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Mike DeWine

Republican · Governor of Ohio, since 2019 · born 1947 in Springfield, Ohio

Public service
Served as Greene County, Ohio prosecuting attorney, 1977 to 1981.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Public service
Represented Ohio in the U.S. House, 1983-1991, and the U.S. Senate, 1995-2007; served as Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1991-1994.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Education
B.S. in education, Miami University, 1969; J.D., Ohio Northern University College of Law, 1972.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Home
Cedarville, Greene County, Ohio.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · woub.org

Ballotpedia · Wikipedia

10 of 11 sections researched

61 sources · 2000, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 · updated 2026-09-24

Not yet researched: What they have said, checked.

What has been checked
  • Profile 11 entries
  • On the ballot 0 entries The 2022 race is complete; no pending candidacy is published for it.
  • Where they stand 13 entries
  • What they have said, checked None found in the records checked No fact-checker rating of a DeWine statement from the 2022 cycle was found in the records checked. Checked: The research archive's 2022-cycle fact-check pass, which searched PolitiFact, FactCheck.org, the Washington Post Fact Checker and AP Fact Check
  • Record in office 24 entries
  • Money 15 entries The 2014 race adds a confirmed full-cycle total for both candidates, alongside the money detail already published for the 2018 and 2022 cycles.
  • Financial interests 6 entries
  • Polling and approval 4 entries
  • Elections 7 entries His 2022 gubernatorial candidacy is published. Earlier candidacies (Ohio Senate, Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor, 2018 Governor) wait on records for those races and cycles.
  • Endorsements 1 entry One endorsement he received is published (Donald Trump, 2022). The research archive records no endorsement he gave in the 2022 cycle.
  • Sources 67 entries
Coverage, by section10 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 11 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: 13 entriesWhat they have said, checked: None found in the records checkedRecord in office: 24 entriesMoney: 15 entriesFinancial interests: 6 entriesPolling and approval: 4 entriesElections: 7 entriesEndorsements: 1 entrySources: 67 entries10 of 11 sections researched · 61 sources
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Mike DeWine
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Where they are on the ballotOn the ballot for Governor of Ohio.Mike DeWine: Governor of Ohio, Republican
Where they are on the ballotOn the ballot for Governor of Ohio.Source: U.S. House districts of the Ohio Redistricting Commission plan of October 31, 2025 · as of 2026-09-24 · Download this chart
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ChamberDistrictNote
StatewideAll of OhioGovernor of Ohio

On the ballot

None found in the records checked

The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Mike DeWine in the calendars on file.None found in the records checked
The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Mike DeWine in the calendars on file.Source: ohiosos.gov · as of 2026-11-03 · Download this chart
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Status
None found in the records checked

Where they stand

Consumer protection

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Campaigned on continuing his first-term Economic Crimes Unit and new telecommunications-fraud subpoena authority against scam artists targeting Ohioans, including the elderly.

2014 · 2014 campaign, per the research archive

Source: Ohio Attorney General election, 2014

Criminal justice

currently delays of up to six months

August 9, 2010 · 2010 campaign, per PolitiFact

Source: GOP challenger Mike DeWine says BCI tests delayed 'up to 6 months' under Cordray

Economic development

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Touted his administration's economic-development record as governor, above all landing Intel's $20 billion semiconductor factory near Columbus, along with other large manufacturing investment (Honda, Ford), as proof of job creation.

2022 · Campaign record, per Ballotpedia

Source: ballotpedia.org

Embryonic stem-cell research

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Opposed expanded federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research, framed around protecting embryos, contrasting with Brown's support for expanding it.

2006 · 2006 Senate campaign

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Guns

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

In the aftermath of the Columbine shooting, supported closing the 'gun show loophole' -- voting to require background checks on firearms purchases at gun shows and opposing efforts to loosen gun-show licensing restrictions, a moderate-for-his-party position he made part of his 2000 re-election record.

2000 · 1999 Senate vote, carried into the 2000 campaign

Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com

Health care

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

On health care backed Medicare modernization including a prescription-drug benefit for seniors.

2000 · 2000 campaign

Source: ontheissues.org

Iraq War

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Argued U.S. forces should stay in Iraq 'until the Iraqis are able to secure their own country,' rejecting Brown's call for a withdrawal timetable.

2006 · Campaign appearances and debates, per NPR

Source: npr.org

Medicaid expansion

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

After years opposing the ACA and Medicaid expansion as attorney general and initially calling expansion 'financially unsustainable' while proposing a federal-waiver 'third way,' announced in July 2018 that a DeWine-Husted administration would keep the expanded Medicaid coverage, citing its role in addiction treatment.

