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Matt Dolan
Matt Dolan (Republican Party) was a member of the Ohio State Senate, representing District 24. He assumed office on January 1, 2017. He left office on December 31, 2024.
Dolan (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Ohio. He lost in the Republican primary on March 19, 2024.
Biography
Dolan graduated from Boston College and obtained his law degree from Case Western Reserve School of Law. Dolan's professional experience includes working as a prosecutor, an attorney in private practice, and as a member of the ownership group for the Cleveland Guardians. Dolan has taught as an adjunct professor at the Case Western Reserve School of Law and Kent State University.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Dolan was assigned to the following committees:
- Energy and Public Utilities Committee
- Senate Finance Committee, Chair
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Senate Rules and Reference Committee
- Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
- Legislative Service Commission Committee
2021-2022
Dolan was assigned to the following committees:
- State Controlling Board Committee
- Energy and Public Utilities Committee
- Senate Finance Committee, Chair
- Senate Insurance Committee
- Senate Rules and Reference Committee
- Senate Ways and Means Committee
2019-2020
Dolan was assigned to the following committees:
- State Controlling Board Committee
- Legislative Service Commission Committee
- Senate Finance Committee, Chair
- Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee
- Senate Rules and Reference Committee
- Energy and Public Utilities Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
Ohio committee assignments, 2017 |
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• Energy and Natural Resources |
• Finance |
• Insurance and Financial Institutions |
• Judiciary, Vice chair |
• Transportation, Commerce, and Workforce |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: United States Senate election in Ohio, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Ohio
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Ohio on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bernie Moreno (R) | 50.1 | 2,857,383 |
![]() | Sherrod Brown (D) | 46.5 | 2,650,949 | |
Don Kissick (L) | 3.4 | 195,648 | ||
![]() | Tariq Shabazz (Independent) (Write-in) ![]() | 0.0 | 524 | |
Stephen Faris (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 84 | ||
Nathan Russell (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 19 | ||
David Pastorius (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 13 |
Total votes: 5,704,620 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio
Incumbent Sherrod Brown advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sherrod Brown | 100.0 | 535,305 |
Total votes: 535,305 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio
Bernie Moreno defeated Matt Dolan and Frank LaRose in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bernie Moreno | 50.5 | 557,626 |
![]() | Matt Dolan | 32.9 | 363,013 | |
![]() | Frank LaRose | 16.7 | 184,111 |
Total votes: 1,104,750 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joel Mutchler (R)
- Doug Stuart (R)
Endorsements
Dolan received the following endorsements.
- Gov. Richard Michael DeWine (R)
- State Sen. Louis W. Blessing, III (R)
- State Sen. Nathan Manning (R)
- State Sen. Steve Wilson (R)
- State Rep. Gayle L. Manning (R)
- Mayor, Wellston Anthony Brenner (R)
- Mayor, Kettering Peggy Lehner
- Frmr. state Rep. Marlene Anielski (R)
- Frmr. Mayor, Seven Hills Anthony Biasiotta
- Frmr. state Sen. Jay Hottinger (R)
- Frmr. Mayor, Columbus Greg Lashutka
- Frmr. OH Attorney General Betty Montgomery (R)
- The Blade Editorial Board
- The Plain Dealer
- Youth Prosperity Ohio
- Rob Portman (R) - Frmr. U.S. Sen.
Pledges
Dolan signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: United States Senate election in Ohio, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Ohio
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Ohio on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | J.D. Vance (R) | 53.0 | 2,192,114 |
Tim Ryan (D) | 46.9 | 1,939,489 | ||
![]() | John Cheng (Independent) (Write-in) ![]() | 0.0 | 702 | |
![]() | Shane Hoffman (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 403 | |
![]() | LaShondra Tinsley (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 362 | |
Stephen Faris (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 194 | ||
Matthew Esh (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 78 |
Total votes: 4,133,342 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shawn Mousourakis (Independent)
- Chad Taylor (Independent)
- Eric Meiring (Independent)
- Samuel Ronan (Independent)
- Dominic LaCavera (Independent)
- Shannon Taylor (Independent)
- Kelli Prather (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio
Tim Ryan defeated Morgan Harper and Traci Johnson in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Tim Ryan | 69.6 | 359,941 | |
![]() | Morgan Harper ![]() | 17.8 | 92,347 | |
![]() | Traci Johnson ![]() | 12.6 | 65,209 |
Total votes: 517,497 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tamie Wilson (D)
- LaShondra Tinsley (D)
- Rick Taylor (D)
- Demar Sheffey (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | J.D. Vance | 32.2 | 344,736 |
![]() | Josh Mandel | 23.9 | 255,854 | |
![]() | Matt Dolan | 23.3 | 249,239 | |
![]() | Mike Gibbons | 11.7 | 124,653 | |
![]() | Jane Timken | 5.9 | 62,779 | |
Mark Pukita ![]() | 2.1 | 22,692 | ||
![]() | Neil Patel ![]() | 0.9 | 9,873 |
Total votes: 1,069,826 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zachary Musick (R)
- Mackenzie Thompson (R)
- Michael Leipold (R)
- Bernie Moreno (R)
- John Berman (R)
- John Reed (R)
- Bill Graham (R)
2020
See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Ohio State Senate District 24
Incumbent Matt Dolan defeated Tom Jackson in the general election for Ohio State Senate District 24 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Matt Dolan (R) | 54.3 | 112,609 |
Tom Jackson (D) ![]() | 45.7 | 94,633 |
Total votes: 207,242 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 24
Tom Jackson advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 24 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Tom Jackson ![]() | 100.0 | 28,496 |
Total votes: 28,496 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 24
Incumbent Matt Dolan advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 24 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Matt Dolan | 100.0 | 18,161 |
Total votes: 18,161 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2016
- See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Ohio State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 16, 2015. Incumbent Thomas Patton (R) did not seek re-election.
Matt Dolan defeated Emily Hagan in the Ohio State Senate District 24 general election.[2]
Ohio State Senate, District 24 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
58.14% | 107,500 | |
Democratic | Emily Hagan | 41.86% | 77,383 | |
Total Votes | 184,883 | |||
Source: Ohio Secretary of State |
Emily Hagan ran unopposed in the Ohio State Senate District 24 Democratic primary.[3][4]
Ohio State Senate District 24, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
100.00% | 26,885 | |
Total Votes | 26,885 |
Matt Dolan defeated Nan Baker and Mike Dovilla in the Ohio State Senate District 24 Republican primary.[3][4]
Ohio State Senate District 24, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
44.41% | 24,844 | |
Republican | Nan Baker | 29.03% | 16,241 | |
Republican | Mike Dovilla | 26.56% | 14,860 | |
Total Votes | 55,945 |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
In 2024, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 2 to December 19. A special session on elections commenced on May 28, 2024, and ended on May 31.
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2023
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In 2023, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 2 to December 31.
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2022
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In 2022, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 19 to December 15.
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2021
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In 2021, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 4 to December 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 6 to December 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 7 through December 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the 132nd Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 2 through December 31.
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2017
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In 2017, the 132nd Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 2 through December 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the 131st Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 5 through December 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Ohio Senate, "Matt Dolan Biography," accessed January 26, 2024
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 8, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "2016 Official Elections Results," accessed August 29, 2016
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Preceded by - |
Ohio State Senate District 24 2017-2024 |
Succeeded by Thomas Patton (R) |
Preceded by - |
Ohio House of Representatives 2005-2010 |
Succeeded by - |