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Rob McColley's Biography

Office:

On The Ballot: Running, Republican for Lieutenant Governor (OH) with Vivek Ramaswamy

Contact Information

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Senate Building
1 Capitol Square
Second Floor
201
Columbus, OH 43215

Full Name:

Robert 'Rob' A. McColley

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Denise; 3 Children: Anna, Matthew, Michael

Birth Place:

Napoleon, OH

Home City:

Napoleon, OH

JD, University of Toledo College of Law, 2007-2010

BSBA, Finance, The Ohio State University, 2003-2007

President, Ohio State Senate, 2025-present

Senator, Ohio State Senate, District 1, 2017-present

Candidate, Ohio State Lieutenant Governor, 2026

Majority Floor Leader, Ohio State Senate, 2023-2025

Majority Whip, Ohio State Senate, 2021-2023

Candidate, Ohio State Senate, District 1, 2022

Candidate, Ohio State Senate, District 1, 2018

Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 81, 2014-2017

Assistant Majority Whip, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2017

Member, Rules and Reference Committee, Ohio State Senate, 2025-present

Vice Chair, Energy and Public Utilities Committee, Ohio State Senate, 2023-present

Member, General Government Committee, Ohio State Senate, 2023-present

Member, Government Oversight and Reform Committee, Ohio State Senate, 2023-present

Member, Judiciary Committee, Ohio State Senate, 2023-present

Member, Rules and Reference Committee, Ohio State Senate, 2023-present

Former Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Civil Justice Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Member, Criminal Justice Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Member, Finance Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Member, Finance Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Chair, Finance Subcommittee on Transportation, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Member, Government Accountability and Oversight Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Member, Higher Education Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Transportation, Commerce and Workforce Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives

Of Counsel, Clemens, Korhn, Liming and Warncke, Limited, 2015-present

Associate Attorney, Leatherman and Witzler, 2012-2013

Associate Attorney, Hyre Legal Group, Limited Partnership, 2010-2011

Law Clerk, Shindler, Neff, Holmes, Schlageter and Mohler, Limited Liability Partnership, 2009-2010

Board Member, Center for Child and Family Advocacy, present

Member, Henry County Board of Developmental Disabilities, present

Football Coach, Saint Augustine, present

Football Coach, Saint John, present

Football Coach, Saint Paul, present

Member, The Ohio State University Alumni Club of Northwest Ohio, present

Member, Hamler Mens Club

Former Trustee, Henry County Community Foundation

Former Trustee, Ohio Fallen Heroes Memorial

Executive Director, Community Improvement Corporation of Henry County, 2013-2014

Volunteer, Mitt Romney Presidential Campaign, 2012

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