July 2018 · 2018 campaign, per PolitiFact

Source: politifact.com

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

After years opposing the ACA and Medicaid expansion as attorney general and initially calling expansion 'financially unsustainable' while proposing a federal-waiver 'third way,' announced in July 2018 that a DeWine-Husted administration would keep the expanded Medicaid coverage, citing its role in addiction treatment.

July 2018 · 2018 campaign, per PolitiFact

Source: politifact.com

Opioid crisis

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

A 12-point plan on the opioid crisis: create a Cabinet-level position for the issue, expand drug courts to every county, increase drug-trafficking task forces, add prevention education at every school grade level, and direct money recovered from his office's lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors toward treatment.

2018 · 2018 campaign platform, per the research archive

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

A 12-point plan on the opioid crisis: create a Cabinet-level position for the issue, expand drug courts to every county, increase drug-trafficking task forces, add prevention education at every school grade level, and direct money recovered from his office's lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors toward treatment.

2018 · 2018 campaign platform, per the research archive

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Sports betting

What I did not anticipate — and I should have — is the massive, massive amount of money that these gambling companies would come in … and they flood the airways

May 26, 2026 · Interview with Ohio Capital Journal

Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com

Taxes

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Highlighted tax cuts he signed as governor: budgets cutting Ohio income taxes by a cumulative $2.2 billion, eliminating the state income tax for filers earning up to $25,000, and cutting the top income-tax bracket, eliminated entirely in the 2021 budget.

