Person

Ted Celeste

Democratic · Former Ohio House of Representatives, 24th District, 2007–2012 · born 1945 in Lakewood, Ohio

Work
Real estate developer.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Work
Director of state programs at the National Institute for Civil Discourse after leaving the Ohio House.

Sources: billd.csgmidwest.org · columbusmetroclub.org

Public service
Served as acting chief of the Bureau of Consumer Services in the Ohio Department of Public Welfare, then in the Ohio Department of Finance.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Public service
Taught school in Fiji as a Peace Corps volunteer after college.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Education
Graduated from the College of Wooster.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

6 of 11 sections researched

8 sources · 2000 · updated 2026-09-24

Not yet researched: Where they stand, What they have said, checked, Financial interests, Polling and approval, Endorsements given.

What has been checked
  • Profile 7 entries
  • On the ballot 0 entries
  • Where they stand Not yet researched
  • What they have said, checked Not yet researched
  • Record in office 1 entry
  • Money 1 entry
  • Financial interests Not yet researched
  • Polling and approval Not yet researched
  • Elections 1 entry
  • Endorsements given Not yet researched
  • Sources 5 entries
Coverage, by section6 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 7 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: Not yet researchedWhat they have said, checked: Not yet researchedRecord in office: 1 entryMoney: 1 entryFinancial interests: Not yet researchedPolling and approval: Not yet researchedElections: 1 entryEndorsements given: Not yet researchedSources: 5 entries6 of 11 sections researched · 8 sources
Coverage, by section6 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Ted Celeste, 6 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-24 · Download this chart
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Ted Celeste
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Where they are on the ballotOn the ballot for United States Senator from Ohio.Ted Celeste: United States Senator from Ohio, Democratic
Where they are on the ballotOn the ballot for United States Senator from 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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Where they are on the ballot
ChamberDistrictNote
StatewideAll of OhioUnited States Senator from Ohio

On the ballot

None found in the records checked

The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Ted Celeste in the calendars on file.None found in the records checked
The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Ted Celeste in the calendars on file.Source: ohiosos.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
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The voting schedule
Status
None found in the records checked

Where they stand

Not yet researched

What they have said, checked

Not yet researched

Record in office

Record in office, dated entries1 record entry from 1990 to 1990; 1 of them actions; 2 offices held on the record.19902000Celeste (D)Ohio State University Board of Trustees, 1990 to 1999Ohio House of Representatives, 24th District, 2007-01 to 2012-121990 (action): Served nine years on the Ohio State University Board of Trustees and was elected board chair in May 1998, a position overseeing a university
Record in office, dated entries1 record entry from 1990 to 1990; 1 of them actions; 2 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for Celeste (D), 1 dated entry · as of 1990 · Download this chart
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Record in office, dated entries
PersonDateKindEntry
Celeste (D)1990officeOhio State University Board of Trustees
Celeste (D)2007-01officeOhio House of Representatives, 24th District
Celeste (D)1990action1990 (action): Served nine years on the Ohio State University Board of Trustees and was elected board chair in May 1998, a position overseeing a university
  1. action 1990

    Served nine years on the Ohio State University Board of Trustees and was elected board chair in May 1998, a position overseeing a university system with a roughly $1.6 billion annual budget and about 55,000 students.

    Source: news.osu.edu

Recorded votes

Ted Celeste cast 1,437 Yea or Nay votes on the roll calls we hold, across 3 terms from 2007 to 2012, all in the Ohio General Assembly, from the Ohio Legislature. Each term opens to every roll call, with the question, the result, how Ted Celeste voted and how the majority of their party voted.

TermChamberYeaNayDid not voteWith party
129th General Assembly, 2011–2012Ohio House, district 24457198not recorded98% of 222
128th General Assembly, 2009–2010Ohio House, district 243588not recorded100% of 118
127th General Assembly, 2007–2008Ohio House, district 2437244not recorded98% of 41

"With party" counts only roll calls on which most Republicans and most Democrats voted opposite ways. The Ohio Legislature records who voted Yea and who voted Nay and no one else, so an absence cannot be told from an abstention and neither is counted; only floor votes are listed.

