Mike Dewine
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Richard Michael DeWine (born January 5, 1947) is an American politician serving as the 70th governor of Ohio.
A member of the Republican Party, DeWine is a former United States Senator, elected in 1994 and re-elected in 2000.
In 2006, DeWine ran for re-election to a third term but lost to the Democratic nominee, U.S. Representative Sherrod Brown.
DeWine had served as Lieutenant Governor of Ohio under George Voinovich from 1991 until 1994.
In 2010, DeWine was elected Ohio Attorney General, defeating Democratic incumbent Richard Cordray, and was re-elected for a second term in 2014.
In the 2018 gubernatorial election, DeWine was elected Governor of Ohio, defeating Cordray in a rematch of their 2010 race.Prior to his being nominated as Voinovich's running mate in the 1990 election, DeWine served as a four-term U.S. Representative for Ohio's 7th congressional district beginning in 1983.
He also served a term as an Ohio State Senator.
Early life and education
DeWine was born and raised in Yellow Springs, Ohio. He is the son of Jean Ruth (Liddle) and Richard Lee DeWine. Of Irish descent, he was raised and identifies as a Roman Catholic. DeWine earned his Bachelor of Science degree in education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in 1969 and a Juris Doctor from Ohio Northern University College of Law in 1972.
Personal life
DeWine lives in the Whitelaw Reid House. He and his wife Frances have been married since June 3, 1967, and have had eight children, one of whom died in an automobile accident in 1993. Ohio Supreme Court Justice R. Patrick DeWine is Mike DeWine's son. Former Ohio Republican Party Chairman Kevin DeWine is DeWine's second cousin. DeWine and his family own Minor League Baseball's Asheville Tourists.
Early political career
DeWine began serving as an Assistant Prosecutor for Greene County, Ohio, and in 1976, he was elected County Prosecutor, spending four years. In 1980, he was elected to the Ohio State Senate and served a two-year term.
U.S. Representative Bud Brown of Ohio's 7th congressional district resigned after 18 years in Congress; his father, Clarence Brown, Sr., had been in office for 26 years before that. DeWine earned the Republican nomination, assuring him of re-election in November. He was reelected three times in this district, which includes everything from Springfield to the Columbus suburbs. In 1986, he ran unopposed in what was regarded as a poor year for Republicans nationally. DeWine left his seat in 1990 to run as George Voinovich's running mate. The Voinovich-DeWine ticket was quickly elected.
DeWine failed to run for the Senate in 1992 against former astronaut and incumbent Senator John Glenn. "What on earth has John Glenn done?" Glenn's campaign asked. "What on Earth has he done for you lately?" Jeff Bingaman's words: "What on Earth has he done for you lately?" says the narrator. In 1982, they ran against former astronaut Harrison Schmitt in a Senate runoff.
Post-Senate career
DeWine has earned teaching positions at Cedarville University, Ohio Northern University, and Miami University. He joined Keating Mueting & Klekamp as co-chair of the corporate investigation group in 2007. He also aided John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign in Ohio.