2022 · Campaign record, per Ballotpedia

Source: ballotpedia.org

What they have said, checked

None found in the records checked

Record in office

Record in office, dated entries24 record entries from 1983 to 2022; 13 of them actions; 5 offices held on the record.1990200020102020DeWine (R)Governor of Ohio, 2019-01 to presentAttorney General of Ohio, 2011 to 2019Attorney General of Ohio, 2011 to 2019Attorney General of Ohio, 2011-01 to 2019-01Attorney General of Ohio, 2011-01 to 2019-011983 (bill): As a U.S. Representative and Senator, was the primary sponsor of 22 bills enacted into law, including the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Rest1995 (action): Served on the Senate Appropriations, Judiciary, Health/Education/Labor/Pensions (HELP) and Select Intelligence Committees during his first t1995 (vote): Voted against affirmative-action hiring requirements tied to federal funds (1995), a position that drew criticism from civil-rights and Demo1996 (vote): Voted for the 1996 federal welfare overhaul and related 1995-1996 welfare block-grant and state-waiver measures, a signature part of his fir1999 (vote): Rated 0% by NARAL Pro-Choice America for his voting record, reflecting a consistently anti-abortion-rights record including his 1999 vote fo2002-10 (vote): Voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution, a vote that became a major political liability as the war gre2005 (action): One of seven Republican senators (with seven Democrats) who negotiated the 'Gang of 14' compromise preventing Senate Republican leadership f2006-07 (statement): His campaign ran an ad ('Weakening Security') claiming Brown 'voted to slash national intelligence programs' and opposed the death penalty f2006-07-20 (statement): His campaign ran a national-security ad depicting what it confirmed was a digitally altered 9/11 World Trade Center image; the ad was pulled2006-11 (action): Lost his 2006 U.S. Senate re-election bid to Democratic Rep. Sherrod Brown by a wide margin, 56.16% to 43.82%, amid a national Democratic wa2013-07 (action): Announced his office would defend Ohio's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, appealed an adverse district-court ruling to the Sixth Cir2014 (action): As Attorney General, ran the Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative; by the 2014 campaign, 8,001 kits had been submitted statewide and 4,108 2014 (action): During the 2014 campaign, opponent David Pepper alleged a pattern in which law firms won a share of DeWine's debt-collection and special-cou2018 (action): Campaign received about $12,500 in contributions from donors tied to ECOT, the online charter school later found to have overstated enrollme2018 (action): Campaign received about $12,500 in contributions from donors tied to ECOT, the online charter school later found to have overstated enrollme2018-02 (action): As Attorney General, announced completion of Ohio's Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative: roughly 13,931 previously untested rape kits subm2018-02 (action): As Attorney General, filed suit against opioid distributors, following a 2017 suit against opioid manufacturers, over practices Ohio's filin2018-02 (action): As Attorney General, announced completion of Ohio's Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative: roughly 13,931 previously untested rape kits subm2018-02 (action): As Attorney General, filed suit against opioid distributors, following a 2017 suit against opioid manufacturers, over practices Ohio's filin2019-07 (bill): Signed House Bill 6, Ohio's nuclear and coal-plant subsidy law, in July 2019. Calendar and text records show he met repeatedly with FirstEne2021 (vote): As a Republican member of the Ohio Redistricting Commission, voted multiple times in 2021-2022 to approve congressional and state legislativ2022-03-15 (bill): Signed 2022 legislation eliminating the training and background-check requirement for concealed carry ('permitless carry') and removing Ohio2022-07 (action): Signed a law banning abortion around six weeks with no exceptions for rape or incest, which took effect after the June 2022 Dobbs decision; 2022-09 (statement): Refused to debate Democratic nominee Nan Whaley in the 2022 general election, arguing there was no need to debate given his lead in the poll
Record in office, dated entries24 record entries from 1983 to 2022; 13 of them actions; 5 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for DeWine (R), 24 dated entries · as of 2022-09 · Download this chart
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PersonDateKindEntry
DeWine (R)2019-01officeGovernor of Ohio
DeWine (R)2011officeAttorney General of Ohio
DeWine (R)2011officeAttorney General of Ohio
DeWine (R)2011-01officeAttorney General of Ohio
DeWine (R)2011-01officeAttorney General of Ohio
DeWine (R)1983bill1983 (bill): As a U.S. Representative and Senator, was the primary sponsor of 22 bills enacted into law, including the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Rest
DeWine (R)1995action1995 (action): Served on the Senate Appropriations, Judiciary, Health/Education/Labor/Pensions (HELP) and Select Intelligence Committees during his first t
DeWine (R)1995vote1995 (vote): Voted against affirmative-action hiring requirements tied to federal funds (1995), a position that drew criticism from civil-rights and Demo
DeWine (R)1996vote1996 (vote): Voted for the 1996 federal welfare overhaul and related 1995-1996 welfare block-grant and state-waiver measures, a signature part of his fir
DeWine (R)1999vote1999 (vote): Rated 0% by NARAL Pro-Choice America for his voting record, reflecting a consistently anti-abortion-rights record including his 1999 vote fo
DeWine (R)2002-10vote2002-10 (vote): Voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution, a vote that became a major political liability as the war gre
DeWine (R)2005action2005 (action): One of seven Republican senators (with seven Democrats) who negotiated the 'Gang of 14' compromise preventing Senate Republican leadership f
DeWine (R)2006-07statement2006-07 (statement): His campaign ran an ad ('Weakening Security') claiming Brown 'voted to slash national intelligence programs' and opposed the death penalty f
DeWine (R)2006-07-20statement2006-07-20 (statement): His campaign ran a national-security ad depicting what it confirmed was a digitally altered 9/11 World Trade Center image; the ad was pulled
DeWine (R)2006-11action2006-11 (action): Lost his 2006 U.S. Senate re-election bid to Democratic Rep. Sherrod Brown by a wide margin, 56.16% to 43.82%, amid a national Democratic wa
DeWine (R)2013-07action2013-07 (action): Announced his office would defend Ohio's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, appealed an adverse district-court ruling to the Sixth Cir
DeWine (R)2014action2014 (action): As Attorney General, ran the Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative; by the 2014 campaign, 8,001 kits had been submitted statewide and 4,108
DeWine (R)2014action2014 (action): During the 2014 campaign, opponent David Pepper alleged a pattern in which law firms won a share of DeWine's debt-collection and special-cou
DeWine (R)2018action2018 (action): Campaign received about $12,500 in contributions from donors tied to ECOT, the online charter school later found to have overstated enrollme
DeWine (R)2018action2018 (action): Campaign received about $12,500 in contributions from donors tied to ECOT, the online charter school later found to have overstated enrollme
DeWine (R)2018-02action2018-02 (action): As Attorney General, announced completion of Ohio's Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative: roughly 13,931 previously untested rape kits subm
DeWine (R)2018-02action2018-02 (action): As Attorney General, filed suit against opioid distributors, following a 2017 suit against opioid manufacturers, over practices Ohio's filin
DeWine (R)2018-02action2018-02 (action): As Attorney General, announced completion of Ohio's Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative: roughly 13,931 previously untested rape kits subm
DeWine (R)2018-02action2018-02 (action): As Attorney General, filed suit against opioid distributors, following a 2017 suit against opioid manufacturers, over practices Ohio's filin
DeWine (R)2019-07bill2019-07 (bill): Signed House Bill 6, Ohio's nuclear and coal-plant subsidy law, in July 2019. Calendar and text records show he met repeatedly with FirstEne
DeWine (R)2021vote2021 (vote): As a Republican member of the Ohio Redistricting Commission, voted multiple times in 2021-2022 to approve congressional and state legislativ
DeWine (R)2022-03-15bill2022-03-15 (bill): Signed 2022 legislation eliminating the training and background-check requirement for concealed carry ('permitless carry') and removing Ohio
DeWine (R)2022-07action2022-07 (action): Signed a law banning abortion around six weeks with no exceptions for rape or incest, which took effect after the June 2022 Dobbs decision;
DeWine (R)2022-09statement2022-09 (statement): Refused to debate Democratic nominee Nan Whaley in the 2022 general election, arguing there was no need to debate given his lead in the poll

