Connie Pillich

Connie Pillich

Democratic Party

Hamilton County Prosecutor

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

0

Predecessor

Melissa Powers

Prior offices

Ohio House of Representatives District 28

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Oklahoma

Graduate

University of North Dakota

Law

University of Cincinnati College

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Air Force

Personal

Profession

Attorney

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Connie Pillich (Democratic Party) is the Hamilton County Prosecutor in Ohio. She assumed office on January 6, 2025. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.

Pillich (Democratic Party) ran for election for Hamilton County Prosecutor in Ohio. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Pillich earned her B.A. from the University of Oklahoma, her MBA from the University of North Dakota and her J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College. Her professional experience includes working as an attorney with Webb and Pillich, and as a recruiting officer for the University of Cincinnati Scholarship Program. She served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2024)

General election

General election for Hamilton County Prosecutor

Connie Pillich defeated incumbent Melissa Powers in the general election for Hamilton County Prosecutor on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Connie Pillich (D)	51.3	202,556
		Melissa Powers (R)	48.7	192,256

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 394,812
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Prosecutor

Connie Pillich advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Prosecutor on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Connie Pillich	100.0	29,086

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,086
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Prosecutor

Incumbent Melissa Powers advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Prosecutor on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melissa Powers	100.0	35,948

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,948
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pillich in this election.

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2020)

General election

General election for Hamilton County Commission

Alicia Reece defeated Andy Black and Herman Najoli in the general election for Hamilton County Commission on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alicia Reece (D)	50.8	212,638
	Submit photo	Andy Black (R)	44.7	187,263
		Herman Najoli (Independent)	4.5	18,843

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 418,744
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Commission

Alicia Reece defeated Connie Pillich and Kelli Prather in the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Commission on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alicia Reece	47.0	33,992
		Connie Pillich	43.3	31,323
		Kelli Prather	9.7	7,019

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,334
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Commission

Andy Black advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Commission on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Andy Black	100.0	32,383

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,383
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2018

See also: Ohio gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

Pillich withdrew from the race on February 14, 2018.

General election

General election for Governor of Ohio

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Ohio on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Michael DeWine (R)	50.4	2,231,917
		Richard Cordray (D)	46.7	2,067,847
		Travis Irvine (L)	1.8	79,985
		Constance Gadell-Newton (G)	1.1	49,475
		Renea Turner (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	185
		Richard Duncan (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	132
	Submit photo	Rebecca Ayres (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	41

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,429,582 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Collin Hill (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Ohio

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Cordray	62.2	428,159
		Dennis Kucinich	23.0	158,284
		Joseph Schiavoni	9.2	63,131
		William O'Neill	3.3	22,667
	Submit photo	Paul Ray	1.4	9,536
	Submit photo	Larry Ealy	1.0	7,011

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 688,788
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Connie Pillich (D)
• Jonathan Heavey (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Ohio

Richard Michael DeWine defeated Mary Taylor in the Republican primary for Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Michael DeWine	59.8	499,639
		Mary Taylor	40.2	335,328

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 834,967
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jim Renacci (R)

Green primary election

Green primary for Governor of Ohio

Constance Gadell-Newton advanced from the Green primary for Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Constance Gadell-Newton	100.0	3,031

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 3,031
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2014

See also: Ohio down ballot state executive elections, 2014

Pillich ran for election as state treasurer in 2014. Pillich ran against incumbent Josh Mandel for the seat. Pillich won the Democratic nomination in the unopposed primary on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Results

General election

Ohio Treasurer, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Josh Mandel Incumbent	56.6%	1,724,060
	Democratic	Connie Pillich	43.4%	1,323,325
Total Votes				3,047,385
Election results via Ohio Secretary of State

Endorsements

• Ohio AFL-CIO
• EMILY's List

2012

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2012

Pillich won re-election in the 2012 election for Ohio House, District 28. Pillich was unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Mike Wilson (R) and Robert R. Ryan (L) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 28, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Connie Pillich Incumbent	52%	33,588
	Republican	Mike Wilson	43.6%	28,154
	Libertarian	Robert R. Ryan	4.4%	2,860
Total Votes				64,602

2010

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2010

Pillich won re-election to District 1 of the Ohio House of Representatives following a recount. Her opponent was Mike Wilson (R).

2008

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2008

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

Ohio House of Representatives, District 28
Candidates		Votes
Connie Pillich (D)		31,401
Virgil Lovitt (R)		25,849

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Connie Pillich campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2014	Ohio Treasurer	Lost	$2,829,444	N/A**
2012	Ohio House of Representatives, District 28	Won	$797,839	N/A**
2010	Ohio House of Representatives, District 28	Won	$750,898	N/A**
2008	Ohio House of Representatives, District 28	Won	$761,819	N/A**
2006	Ohio House of Representatives, District 28	Lost	$119,375	N/A**
Grand total			$5,259,375	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Pillich and her husband, Paul Forshey; have two children; Kayla and Tallin.

State legislative tenure

Committee assignments

2011-2012

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

• Criminal Justice Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Financial Institutions, Housing and Urban Development Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Veterans Affairs Committee, Ohio House of Representatives, Ranking Minority Member

2009-2010

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

• Alternative Energy Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Criminal Justice Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Financial Institutions, Real Estate, and Securities Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Public Utilities Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Veterans Affairs Committee, Ohio House of Representatives

Scorecards

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2014

In 2014, the 130th Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 7 through December 31.

• Innovation Ohio: 130th General Assembly - Women's issues scorecard

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• The American Conservative Union: 2014 legislative scorecard

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2013

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In 2013, the 130th Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 7 to December 31. Innovation Ohio: 130th General Assembly - Women's issues scorecard Legislators are scored based on their votes on women’s issues. The American Conservative Union: 2013 legislative scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2012

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In 2012, the 129th Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 3 through December 31. Innovation Ohio: 129th General Assembly - Middle class scorecard Legislators are scored based on their votes on middle class issues. Innovation Ohio: 129th General Assembly - Votes on legislation supported by Gov. Kasich Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills introduced at Gov. Kasich’s urging or which had his support. Innovation Ohio: 129th General Assembly - Women's issues scorecard Legislators are scored based on their votes on women’s issues. Ohio Federation of Teachers: State House 129th General Assembly scorecard Representatives are scored based on how they voted on issues of priority to members of the Ohio Federation of Teachers. Ohio Federation of Teachers: State Senate 129th General Assembly scorecard Senators are scored based on how they voted on issues of priority to members of the Ohio Federation of Teachers. The American Conservative Union: 2012 legislative scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2011

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In 2011, the 129th Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 3 through December 31. Innovation Ohio: 129th General Assembly - Middle class scorecard Legislators are scored based on their votes on middle class issues. Innovation Ohio: 129th General Assembly - Votes on legislation supported by Gov. Kasich Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills introduced at Gov. Kasich’s urging or which had his support. Innovation Ohio: 129th General Assembly - Women's issues scorecard Legislators are scored based on their votes on women’s issues. Ohio Federation of Teachers: State House 129th General Assembly scorecard Representatives are scored based on how they voted on issues of priority to members of the Ohio Federation of Teachers. Ohio Federation of Teachers: State Senate 129th General Assembly scorecard Senators are scored based on how they voted on issues of priority to members of the Ohio Federation of Teachers. The American Conservative Union: 2011 legislative scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Preceded by Melissa Powers (R)	Hamilton County Prosecutor 2025-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Ohio House of Representatives District 28 2009-2014	Succeeded by -