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Bryan Hambley
Bryan Hambley (Democratic Party) is running for election for Ohio Secretary of State. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on May 5, 2026.[source]
Hambley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Bryan Hambley earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame in 2007, an M.D. from the Tulane University School of Medicine in 2012, and a degree from Case Western Reserve University in 2017. His career experience includes working as a physician.[1]
Hambley has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- Boys and Girls Club of Southern Indiana
- Universal Health Care Action Network Ohio
- Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
- Warren County Democratic Party
- American Society of Hematology
- American Society of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
Elections
2026
See also: Ohio Secretary of State election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on May 5, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio Secretary of State
Bryan Hambley and Allison Russo are running in the Democratic primary for Ohio Secretary of State on May 5, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio Secretary of State
Robert Sprague and Marcell Strbich are running in the Republican primary for Ohio Secretary of State on May 5, 2026.
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bryan Hambley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hambley's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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As a cancer doctor, I have helped hundreds of patients as part of a team of dedicated medical professionals. I am running for Secretary of State because caring for my patients and my community cannot end at the hospital door.
When Ohio’s Secretary of State used misleading ballot language in 2024 to confuse voters and maintain unfair districts, I organized health care workers across the state to fight back. I took my children door to door to talk with neighbors about how gerrymandering leads to an unresponsive government and how unresponsive government means our voices are ignored. I learned Ohioans want a state government that works for all of us.
My wife, best friend, and partner, Jana, is a trauma surgeon, and together we have two wonderful children– ages 5 and 7. We are teaching them the same commitment to democracy and to fighting for what is right that I learned from my parents.- Voters should choose their politicians. Yet, in Ohio, our politicians get to choose their voters.
Ohio’s rigged system for drawing political districts lets politicians decide who they will represent–gifting them safe seats and unchallenged power. And making sure Ohioans are ignored by an unresponsive government.
Our communities deserve to be heard in Columbus and in D.C. Our democracy needs fair competition to hold politicians accountable and give voters a real choice.
As Secretary of State, I will fight for fair electoral maps. It’s time to take redistricting power out of the hands of politicians, and place it where it belongs— with citizens. - Ballot initiatives are true democracy: they let the voters decide what happens in Ohio.. Ohio’s Secretary of State has corrupted this process for political gain. Twice, he used misleading language to put his thumb on the scale to try to get his way, rather than respecting the preferences of Ohio citizens. No Secretary of State should use their authority to confuse voters to get the result they want. The Secretary of State’s job is clear: to make sure our ballot language is understandable and unmistakable. As Secretary of State, I will make the playing field fair by ensuring ballot initiative language is clear and correct.
- In a democracy, voting is a sacred act. Therefore, the core duty of Ohio’s Secretary of State is to ensure every eligible voter in the state can vote, that each vote is counted, and that no one is allowed to interfere with that process. The current administration has repeatedly changed rules around who can drop off absentee ballots, even limiting the assistance caregivers can provide disabled Ohioans. Frank LaRose asked the state legislature to pass a law banning drop boxes altogether, adding more bureaucratic forms and red tape to a process which should be easy and secure for all Ohio citizens. We must ensure that every Ohioan entitled to vote can register and cast their ballot without unnecessary barriers.
As a physician, another policy priority of mine is affordable and accessible healthcare. Out of touch politicians who are not accountable to their voters have ignored the failures of our patchwork, complicated, and expensive healthcare system. By making Ohio’s democracy work, we will have a voice to create a healthier and better future for all Ohioans.
As we work to end gerrymandering and create fair districts in Ohio, we will need to bring together people from across the political spectrum. That work will require elected officials to truly listen to everyone at the table, recognizing we all have something to contribute to make Ohio better for all of us.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