  1. statement September 2022

    Refused to debate Democratic nominee Nan Whaley in the 2022 general election, arguing there was no need to debate given his lead in the polls, even as a Suffolk University poll found 84 percent of Ohio voters wanted to see statewide debates.

    Multiple Ohio editorial boards and commentators, per the Ohio Capital Journal and WVXU: Incredibly disappointing · the source

    Sources: ohiocapitaljournal.com · wvxu.org

  2. action July 2022

    Signed a law banning abortion around six weeks with no exceptions for rape or incest, which took effect after the June 2022 Dobbs decision; the Ohio Capital Journal reported on resulting cases, including a 10-year-old rape victim who had to leave the state for care.

    Sources: ohiocapitaljournal.com · ohiocapitaljournal.com

  3. bill March 15, 2022

    Signed 2022 legislation eliminating the training and background-check requirement for concealed carry ('permitless carry') and removing Ohioans' duty to retreat before using lethal force, after proposing tougher gun measures following the 2019 Dayton mass shooting.

    Nan Whaley and gun-safety advocates, per the Ohio Capital Journal: cowardly inaction · the source

    Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com

  4. vote 2021

    As a Republican member of the Ohio Redistricting Commission, voted multiple times in 2021-2022 to approve congressional and state legislative district maps that the Ohio Supreme Court repeatedly struck down, 4-3, as unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders.

    The Ohio Supreme Court, in case rulings summarized by Court News Ohio: unduly favored a political party in violation of the Ohio Constitution · the source

    Sources: courtnewsohio.gov · courtnewsohio.gov

  5. bill July 2019

    Signed House Bill 6, Ohio's nuclear and coal-plant subsidy law, in July 2019. Calendar and text records show he met repeatedly with FirstEnergy executives and then-House Speaker Larry Householder around the time the bill was crafted, and FirstEnergy secretly funneled about $2.5 million to help his 2018 campaign; DeWine says the money did not influence his decision to sign the bill.

    Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com

  6. action February 2018

    As Attorney General, filed suit against opioid distributors, following a 2017 suit against opioid manufacturers, over practices Ohio's filings said fueled the state's overdose crisis.

    Richard Cordray, June 4, 2018, per PolitiFact: Opioid deaths have tripled on his watch and there have been cuts to funds for first responders and people in the community fighting the crisis. · the source

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  7. action February 2018

    As Attorney General, filed suit against opioid distributors, following a 2017 suit against opioid manufacturers, over practices Ohio's filings said fueled the state's overdose crisis.

    Richard Cordray, June 4, 2018, per PolitiFact: Opioid deaths have tripled on his watch and there have been cuts to funds for first responders and people in the community fighting the crisis. · the source

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  8. action February 2018

    As Attorney General, announced completion of Ohio's Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative: roughly 13,931 previously untested rape kits submitted by local police departments were tested, resulting in the indictment of an estimated 700 alleged offenders and 8,617 DNA profiles uploaded to CODIS with 5,098 matches.

    Source: ohioattorneygeneral.gov

  9. action February 2018

    As Attorney General, announced completion of Ohio's Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative: roughly 13,931 previously untested rape kits submitted by local police departments were tested, resulting in the indictment of an estimated 700 alleged offenders and 8,617 DNA profiles uploaded to CODIS with 5,098 matches.

    Source: ohioattorneygeneral.gov

  10. action 2018

    Campaign received about $12,500 in contributions from donors tied to ECOT, the online charter school later found to have overstated enrollment; the contribution was donated to the Boys and Girls Club once the issue became public. DeWine's office had also filed a complaint in 2018 to recover public funds from individuals and companies tied to ECOT.

    Sources: politifact.com · daytondailynews.com

  11. action 2018

    Campaign received about $12,500 in contributions from donors tied to ECOT, the online charter school later found to have overstated enrollment; the contribution was donated to the Boys and Girls Club once the issue became public. DeWine's office had also filed a complaint in 2018 to recover public funds from individuals and companies tied to ECOT.

