Joe Uecker

Joe Uecker

Republican Party

Prior offices

Ohio House of Representatives District 66

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Ohio State Senate District 14

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Education

Associate

University of Cincinnati

Bachelor's

Northern Kentucky University

Joseph 'Joe' W. Uecker (b. November 27, 1954) is a former Republican member of the Ohio State Senate, representing District 14. He was first elected to the chamber in 2012. He resigned effective August 31, 2019.

Uecker was a trustee for Miami Township from 1990 to 2004.

Biography

Uecker earned his A.S. in political science from the University of Cincinnati and his B.S. in public administration from Northern Kentucky University. His professional experience includes being a retired administrator for the Clermont County Engineer's Office, a certified public manager, a computer systems salesman, and a police officer.

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Uecker was assigned to the following committees:

• Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review Committee, Vice chair
• Agriculture Committee
• Government Oversight and Reform Committee
• Local Government, Public Safety, and Veterans Affairs Committee, Chair
• Transportation, Commerce, and Workforce Committee, Vice chair
• General Government and Agency Review Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

Ohio committee assignments, 2011
• Commerce and Labor
• Criminal Justice
• Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security

2009-2010

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

Ohio committee assignments, 2009
• Commerce and Labor
• Criminal Justice
• Public Utilities
• Transportation and Infrastructure

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

2016

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Ohio State Senate 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 Joe Uecker defeated Charlie Carlier in the Ohio State Senate District 14 general election.

Ohio State Senate, District 14 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Joe Uecker Incumbent	71.92%	112,706
	Democratic	Charlie Carlier	28.08%	44,014
Total Votes				156,720
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

Charlie Carlier ran unopposed in the Ohio State Senate District 14 Democratic primary.

Ohio State Senate District 14, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Charlie Carlier  (unopposed)	100.00%	15,702
Total Votes				15,702

Incumbent Joe Uecker ran unopposed in the Ohio State Senate District 14 Republican primary.

Ohio State Senate District 14, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Joe Uecker Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	49,835
Total Votes				49,835

2012

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2012

Uecker won election in the 2012 election for Ohio Senate District 14. Uecker defeated Tony Adkins, Paul Hall and Steve Purtell in the March 6 Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Ohio State Senate, District 14, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Joe Uecker	100%	110,109
Total Votes				110,109

Ohio State Senate District 14 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Joe Uecker	42.4%	17,912
Steve Purtell	9.3%	3,912
Paul Hall	41.9%	17,733
Tony Adkins	6.4%	2,715
Total Votes		42,272

2010

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2010

Uecker won re-election to District 66 of the Ohio House of Representatives. He defeated Barry Cox (L) in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 66
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Joe Uecker (R)		33,200	79.94%
Barry Cox (L)		8,333	20.06%

2008

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Uecker won re-election to the Ohio House of Representatives. He ran unopposed in the general election.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 66
Candidates		Votes
Joe Uecker (R)		49,363
Caroline Hergenrother (R)		16,852

2006

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2006

On November 7, 2006, Uecker won election to the Ohio House of Representatives. He defeated William Newby (D) in the general election.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 66
Candidates		Votes
Joe Uecker (R)		28,148
William Newby (D)		16,114

Campaign finance summary

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Joe Uecker campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2016	Ohio State Senate, District 14	Won	$276,317	N/A**
2012	Ohio State Senate, District 14	Won	$83,765	N/A**
2010	Ohio State House, District 66	Won	$25,904	N/A**
2008	Ohio State House, District 66	Won	$83,090	N/A**
2006	Ohio State House, District 66	Won	$20,575	N/A**
2004	Ohio State House, District 66	Won	$110,846	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2019

In 2019, the Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 7 through December 31.

• The American Conservative Union

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2018

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In 2018, the 132nd Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 2 through December 31. Innovation Ohio Representatives are scored on their votes on bills affecting working families. Ohio Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills impacting Ohio's business community. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2017

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2016

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In 2016, the 131st Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 5 through December 31. Ohio Chamber of Commerce: 2015-2016 scorecard Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills impacting Ohio's business community. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2015

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In 2015, the 131st Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 5 through December 31. Ohio Chamber of Commerce: 2015-2016 scorecard Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills impacting Ohio's business community. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2014

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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 Legislators are scored based on their votes on women’s issues. 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.

Personal

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Uecker and his wife, Patti, have four children. They currently reside in Miami Township, Ohio.

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See also

• Ohio State Senate
• Senate Committees
• Ohio General Assembly
• Joint Committees
• Ohio state legislative districts

External links

Suggest a link

• Profile from the Ohio State Senate
• Profile from Open States
• Representative Uecker's State Surge sponsored bills
• Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Tom Niehaus (R)	Ohio State Senate - District 14 2013–2019	Succeeded by Terry Johnson (R)
Preceded by '	Ohio House of Representatives - District 66 2005–2013	Succeeded by Doug Green (R)

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Current members of the Ohio State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Robert McColley

Minority Leader:Nickie Antonio

Senators

District 1

Robert McColley (R)

District 2

Theresa Gavarone (R)

District 3

Michele Reynolds (R)

District 4

George Lang (R)

District 5

Stephen Huffman (R)

District 6

Willis Blackshear (D)

District 7

Steve Wilson (R)

District 8

Louis Blessing (R)

District 9

Catherine Ingram (D)

District 10

Kyle Koehler (R)

District 11

Paula Hicks-Hudson (D)

District 12

Susan Manchester (R)

District 13

Nathan Manning (R)

District 14

Terry Johnson (R)

District 15

Hearcel Craig (D)

District 16

Beth Liston (D)

District 17

Shane Wilkin (R)

District 18

Jerry Cirino (R)

District 19

Andrew Brenner (R)

District 20

Tim Schaffer (R)

District 21

Kent Smith (D)

District 22

Mark Romanchuk (R)

District 23

Nickie Antonio (D)

District 24

Thomas Patton (R)

District 25

William DeMora (D)

District 26

Bill Reineke (R)

District 27

Kristina Roegner (R)

District 28

Casey Weinstein (D)

District 29

Jane Timken (R)

District 30

Brian Chavez (R)

District 31

Al Landis (R)

District 32

Sandra O'Brien (R)

District 33

Alessandro Cutrona (R)

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Democratic Party (9)