Source: Legislation and votes

Money

Where the money went, as filedTed Celeste raised $478K, spent $477K, $608 on hand as of December 2000.Raised to Spent: $477KRaised to Cash on hand: $608Ted Celeste: Raised, $478K as filed, as of 2000-12Raised$478KTed Celeste: Spent, $477K as filed, as of 2000-12Spent$477KTed Celeste: Cash on hand, $608 as filed, as of 2000-12Cash on hand$608In, as filedWhere it went, as filed
Where the money went, as filedTed Celeste raised $478K, spent $477K, $608 on hand as of December 2000.Source: FEC filings, committee C00351544, through 2000-12 · as of 2000-12 · Download this chart
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Where the money went, as filed
FromToDollarsShare of totalNote
RaisedSpent477,17699.9%
RaisedCash on hand6080.1%
Money, as filedTed Celeste raised $478K, spent $477K, $608 on hand as of December 2000; 1 filing on file.2000 U.S. SenateRaisedTed Celeste, 2000 U.S. Senate: raised $478K as filed with the FEC, as of 2000-12$478KSpentTed Celeste, 2000 U.S. Senate: spent $477K as filed with the FEC, as of 2000-12$477KCash on handTed Celeste, 2000 U.S. Senate: cash on hand $608 as filed with the FEC, as of 2000-12$608
Money, as filedTed Celeste raised $478K, spent $477K, $608 on hand as of December 2000; 1 filing on file.Source: FEC filings, committee C00351544 · as of 2000-12 · Download this chart
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Money, as filed
GroupItemUSDNote
2000 U.S. SenateRaised477,784
2000 U.S. SenateSpent477,176
2000 U.S. SenateCash on hand608
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing on file for Ted Celeste 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 Ted Celeste breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
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Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemized
Status
None found in the records checked

Totals as filed

RaceFilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
United States Senator from Ohio FEC C00351544 $477,784$477,176$608December 2000

Source: fec.gov

Donors, as filedNo itemized donor is on file for Ted Celeste yet.None found in the records checked
Donors, as filedNo itemized donor is on file for Ted Celeste yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
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Donors, as filed
Status
None found in the records checked

Outside spending

Outside spending, as reportedNo outside spending is on file for or against Ted Celeste yet.None found in the records checked
Outside spending, as reportedNo outside spending is on file for or against Ted Celeste yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
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Outside spending, as reported
Status
None found in the records checked

Financial interests

Not yet researched

Polling and approval

Polls, United States Senator from Ohio, as publishedNo poll of this race naming Ted Celeste is on file yet.None found in the records checked
Polls, United States Senator from Ohio, as publishedNo poll of this race naming Ted Celeste is on file yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
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Polls, United States Senator from Ohio, as published
Status
None found in the records checked

Elections

Election results, share of the vote1 race on file, 0 won; shares from 35.9% to 35.9%.2000 U.S. SenateTed Celeste, United States Senator from Ohio: lost, 35.9%35.9%
Election results, share of the vote1 race on file, 0 won; shares from 35.9% to 35.9%.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 2000 · as of 2000 · Download this chart
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Election results, share of the vote
GroupItemPCTNote
2000 U.S. Senate35.9
RacePartyResultVotesShare
United States Senator from Ohio (2000) DemocraticLost 1,597,122 35.9%

Offices held

  • Ohio State University Board of Trustees · 1990 to 1999 · elected

    Source: news.osu.edu

  • Ohio House of Representatives, 24th District · 2007-01 to 2012-12 · elected

    Source: thisweeknews.com

Endorsements

Not yet researched

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Ted Celeste · 2000 United States Senate election in Ohio

Every URL on this page, once each.

  1. Ted Celeste · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-21
  2. 2000 United States Senate election in Ohio · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-21
  3. CELESTE 2000.COM -- committee overview · FEC.gov · accessed 2026-09-21
  4. Trustees: Theodore Celeste Is New Chair · Ohio State News · accessed 2026-09-21
  5. Celeste retains 24th Ohio House district seat · ThisWeek News · accessed 2026-09-21
  6. https://billd.csgmidwest.org/faculty/ted-celeste/
  7. https://columbusmetroclub.org/speaker/ted-celeste/

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