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Louis W. Blessing, III
2019 - Present
2028
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Louis W. Blessing, III (Republican Party) is a member of the Ohio State Senate, representing District 8. He assumed office on October 10, 2019. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Blessing (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Ohio State Senate to represent District 8. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Blessing was elected to the office by members of the chamber to succeed former Sen. Louis Terhar (R), who resigned in September 2019.[1]
Blessing was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing District 29 from 2013 to 2019.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Blessing was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee
- Senate Finance Committee
- Senate Insurance Committee
- Senate Ways and Means Committee, Chair
2021-2022
Blessing was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Finance Committee
- Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee, Vice chair
- Transportation Committee
- Senate Ways and Means Committee, Chair
2019-2020
Blessing was assigned to the following committees:
- House Finance Committee
- House Public Utilities Committee (decommissioned)
- House Primary and Secondary Education Committee (decommissioned), Chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Ohio committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Finance |
| • Government Accountability and Oversight, Chair |
| • Rules and Reference |
| • Ways and Means |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Blessing served on the following committees:
| Ohio committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Commerce and Labor |
| • Education |
| • Government Accountability and Oversight |
2013-2014
| Ohio committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Commerce, Labor, and Technology |
| • Policy and Legislative Oversight |
| • Public Utilities |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Ohio State Senate District 8
Incumbent Louis W. Blessing, III defeated Timothy Hogan in the general election for Ohio State Senate District 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Louis W. Blessing, III (R) | 56.7 | 108,346 |
 | Timothy Hogan (D)  | 43.3 | 82,775 | |
| Total votes: 191,121 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 8
Timothy Hogan advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 8 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timothy Hogan | 100.0 | 10,137 |
| Total votes: 10,137 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 8
Incumbent Louis W. Blessing, III advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 8 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Louis W. Blessing, III | 100.0 | 22,887 |
| Total votes: 22,887 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Blessing in this election.
2020
See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Ohio State Senate District 8
Incumbent Louis W. Blessing, III defeated Daniel Brown in the general election for Ohio State Senate District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Louis W. Blessing, III (R) | 60.1 | 112,313 |
| Daniel Brown (D) | 39.9 | 74,565 | ||
| Total votes: 186,878 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 8
Daniel Brown advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 8 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Daniel Brown | 100.0 | 18,091 | |
| Total votes: 18,091 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 8
Incumbent Louis W. Blessing, III advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 8 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Louis W. Blessing, III | 100.0 | 20,544 |
| Total votes: 20,544 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Louis W. Blessing, III defeated Carrie Davis in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 29 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Louis W. Blessing, III (R) | 64.4 | 28,386 |
| Carrie Davis (D) | 35.6 | 15,668 | ||
| Total votes: 44,054 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Louis W. Blessing, III advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 29 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Louis W. Blessing, III | 100.0 | 5,417 |
| Total votes: 5,417 | |||
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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 Louis W. Blessing, III ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 29 general election.[2]
| Ohio House of Representatives, District 29 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Louis W. Blessing, III Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent Louis W. Blessing, III ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 29 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Ohio House of Representatives District 29, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Louis W. Blessing, III Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 13,724 | |
| Total Votes | 13,724 | |||
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. Tammy Simendinger was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Louis W. Blessing, III was unopposed in the Republican primary. Nathan Lane ran as a Green Party candidate. Blessing defeated Simendinger and Lane in the general election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Louis Blessing III Incumbent |
67.3% | 20,746 | |
| Democratic | Tammy Simendinger | 28.7% | 8,852 | |
| Green | Nathan Lane | 3.9% | 1,209 | |
| Total Votes | 30,807 | |||
2012
Blessing won election in the 2012 election for Ohio House, District 29. Blessing defeated Pakkiri Rajagopal in the March 6 Republican primary election and defeated Hubert E. Brown (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Louis W. Blessing, III |
61.3% | 31,427 | |
| Democratic | Hubert E. Brown | 38.7% | 19,869 | |
| Total Votes | 51,296 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Louis Blessing |
62.6% | 5,275 |
| Raj Rajagopal | 37.4% | 3,147 |
| Total Votes | 8,422 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Louis W. Blessing, III did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Blessing's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[8]
Economy
- Excerpt: "I believe that small businesses truly drive our economy. However, I feel that the incentives to start a small business are too few, while the liabilities of running a small business are too great."
2nd Amendment Rights
- Excerpt: "I will therefore oppose any legislation that seeks to erode 2nd Amendment rights and am a proud member of the NRA."
Right to Life
- Excerpt: "I believe that life begins at conception and therefore stand with the Right to Life movement. I will oppose legislation that seeks to eliminate the rights of the unborn. Moreover, I will work to remove public funding for abortion clinics."
Education
- Excerpt: "Education is a very high priority and I do not believe that massive funding will eliminate the problems with our educational system. In keeping with my pro-free market thinking I propose that education be treated like a business. Poorly performing schools should be closed down in the same sense that poorly performing businesses go bankrupt. With that in mind, I support school vouchers, tuition tax credits, and school choice."
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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2020
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In 2020, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 6 to December 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 7 through December 31.
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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.
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2017
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In 2017, the 132nd Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 2 through December 31.
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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.
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2015
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In 2015, the 131st Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 5 through December 31.
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2014
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In 2014, the 130th Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 7 through December 31.
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2013
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In 2013, the 130th Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 7 to December 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Ohio State Senate District 8 |
Officeholder Ohio State Senate District 8 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ohio Senate, "Louis W. Blessing III Takes the Oath of Office to Represent Ohio's 8th Senate District," October 10, 2019
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 8, 2016
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "2016 Official Elections Results," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official primary election results for May 6, 2014," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Chamber of Commerce, "2012 General Assembly Primary Candidates," January 17, 2012
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio official results for 2012 General Election," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ citizensforblessing.com, "Issues," accessed August 22, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Louis Terhar (R) |
Ohio State Senate District 8 2019-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Ohio House of Representatives District 29 2013-2019 |
Succeeded by Cindy Abrams (R) |
