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Mike DeWine
RepublicanGovernor of Ohio| Age | 79 (b. 1947-01-05) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2019-01-01 (~7 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White (of Irish descent) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Education | B.S. in Education, Miami University (1969); J.D., Ohio Northern University College of Law (1972) |
| Prior occupation | Attorney; assistant prosecuting attorney and county prosecutor of Greene County, Ohio |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Springfield, Ohio |
| Marital status | Married — Frances "Fran" Struewing DeWine |
| Children | 8 |
| Residence | Cedarville, Ohio (the Whitelaw Reid House) |
| Notable relatives | Son Pat DeWine (Ohio Supreme Court Justice); son Brian DeWine (former Hamilton County appellate court judge, president of Asheville Tourists baseball team); second cousin Kevin DeWine (former Ohio Republican Party chairman) |
Pending research: languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 1976 |
| Previous offices | Greene County (Ohio) Prosecutor (1977-1981) · Ohio State Senate, 10th district (1981-1982) · U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio's 7th district (1983-1991) · Lieutenant Governor of Ohio (1991-1994) · U.S. Senator from Ohio (1995-2007) · Ohio Attorney General (2011-2019) |
| Leadership | 70th Governor of Ohio (2019-present) · Chair, Council of State Governments (during tenure) · U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee member · U.S. Senate Judiciary, HELP, and Select Intelligence committee member (1995-2007) · House impeachment manager (1986, trial of Judge Harry E. Claiborne) |
| Ideology | Conservative Republican; historically moderate on gun control (received 'F' ratings from the NRA as a senator) but strongly anti-abortion; signed Ohio's 'Heartbeat Bill' (2019). |
| Signature legislation | Ohio 'Heartbeat Bill' / House Bill 493 abortion restriction (signed 2019) · House Bill 6 nuclear/coal subsidy energy bill (signed 2019) · H2Ohio water-quality program (launched 2019) · Drug-Free Century Act (lead sponsor, 1999, as senator) · Unborn Victims of Violence Act (lead sponsor, as senator) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $14,426,433–$59,657,000 (2006) · estimate
| Ohio Twine Co. (family farmland/agriculture business, 1,000+ acres) | business_owned · $15,000,000–$15,000,000 · 2006 |
| DeWine Enterprises | business_owned · $3,000,000–$3,000,000 · 2006 |
| Securities & Investment holdings | stock · $15,008,000–$15,008,000 · 2006 |
| Commercial bank holdings | stock · $5,068,512–$5,068,512 · 2006 |
Top donors: Lawyers/Law Firms (industry total) ($965,018) · National City Corp ($62,400)
Top industries: Lawyers/Law Firms · Securities & Investment · Commercial Banks · Insurance
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.