    Sources: politifact.com · daytondailynews.com

  12. action 2014

    During the 2014 campaign, opponent David Pepper alleged a pattern in which law firms won a share of DeWine's debt-collection and special-counsel work shortly after making large campaign contributions, tallying donations from firms later selected for the panel at $359,000 since 2010.

    DeWine's campaign, per the Washington Examiner: has no idea who contributes" [to his campaign] and "plenty of people gave money and didn't get work · the source

    Source: Four More Years of 'Pay-to-Play' if DeWine Returns as Ohio AG, Says Dem Challenger

  13. action 2014

    As Attorney General, ran the Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative; by the 2014 campaign, 8,001 kits had been submitted statewide and 4,108 tested, producing 1,474 CODIS database matches.

    Source: Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine Announces Completion of Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative

  14. action July 2013

    Announced his office would defend Ohio's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, appealed an adverse district-court ruling to the Sixth Circuit in January 2014, and, two days after his November 2014 re-election, won a Sixth Circuit ruling upholding the ban.

    Source: Ohio's brief in No. 14-556 (Obergefell v. Hodges)

  15. action November 2006

    Lost his 2006 U.S. Senate re-election bid to Democratic Rep. Sherrod Brown by a wide margin, 56.16% to 43.82%, amid a national Democratic wave and Ohio Republican scandals; his job approval rating stood at about 38% going into that race.

    Source: Ohio's Sen. DeWine loses pivotal election

  16. statement July 20, 2006

    His campaign ran a national-security ad depicting what it confirmed was a digitally altered 9/11 World Trade Center image; the ad was pulled and replaced after the physical impossibility was flagged.

    U.S. News & World Report reporting, per UPI: Digitally altered still photo with smoke added, showing the undamaged South Tower smoking while the North Tower -- hit first in the real attack -- appeared intact. · the source

    Source: upi.com

  17. statement July 2006

    His campaign ran an ad ('Weakening Security') claiming Brown 'voted to slash national intelligence programs' and opposed the death penalty for terrorists.

    FactCheck.org, July 2006: Misleading -- the cited votes were on failed amendments from 1993-1997; Brown supported the final appropriations bills in nearly every instance. · the source

    Source: factcheck.org

  18. action 2005

    One of seven Republican senators (with seven Democrats) who negotiated the 'Gang of 14' compromise preventing Senate Republican leadership from eliminating the judicial filibuster via the 'nuclear option'; drew criticism from conservative activists and became a rallying point for his 2006 primary challengers.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  19. vote October 2002

    Voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution, a vote that became a major political liability as the war grew increasingly unpopular through 2005-2006.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  20. vote 1999

    Rated 0% by NARAL Pro-Choice America for his voting record, reflecting a consistently anti-abortion-rights record including his 1999 vote for a ban on the procedure termed 'partial-birth' abortion in the bill's own title.

    NARAL Pro-Choice America: rated 0% · the source

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  21. vote 1996

    Voted for the 1996 federal welfare overhaul and related 1995-1996 welfare block-grant and state-waiver measures, a signature part of his first-term record and 2000 re-election platform.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  22. vote 1995

    Voted against affirmative-action hiring requirements tied to federal funds (1995), a position that drew criticism from civil-rights and Democratic-aligned groups.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  23. action 1995

    Served on the Senate Appropriations, Judiciary, Health/Education/Labor/Pensions (HELP) and Select Intelligence Committees during his first term -- the first Ohio senator to sit on Appropriations in nearly six decades -- and co-chaired the Senate Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children and the Senate Great Lakes Task Force.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  24. bill 1983

    As a U.S. Representative and Senator, was the primary sponsor of 22 bills enacted into law, including the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2006 and the Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006.

    Source: Mike DeWine

Recorded votes

Mike DeWine cast 4,146 Yea or Nay votes on the roll calls we hold, across 6 terms from 1995 to 2006, all in Congress, from Voteview. Each term opens to every roll call, with the question, the result, how Mike DeWine voted and how the majority of their party voted.

TermChamberYeaNayDid not voteWith party
109th Congress, 2005–2006U.S. Senate409233368% of 388
108th Congress, 2003–2004U.S. Senate430244189% of 419
107th Congress, 2001–2002U.S. Senate399231385% of 323
106th Congress, 1999–2000U.S. Senate482189185% of 379
105th Congress, 1997–1998U.S. Senate451161082% of 325
104th Congress, 1995–1996U.S. Senate667250288% of 613

"With party" counts only roll calls on which most Republicans and most Democrats voted opposite ways.

