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Brian Stewart (Ohio)
2023 - Present
2026
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Brian Stewart (Republican Party) is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing District 12. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Stewart (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 12. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Brian Stewart lives in Ashville, Ohio. Stewart served in the U.S. Army. He earned bachelor's and law degrees from Ohio State University. Stewart's career experience includes co-owning Farthing & Stewart LLP.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Stewart was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review Committee
- Civil Justice Committee (decommissioned)
- House Energy and Natural Resources Committee (decommissioned), Vice chair
- House Health Committee
- State and Local Government Committee (decommissioned)
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Brian Stewart defeated Brad Cotton in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 12 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Stewart (R) | 72.9 | 40,109 |
Brad Cotton (D)  | 27.1 | 14,894 | ||
| Total votes: 55,003 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 12
Brad Cotton advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 12 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brad Cotton | 100.0 | 2,919 | |
| Total votes: 2,919 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Brian Stewart defeated Patty Hamilton in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 12 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Stewart | 57.2 | 9,537 |
| Patty Hamilton | 42.8 | 7,150 | ||
| Total votes: 16,687 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Stewart received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Brian Stewart defeated Matthew Briner in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Stewart (R) | 99.6 | 29,571 |
| Matthew Briner (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.4 | 114 | ||
| Total votes: 29,685 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Brian Stewart advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 12 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Stewart | 100.0 | 2,947 |
| Total votes: 2,947 | |||
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Campaign finance
2021
See also: Ohio's 15th Congressional District special election, 2021
Ohio's 15th Congressional District special election, 2021 (August 3 Republican primary)
Ohio's 15th Congressional District special election, 2021 (August 3 Democratic primary)
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Ohio District 15
Mike Carey defeated Allison Russo in the special general election for U.S. House Ohio District 15 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Carey (R) | 58.3 | 94,501 |
 | Allison Russo (D) | 41.7 | 67,588 | |
| Total votes: 162,089 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 15
Allison Russo defeated Greg Betts in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 15 on August 3, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Allison Russo | 84.2 | 13,704 |
 | Greg Betts | 15.8 | 2,576 | |
| Total votes: 16,280 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 15
The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 15 on August 3, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Carey | 37.0 | 18,805 |
 | Jeff LaRe | 13.3 | 6,776 | |
 | Ron Hood | 13.1 | 6,676 | |
 | Bob Peterson | 12.6 | 6,407 | |
 | Ruth Edmonds | 10.0 | 5,090 | |
 | Tom Hwang | 4.9 | 2,499 | |
 | Stephanie Kunze | 4.6 | 2,363 | |
| Thad Cooperrider | 2.1 | 1,076 | ||
 | Omar Tarazi | 1.8 | 907 | |
 | John Adams | 0.3 | 173 | |
| Eric M. Clark | 0.2 | 83 | ||
| Total votes: 50,855 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brian Stewart (R) (Unofficially withdrew)
- Jeffrey Fix (R)
Brian Stewart unofficially withdrew from the Republican primary and still appeared on the ballot. Any votes he received were not reported in the official results.[2][3]
2020
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 78
Brian Stewart defeated Charlotte Owens in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 78 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Stewart (R) | 72.7 | 42,314 |
 | Charlotte Owens (D) | 27.3 | 15,878 | |
| Total votes: 58,192 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 78
Charlotte Owens advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 78 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charlotte Owens | 100.0 | 4,613 |
| Total votes: 4,613 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 78
Brian Stewart defeated Bobby Mitchell and Aaron Adams in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 78 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Stewart | 66.9 | 7,820 |
 | Bobby Mitchell | 25.2 | 2,939 | |
| Aaron Adams | 7.9 | 924 | ||
| Total votes: 11,683 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Brian Stewart did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Brian Stewart did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Brian Stewart did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Ohio House of Representatives District 12 |
Officeholder Ohio House of Representatives District 12 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Ohio House of Representatives, "Brian Stewart Biography," accessed March 20, 2021
- ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Ohio Rep. Brian Stewart drops out of crowded GOP field for 15th Congressional District election," June 4, 2021
- ↑ Franklin County Board of Elections, "Official Results - Franklin County Only - Group Detail (PDF)," August 17, 2021
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Juanita Brent (D) |
Ohio House of Representatives District 12 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Ron Hood (R) |
Ohio House of Representatives District 78 2021-2022 |
Succeeded by Susan Manchester (R) |
