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Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

6

Columbus City Council

Ohio House of Representatives District 18

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Michael Stinziano (Democratic Party) is the Franklin County Auditor in Ohio. He assumed office in 2019. His current term ends on March 8, 2027.

Stinziano (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Franklin County Auditor in Ohio. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Stinziano was a member of the Columbus City Council in Ohio from 2015 to 2019.^[1] He resigned after he was elected as Franklin County auditor.

Stinziano is also a former Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing District 18 from 2011 to 2016. He resigned after he was elected to the city council.

Biography

Stinziano earned his bachelor's degree in leadership studies from the University of Richmond, his M.P.A. from George Washington University, and his J.D. from Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. His professional experience includes working as an attorney and as a legal aide and research assistant for legislators in the United States and the United Kingdom.^[2]

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Franklin County, Ohio (2022)

General election

General election for Franklin County Auditor

Incumbent Michael Stinziano defeated Jarrod Golden in the general election for Franklin County Auditor on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Stinziano (D)	65.7	275,240
	Submit photo	Jarrod Golden (R)	34.3	143,445

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 418,685
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Franklin County Auditor

Incumbent Michael Stinziano advanced from the Democratic primary for Franklin County Auditor on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Stinziano	100.0	65,612

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,612
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Franklin County Auditor

Jarrod Golden advanced from the Republican primary for Franklin County Auditor on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jarrod Golden	100.0	53,557

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,557
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2021

See also: Ohio's 15th Congressional District special election, 2021

Ohio's 15th Congressional District special election, 2021 (August 3 Republican primary)

Ohio's 15th Congressional District special election, 2021 (August 3 Democratic primary)

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Ohio District 15

Mike Carey defeated Allison Russo in the special general election for U.S. House Ohio District 15 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Carey (R)	58.3	94,501
		Allison Russo (D)	41.7	67,588

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 162,089
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 15

Allison Russo defeated Greg Betts in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 15 on August 3, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Allison Russo	84.2	13,704
		Greg Betts	15.8	2,576

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,280
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Michael Stinziano (D)

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 15

The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 15 on August 3, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Carey	37.0	18,805
		Jeff LaRe	13.3	6,776
		Ron Hood	13.1	6,676
		Bob Peterson	12.6	6,407
		Ruth Edmonds	10.0	5,090
		Tom Hwang	4.9	2,499
		Stephanie Kunze	4.6	2,363
	Submit photo	Thad Cooperrider	2.1	1,076
		Omar Tarazi	1.8	907
		John Adams	0.3	173
	Submit photo	Eric M. Clark	0.2	83

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,855
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Brian Stewart (R) (Unofficially withdrew)
Jeffrey Fix (R)

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Franklin County, Ohio (2018)

General election

General election for Franklin County Auditor

Michael Stinziano defeated incumbent Clarence Mingo in the general election for Franklin County Auditor on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Stinziano (D)	57.1	271,831
	Submit photo	Clarence Mingo (R)	42.9	204,378

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 476,209
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Franklin County Auditor

Michael Stinziano advanced from the Democratic primary for Franklin County Auditor on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Stinziano	100.0	74,875

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 74,875
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

James Robinson (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Franklin County Auditor

Incumbent Clarence Mingo advanced from the Republican primary for Franklin County Auditor on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Clarence Mingo	100.0	44,377

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 44,377
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2015

See also: Columbus, Ohio municipal elections, 2015

The city of Columbus, Ohio, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A primary took place on May 5, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 4, 2015.^[3]^[4] Four of the city's seven at-large council seats were up for election. In the primary election for city council, incumbents Zachary M. Klein, Michelle Mills and Jaiza N. Page and challengers John Rush, Besmira Sharrah, Ibrahima Sow, Dimitrious Wayne Stanley and Michael Stinziano advanced to the general election past Orie Givens, Kiwan R. Lawson and Will Petrik.^[5]^[6] Former candidates include Josh Jaffre, Zachary E. Manifold and Francine C. Ryan. They were "placeholder" candidates. In March 2015, they were removed from the list and replaced by John Rush, Michael Stinziano and Jaiza N. Page, respectively. Doyline E. Williams appeared on the original 2015 filing list, but did not appear on the 2015 certified list. Incumbent Andrew J. Ginther ran for mayor of Columbus. Zachary M. Klein, Jaiza N. Page, Elizabeth Brown and Michael Stinziano won the election.^[7]