Sources: Congressional roll-call votes · Roll call votes · Roll call votes

Money

Where the money went, as filedMike DeWine raised $15.1M, spent $6.8M as of June 30, 2022; $8.3M of what was raised is not accounted for in the filed totals; no cash on hand is filed.Raised to Spent: $6.8MRaised to Not in the filed totals (derived): $8.3MMike DeWine: Raised, $15.1M as filed, as of 2022-06-30Raised$15.1MMike DeWine: Spent, $6.8M as filed, as of 2022-06-30Spent$6.8MMike DeWine: Not in the filed totals (derived), $8.3M as filed, as of 2022-06-30Not in the filed totals (derived)$8.3MIn, as filedWhere it went, as filed
Where the money went, as filedMike DeWine raised $15.1M, spent $6.8M as of June 30, 2022; $8.3M of what was raised is not accounted for in the filed totals; no cash on hand is filed.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings, through 2022-06-30 · as of 2022-06-30 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
FromToDollarsShare of totalNote
RaisedSpent6,800,93645.1%
RaisedNot in the filed totals (derived)8,280,45054.9%Derived: raised exceeds spent plus cash on hand in this filing; the difference is not itemized in the totals filed.
Money, as filedMike DeWine raised $15.1M, spent $6.8M as of June 30, 2022; 7 filings on file.2000 U.S. SenateRaisedMike DeWine, 2000 U.S. Senate: raised $7.8M as filed with the FEC, as of 2000-12-31$7.8MSpentMike DeWine, 2000 U.S. Senate: spent $7.0M as filed with the FEC, as of 2000-12-31$7.0MCash on handMike DeWine, 2000 U.S. Senate: cash on hand $689K as filed with the FEC, as of 2000-12-31$689K2022 GovernorRaisedMike DeWine, 2022 Governor: raised $15.1M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2022-06-30$15.1MSpentMike DeWine, 2022 Governor: spent $6.8M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2022-06-30$6.8MCash on handMike DeWine, 2022 Governor: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched2018 Governor, as of December 31, 2018RaisedMike DeWine, 2018 Governor, as of December 31, 2018: raised $16.4M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2018-12-31$16.4MSpentMike DeWine, 2018 Governor, as of December 31, 2018: spent $35.6M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2018-12-31$35.6MCash on handMike DeWine, 2018 Governor, as of December 31, 2018: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researchedRaisedMike DeWine, 2018 Governor, as of December 31, 2018: raised $16.4M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2018-12-31$16.4MSpentMike DeWine, 2018 Governor, as of December 31, 2018: spent $35.6M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2018-12-31$35.6MCash on handMike DeWine, 2018 Governor, as of December 31, 2018: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched2014 Attorney GeneralRaisedMike DeWine, 2014 Attorney General: raised $7.8M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2015-04-03$7.8MSpentMike DeWine, 2014 Attorney General: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedCash on handMike DeWine, 2014 Attorney General: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched2010 Attorney GeneralRaisedMike DeWine, 2010 Attorney General: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedSpentMike DeWine, 2010 Attorney General: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedCash on handMike DeWine, 2010 Attorney General: cash on hand $2.1M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2010-08$2.1M2006 U.S. SenateRaisedMike DeWine, 2006 U.S. Senate: raised $12.1M as filed with the FEC, as of 2006-12-31$12.1MSpentMike DeWine, 2006 U.S. Senate: spent $14.2M as filed with the FEC, as of 2006-12-31$14.2MCash on handMike DeWine, 2006 U.S. Senate: cash on hand $68K as filed with the FEC, as of 2006-12-31$68K
Money, as filedMike DeWine raised $15.1M, spent $6.8M as of June 30, 2022; 7 filings on file.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings · as of 2022-06-30 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
2000 U.S. SenateRaised7,804,963
2000 U.S. SenateSpent6,965,295
2000 U.S. SenateCash on hand688,577
2022 GovernorRaised15,081,386
2022 GovernorSpent6,800,936
2022 GovernorCash on handNot yet researched
2018 Governor, as of December 31, 2018Raised16,400,000
2018 Governor, as of December 31, 2018Spent35,600,000
2018 Governor, as of December 31, 2018Cash on handNot yet researched
2018 Governor, as of December 31, 2018Raised16,400,000
2018 Governor, as of December 31, 2018Spent35,600,000
2018 Governor, as of December 31, 2018Cash on handNot yet researched
2014 Attorney GeneralRaised7,825,691
2014 Attorney GeneralSpentNot yet researched
2014 Attorney GeneralCash on handNot yet researched
2010 Attorney GeneralRaisedNot yet researched
2010 Attorney GeneralSpentNot yet researched
2010 Attorney GeneralCash on hand2,100,000
2006 U.S. SenateRaised12,094,898
2006 U.S. SenateSpent14,161,402
2006 U.S. SenateCash on hand68,133
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing on file for Mike DeWine breaks itemized contributions down by state.None found in the records checked
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing on file for Mike DeWine breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-03 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Totals as filed

RaceFilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
Governor of Ohio OhioSOS $15,081,386$6,800,936June 30, 2022
Governor of Ohio OhioSOS $16,400,000$35,600,000December 31, 2018
Governor of Ohio OhioSOS $16,400,000$35,600,000December 31, 2018
Attorney General of Ohio OhioSOS $7,825,691April 3, 2015
Attorney General of Ohio OhioSOS $2,100,000August 2010
U.S. Senator from Ohio FEC S2OH00113 $12,094,898$14,161,402$68,133December 31, 2006
United States Senator from Ohio FEC S2OH00113 $7,804,963$6,965,295$688,577December 31, 2000

Sources: news.ballotpedia.org · news.ballotpedia.org

Sources: wosu.org · dispatch.com

Sources: wosu.org · dispatch.com

Source: Ohio Attorney General election, 2014

Source: Mike DeWine says Attorney General Richard Cordray's campaign is funded 'almost exclusively' by party, labor unions and special counsels

Source: fec.gov

Source: fec.gov

Donors, as filed7 donors on file, totaling $3.2M; the top entry is Ohio Republican State Central & Executive Committee State Candidate Fund at $2.0M.Ohio Republican…Ohio Republican State Central & Executive Committee State Candidate Fund: $2.0M$2.0MOhio Republican PACOhio Republican PAC: $521K$521KFirstEnergy SolutionsFirstEnergy Solutions: $500K$500KNational City Corp.National City Corp.: $62K$62KFirstEnergy Corp.FirstEnergy Corp.: $57K$57KJohn A. PayiavlasJohn A. Payiavlas: $45K$45KEric WagenbrennerEric Wagenbrenner: $36K$36K
Donors, as filed7 donors on file, totaling $3.2M; the top entry is Ohio Republican State Central & Executive Committee State Candidate Fund at $2.0M.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings · as of 2022-06-30 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
Ohio Republican State Central & Executive Committee State Candidate Fund1,959,075.31
Ohio Republican PAC520,784.33
FirstEnergy Solutions500,000
National City Corp.62,400
FirstEnergy Corp.56,750
John A. Payiavlas44,804.41
Eric Wagenbrenner35,650

Top donors, as filed

Outside spending

Outside spending, as reportedSupporting and opposing totals not yet researched; across 1 reported entry.2022 GovernorSupportingSupporting Mike DeWine, 2022 Governor: not yet researchedNot yet researchedOpposingOpposing Mike DeWine, 2022 Governor: not yet researchedNot yet researched
Outside spending, as reportedSupporting and opposing totals not yet researched; across 1 reported entry.Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com · as of 2022-12-20 · Download this chart
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GroupItemUSDNote
2022 GovernorSupportingNot yet researched
2022 GovernorOpposingNot yet researched

Financial interests

Disclosed holdings

  • Disclosed owning Intel Corp. stock on his May 16, 2022 ethics filing, in the same period the state finalized a roughly $1.9-2 billion incentive package for Intel's Ohio chip-plant project; his press office said he has held the stock since well prior to his governorship and declined to disclose the amount.

    May 16, 2022

    Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com

Disclosed income

None found in the records checked.

Reported conflicts

  • Reported that his Medicaid director, Maureen Corcoran, held at least $1,000 in stock in UnitedHealth Group and CVS Health while her agency signed roughly $22 billion in Medicaid managed-care contracts with those companies' subsidiaries in April 2022; DeWine said additional transparency was not needed and did not require her to divest.

    January 24, 2022 · Reported by Ohio Capital Journal

    Sources: ohiocapitaljournal.com · ohiocapitaljournal.com

  • Reported that nursing-home-industry donors and an affiliated 501(c)(4) nonprofit that does not disclose its donors gave DeWine and allied groups more than $300,000 directly plus more than $200,000 through the nonprofit between about 2017 and 2021, while Medicaid nursing-home reimbursement rates were a live issue; the article also reports that it was the Republican-controlled legislature, not DeWine's own budget proposal, that added $58 million in extra nursing-home payments.

