (Rscc) $7,780,529.46$11,268,757.92
Ohio Democratic Party State Candidate Fund $5,276,744.83$6,301,907.52
Ohio Republican State Central & Executive Committee State Account $3,509,186.83$4,800,615.14
Ohio Education Association Political Contributing Entity $3,473,861.95$2,345,104.58
Realtors PAC $2,243,244.86$1,975,824.88
Affiliated Construction Trades Ohio Foundation PCE $1,611,500.00$1,593,864.86
Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol $1,585,000.00$1,397,940.57
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Recent Articles
Transparency USA | 02/27/2023

In Ohio politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $195.0 million in total contributions between Jan. 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2022. The 10 largest contributors gave more than $3.8 million, or 2 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual contributors to Ohio state-level candidates and committees in the 2022 …

Transparency USA | 02/21/2023

Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign. …

Transparency USA | 02/21/2023

Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign. …

Transparency USA | 02/21/2023

Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign. …

Joel Williams | 01/03/2023

Elections for all 99 seats in the Ohio House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 64-35 majority heading into the election. This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 78 of 99 general elections were contested. The losing …