Randy Gardner

Randy Gardner
Ohio State Senate, District 2
Incumbent
In office
January 1, 2013 - present
Term ends
January 1, 2017
Years in position	0
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$60,584/year
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	2 terms (8 years)
Prior offices
Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives
1985 - 2001
Senator, Ohio State Senate
2001 - 2009
Ohio House of Representatives, District 6
2009 - 2013
Education
Bachelor's	Bowling Green State University, 1981
Master's	Bowling Green State University, 1987
Personal
Birthday	08/20/1958
Place of birth	Bowling Green, OH
Religion	Lutheran
Websites
Office website

Randy Gardner (b. August 20, 1958) is a Republican member of the Ohio State Senate, representing District 2. He was elected to the chamber in 2012.

Gardner represented District 6 in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1985 to 2000 and 2009 to 2013. He previously served in the Senate from 2001 to 2008.

Biography

Gardner earned his B.S. in Education from Bowling Green State University in 1981. He later earned his M.A. in Political Science from Bowling Green State University in 1987. He has worked as a real estate agent and a high school history and government teacher in Otsego Local Schools.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Gardner served on the following committees:

Ohio Committee Assignments, 2011
• Finance and Appropriations
• Health and Aging
• State Government and Elections

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Gardner served on the following committees:

Ohio Committee Assignments, 2009
• Finance and Appropriations
• Health
• Housing and Urban Revitalization
• Public Utilities

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Randy Gardner endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.

Elections

2012

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2012

Gardner won election in the 2012 election for Ohio Senate District 2. Gardner defeated Michelle McCauley in the March 6 Republican primary and defeated Jeff Bretz (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Ohio State Senate, District 2, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Randy Gardner	58.3%	102,319
	Democratic	Jeff Bretz	41.7%	73,113
Total Votes				175,432

Ohio State Senate District 2 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Randy Gardner	79.5%	28,626
Michelle McCauley	20.5%	7,361
Total Votes		35,987

2010

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2010

Gardner won re-election to District 6 of the Ohio House of Representatives. His opponent was Jackie Brown (D). The election took place on November 2, 2010.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 6
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Randy Gardner (R)		28,590	66.61%
Jackie Brown (D)		14,333	33.39%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Gardner won election to the Ohio House of Representatives.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 6
Candidates		Votes
Randy Gardner (R)		37,253
Jeffery Bretz (D)		22,858

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Gardner collected $208,098 in donations.

These were the largest contributors in 2010.

Donor	Amount
MILLER, DONALD P	$13,000
RAGAN, GINNI D	$10,000
NEWBOLD, CRAIG E	$10,000
OHIO MEDICAL ASSOCIATION	$5,500
OHIO ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS	$5,000
MCALEAR, MICHAEL P	$4,500

2008

In 2008, Gardner collected $310,904 in donations.

These were the largest contributors in 2008.

Donor	Amount
OHIO STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION	$12,500
DOLAN, EVA HAAS	$10,670
DOLAN, LAWRENCE J	$10,670
DOLAN, HELEN A	$10,670
DOLAN, CHARLES F	$10,670
ALEXANDER JR, ANTHONY J	$10,000
MILLER, DONALD P	$10,000
MCALEAR, MICHAEL P	$10,000

Personal

He and his wife, Sandy, have three children. They currently reside in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Recent news

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Randy Gardner News Feed

• Ohio Senate puts brakes on plan to link in-state tuition to voting - Columbus Dispatch
• Ohio lawmakers urging changes in tax, Medicaid - Toledo Blade
• Legislature may ditch takeover proposal for Columbus schools - Columbus Dispatch
• Ohio budget passed by House would bar young students from taking public ... - Plain Dealer
• More money is urged for Lake Erie - Toledo Blade
• Transportation costs squeezing school districts - Akron Beacon Journal
• Voting change lacks support - Toledo Blade
• Colleges may lose $370 million if voting students get tuition cut - Columbus Dispatch
• White House Scandal Spin: 'Americans Don't Care' - The Fiscal Times
• Dell endorses entrepreneur-based pilot program - Akron Legal News

External links

Suggest a link

• Ohio Senate page
• Project Vote Smart biographical profile
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996
• State Surge Representative Gardner's sponsored bills

References

Political offices
Preceded by Mark Wagoner (R)	Ohio State Senate, District 2 2013–present	Succeeded by N/A
Preceded by -	Ohio House of Representatives, District 6 2009–2013	Succeeded by Marlene Anielski (R)