    April 19, 2021 · Reported by Ohio Capital Journal

    Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com

  • FirstEnergy-linked money reached his 2018 campaign; Governor DeWine then appointed Sam Randazzo, an attorney with long-standing FirstEnergy ties, to chair the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio in February 2019. Federal court records showed FirstEnergy paid Randazzo $4.3 million in January 2019, shortly before that appointment; DeWine signed House Bill 6, delivering subsidies to FirstEnergy's nuclear plants, in July 2019. DeWine has said he did not know of the Randazzo payment at the time.

    May 15, 2019 · Reported by Wikipedia's 'Ohio FirstEnergy bribery scandal' article and the Dayton Daily News, drawing on federal court records

    Sources: en.wikipedia.org · dispatch.com

  • FirstEnergy-linked money reached his 2018 campaign; Governor DeWine then appointed Sam Randazzo, an attorney with long-standing FirstEnergy ties, to chair the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio in February 2019. Federal court records showed FirstEnergy paid Randazzo $4.3 million in January 2019, shortly before that appointment; DeWine signed House Bill 6, delivering subsidies to FirstEnergy's nuclear plants, in July 2019. DeWine has said he did not know of the Randazzo payment at the time.

    May 15, 2019 · Reported by Wikipedia's 'Ohio FirstEnergy bribery scandal' article and the Dayton Daily News, drawing on federal court records

    Sources: en.wikipedia.org · dispatch.com

  • Alleged that law firms and their principals gave roughly $359,000 to DeWine's political network since 2010 and were subsequently selected for state debt-collection or special-counsel panel work; DeWine's campaign disputed any connection between donations and contract awards.

    July 2014 · Reported by David Pepper's 2014 campaign, per the Washington Examiner

    Source: Four More Years of 'Pay-to-Play' if DeWine Returns as Ohio AG, Says Dem Challenger

Net worth, as estimated

None found in the records checked.

Polling and approval

Polls, Governor of Ohio, as published2 field dates from September 2022 to October 21, 2022; the latest has DeWine at 55.0%25%50%75%100%Oct 2022NovElection dayMike DeWine 55% - Marist Poll, 2022-09 - registered votersMike DeWine 55% - Spectrum News 1 / Siena College Research Institute, 2022-10-21 - likely votersField date
Polls, Governor of Ohio, as published2 field dates from September 2022 to October 21, 2022; the latest has DeWine at 55.Source: Cracked Buckeye poll log for Mike DeWine, 2 polls, as published by Marist Poll and 1 other pollster · as of 2022-10-21 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Field dateCandidateSharePoll
Sep 2022Mike DeWine55Marist Poll, registered voters
Oct 21, 2022Mike DeWine55Spectrum News 1 / Siena College Research Institute, likely voters

Elections

Election results, share of the vote7 races on file, 6 won; shares from 43.8% to 62.4%.2000 U.S. SenateMike DeWine, United States Senator from Ohio: won, 59.9%59.9%2006 U.S. SenateMike DeWine, U.S. Senator from Ohio: lost, 43.8%43.8%2010 Attorney GeneralMike DeWine, Attorney General of Ohio: won, 47.5%47.5%2014 Attorney GeneralMike DeWine, Attorney General of Ohio: won, 61.5%61.5%2018 GovernorMike DeWine, Governor of Ohio: won, 50.4%50.4%2018 GovernorMike DeWine, Governor of Ohio: won, 50.4%50.4%2022 GovernorMike DeWine, Governor of Ohio: won, 62.4%62.4%
Election results, share of the vote7 races on file, 6 won; shares from 43.8% to 62.4%.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 2000-2022 · as of 2022 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemPCTNote
2000 U.S. Senate59.9
2006 U.S. Senate43.8
2010 Attorney General47.5
2014 Attorney General61.5
2018 Governor50.4
2018 Governor50.4
2022 Governor62.4
RacePartyResultVotesShare
Governor of Ohio (2022) RepublicanWon 2,580,424 62.4%
Governor of Ohio (2018) RepublicanWon 2,235,825 50.4%
Governor of Ohio (2018) RepublicanWon 2,235,825 50.4%
Attorney General of Ohio (2014) RepublicanWon 1,882,048 61.5%
Attorney General of Ohio (2010) RepublicanWon 1,821,414 47.5%
U.S. Senator from Ohio (2006) RepublicanLost 1,761,092 43.8%
United States Senator from Ohio (2000) RepublicanWon 2,666,736 59.9%

Offices held

Endorsements

Endorsements received

  • officialDonald Trump

    September 8, 2022

    Source: wosu.org

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