Michael A. Rulli
RepublicanU.S. Representative, OH-6| Age | 57 (b. 1969-03-11) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2024-06-11 (~2 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White (Italian-American descent) |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Education | Graduated from Poland Seminary High School (Poland, Ohio); earned a bachelor's degree from Emerson College, Boston, in 1991 (communications/speech). |
| Prior occupation | Business executive; director of operations at Rulli Bros. Markets, a family-owned grocery store chain in the Mahoning Valley |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Poland, Ohio |
| Marital status | Married — Kelly Rulli |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Salem, Ohio |
Pending research: languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2009 |
| Previous offices | Leetonia Exempted Village School District Board of Education member (2009-2017) · Ohio State Senate, 33rd District (2019-2024) |
| Committees | House Committee on Education and Workforce · House Committee on Energy and Commerce |
| Caucuses | Republican Governance Group · Italian American Congressional Delegation (co-chair) |
| Leadership | Co-chair, Italian American Congressional Delegation |
| Party history | Identified as a Democrat before converting to the Republican Party in the late 1990s |
| Ideology | Conservative Republican; co-sponsored Ohio's 2019 'Heartbeat Bill' and voted to override Gov. DeWine's veto of HB 68 restricting gender-affirming care for minors. |
| Signature legislation | Co-sponsored Ohio Senate Bill 23 (2019 'Heartbeat Bill') · Ohio House Bill 242 (2020, prohibiting local bans on plastic grocery bags) · Resolution designating July 13 as 'Faith and Defiance Day' (2025) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $9,600,000–$43,000,000 (2023)
| Citizens Bank (bank account) | other · $15,001–$50,000 · 2023 |
| Commercial Property in Austintown, OH | real_estate · $1,000,001–$5,000,000 · 2023 |
| Commercial Property in Boardman, OH (Mahoning County) | real_estate · $5,000,001–$25,000,000 · 2023 |
| Commercial Property in Boardman, OH (Mahoning County) | real_estate · $1,000,001–$5,000,000 · 2023 |
| Residential/Farm land in Canfield, OH | real_estate · $250,001–$500,000 · 2023 |
| Merrill Lynch (mutual fund) | fund · $1,000,001–$5,000,000 · 2023 |
| Merrill Lynch (investment holdings) | other · $500,001–$1,000,000 · 2023 |
| Life Insurance Policy | other · $500,001–$1,000,000 · 2023 |
| Life Insurance Policy (spouse) | other · $500,001–$1,000,000 · 2023 |
| R-Sons Limited Partnership (dba Rulli Bros) | business_owned · 2023 |
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.