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Denise Driehaus

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Denise Driehaus
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Democratic Party

Hamilton County Commission
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2029

Prior offices
Ohio House of Representatives District 31
Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Miami University

Contact

Campaign website

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Denise Driehaus (Democratic Party) is a member of the Hamilton County Commission in Ohio. Driehaus' current term ends on January 3, 2029.

Driehaus (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Hamilton County Commission in Ohio. Driehaus won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

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Driehaus earned her B.A. in political science from Miami University. Her professional experience includes being the operator of Front Porch Coffeehouse and the co-owner of Philipps Swim Club.[1]

Elections

2024

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

General election

General election for Hamilton County Commission

Incumbent Denise Driehaus defeated Adam Koehler and Leandro Llambi in the general election for Hamilton County Commission on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Denise Driehaus
Denise Driehaus (D)
 
56.8
 
222,975
Image of Adam Koehler
Adam Koehler (R)
 
39.9
 
156,683
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Leandro Llambi (L)
 
3.3
 
13,127

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 392,785
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Commission

Incumbent Denise Driehaus advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Commission on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Denise Driehaus
Denise Driehaus
 
100.0
 
29,317

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 29,317
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Commission

Adam Koehler advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Commission on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Adam Koehler
Adam Koehler
 
100.0
 
32,475

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 32,475
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Endorsements

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2020

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

General election

General election for Hamilton County Commission

Incumbent Denise Driehaus defeated Matthew Paul O'Neill in the general election for Hamilton County Commission on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Denise Driehaus (D)
 
58.1
 
241,806
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Matthew Paul O'Neill (R)
 
41.9
 
174,088

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 415,894
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Commission

Incumbent Denise Driehaus advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Commission on April 28, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Denise Driehaus
Denise Driehaus
 
100.0
 
58,230

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 58,230
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Commission

Matthew Paul O'Neill defeated Debbie Flammer and David McCollough in the Republican primary for Hamilton County Commission on April 28, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Matthew Paul O'Neill
 
54.4
 
19,306
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Debbie Flammer
 
28.8
 
10,221
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David McCollough
 
16.8
 
5,954

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 35,481
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2016

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 16, 2015. Incumbent Denise Driehaus (D) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.

Brigid Kelly defeated Mary Yeager in the Ohio House of Representatives District 31 general election.[2]

Ohio House of Representatives, District 31 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Brigid Kelly 68.06% 34,581
     Republican Mary Yeager 31.94% 16,231
Total Votes 50,812
Source: Ohio Secretary of State


The following candidates ran in the Ohio House of Representatives District 31 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Ohio House of Representatives District 31, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Brigid Kelly 34.92% 5,606
     Democratic Ben Lindy 18.25% 2,930
     Democratic Brian Garry 15.40% 2,473
     Democratic Paul Booth 13.80% 2,216
     Democratic Paul Sohi 13.66% 2,193
     Democratic Nicholas Hollan 3.97% 638
Total Votes 16,056


Mary Yeager ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 31 Republican primary.[3][4]

Ohio House of Representatives District 31, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mary Yeager  (unopposed) 100.00% 5,938
Total Votes 5,938

2014

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 5, 2014. Incumbent Denise Driehaus was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Mary Yeager defeated Mark Auer in the Republican primary. Queen Noble ran as a Libertarian candidate. Driehaus defeated Yeager and Noble in the general election.[5]

Ohio House of Representatives, District 31 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDenise Driehaus Incumbent 65.6% 17,798
     Republican Mary Yeager 31.1% 8,426
     Libertarian Queen Noble 3.3% 887
Total Votes 27,111
Ohio House of Representatives, District 31 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMary Yeager 61.5% 1,115
Mark Auer 38.5% 697
Total Votes 1,812

2012

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2012

Driehaus won re-election in the 2012 election for Ohio House, District 31. Driehaus defeated Terry M. Tranter and Luke Brockmeier in the March 6 Democratic primary election and defeated Michael Gabbard (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7][8]

Ohio House of Representatives, District 31, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDenise Driehaus Incumbent 71.4% 35,982
     Republican Michael Gabbard 28.6% 14,412
Total Votes 50,394
Ohio House of Representatives, District 31 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDenise Driehaus Incumbent 57.5% 2,439
Luke Brockmeier 24.6% 1,041
Terry Tranter 17.9% 759
Total Votes 4,239

2010

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2010

Driehaus won re-election to District 31 of the Ohio House of Representatives.[9] She defeated Mike Robison (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[10][11]

Ohio House of Representatives, District 31
Candidates Votes Percent
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Denise Driehaus (D)

12,981 56.22%
Mike Robison (R) 10,107 43.78%

2008

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Driehaus won election to the Ohio House of Representatives.[12][13] She defeated Steve Johnson (R) in the general election.[14]

Ohio House of Representatives, District 3
Candidates Votes
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Denise Driehaus (D)

25,600
Steve Johnson (R) 11,735

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Denise Driehaus did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Denise Driehaus campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Ohio State House, District 31Won $141,398 N/A**
2012Ohio State House, District 31Won $221,368 N/A**
2010Ohio State House, District 31Won $312,060 N/A**
2008Ohio State House, District 31Won $284,492 N/A**
Grand total$959,318 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.

State legislative tenure

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Driehaus served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Driehaus served on the following committees:

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

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

Scorecards

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2016

In 2016, the 131st Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 5 through December 31.

Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills impacting Ohio's business community.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Driehaus," accessed June 12, 2014
    2. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed December 21, 2016
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 8, 2016
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "2016 Official Elections Results," accessed August 29, 2016
    5. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official primary election results for May 6, 2014," accessed July 3, 2014
    6. ↑ Ohio Chamber of Commerce, "2012 General Assembly Primary Candidates," January 17, 2012
    7. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "2012 Democratic Primary Results," accessed June 12, 2014
    8. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio official results for 2012 General Election," accessed June 10, 2014
    9. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "State Representative: Results for general election on November 2, 2010," accessed June 11, 2014
    10. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Democratic State Representative: Results for Primary: May 4, 2010," accessed June 11, 2014
    11. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Republican State Representative: Results for Primary: May 4, 2010," accessed June 11, 2014
    12. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Republican State Representative: Results for Primary: March 4, 2008," accessed June 11, 2014
    13. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Democratic State Representative: Results for Primary: March 4, 2008," accessed June 11, 2014
    14. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "State Representative: Results for general election on November 4, 2008," accessed June 11, 2014
    15. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2011 Legislative Sessions Calendar," accessed June 6, 2014(Archived)

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