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John Eklund
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Ohio State Senate District 18
Incumbent
In office
2011 - Present
Term ends
January 1, 2017
Years in position 2
PartyRepublican
Compensation
Base salary$60,584/year
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First electedNovember 6, 2012
Next electionNovember 8, 2016
AppointedNovember 3, 2011
Appointed bySenate Republican Caucus
Term limits2 consecutive terms
Websites
Office website
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John Eklund (b. January 14, 1977) is a Republican member of the Ohio State Senate, representing District 18. In November 2011, Eklund was appointed to replace Timothy Grendell (R) who was appointed judge for the Geauga County Probate/Juvenile Court.[1] Grendell was term-limited in 2012.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Eklund served on the following committees:

Ohio Committee Assignments, 2013
Civil Justice
Commerce and Labor
Criminal Justice
Energy and Natural Resources
Public Utilities
Ways and Means

2011-2012

Elections

2012

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2012

Eklund won re-election in the 2012 election for Ohio Senate, District 18. Eklund was unopposed in the March 6 Republican primary election and defeated Jim Mueller (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[2]

Ohio State Senate, District 18, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgJohn Eklund Incumbent 54.7% 90,962
Total Votes 166,316

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2012

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Preceded by
Timothy Grendell (R)
Ohio State Senate District 18
2011–present
Succeeded by
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