Columbus City Council At-large, General election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Zachary M. Klein Incumbent	18.2%	92,250
Elizabeth Brown	17.5%	89,049
Michael Stinziano	17.4%	88,273
Jaiza N. Page Incumbent	15.0%	76,248
Dimitrious Wayne Stanley	13.1%	66,269
John Rush	8.5%	43,182
Besmira Sharrah	5.2%	26,513
Ibrahima Sow	4.9%	24,933
Write-in votes	0.18%	924
Total Votes		507,641
Source: Franklin County Board of Elections, "2015 General Election Official Results," November 24, 2015

Columbus City Council, At-large, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Michael Stinziano	16.6%	26,489
Michelle Mills Incumbent	16.4%	26,109
Zachary M. Klein Incumbent	15.8%	25,212
Jaiza N. Page Incumbent	15.3%	24,303
Dimitrious Wayne Stanley	10.5%	16,681
John Rush	8.1%	12,844
Besmira Sharrah	5.4%	8,609
Ibrahima Sow	4.6%	7,383
Will Petrik	4.3%	6,905
Kiwan R. Lawson	3%	4,790
Total Votes		118,794
Source: Franklin County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed May 29, 2015

Endorsements

In 2015, Stinziano's endorsements included the following:^[8]

Franklin County Democratic Party
Franklin County Young Democrats
Stonewall Democrats of Central Ohio
Columbus Education Association
Central Ohio Labor Council
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 6
Sprinkler Fitters Local 669
Sheet Metal Workers Local 24
Teamsters Local 284

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 Michael Stinziano was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Robert Sharrah was unopposed in the Republican primary. Stinziano defeated Sharrah in the general election.^[9]

**Ohio House of Representatives, District 18 General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Michael Stinziano Incumbent	74.5%	16,859
	Republican	Robert Sharrah	25.5%	5,784
Total Votes				22,643

2012

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2012

Stinziano won re-election in the 2012 election for Ohio House, District 18. Stinziano was unopposed in the March 6 Democratic primary election and defeated William M. Colgan (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[10]^[11]^[12]

**Ohio House of Representatives, District 18, General Election, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Michael Stinziano Incumbent	73.3%	35,174
	Republican	William M. Colgan	26.7%	12,789
Total Votes				47,963

2010

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2010

Stinziano won election the Ohio House of Representatives in the November 2 general election.^[13] He was supposed to face Scott Hubbard (R) in the November 2 general election, but Hubbard withdrew, leaving Stinziano unopposed.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 25
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Michael Stinziano (D)		21,230	100.00%

Campaign themes

2022

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2021

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2015

Stinziano's website highlighted the following campaign themes:^[14]

Job creation and economic development

Excerpt: "Michael knows that the best thing that we can do to improve the job outlook in our community is to support our local small businesses and works closely with small businesses to support legislation that helps them grow."

Neighborhood safety

Excerpt: "Michael is committed to supporting increased funding for community safety and emergency response services, ensuring that our police, fire and EMS have the resources they need to protect us. Michael also supports increased funding for block watches and community crime patrols which empower us to take control of our neighborhoods and keep us safe."

Campaign finance summary

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Michael Stinziano campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2021	U.S. House Ohio District 15	Withdrew primary	$0	N/A**
2014	Ohio State House, District 18	Won	$193,505	N/A**
2012	Ohio State House, District 18	Won	$231,049	N/A**
2010	Ohio State House, District 25	Won	$128,150	N/A**
Grand total			$552,704	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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Stinziano and his wife, Caroline, have two children.^[2]

State legislative tenure

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

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

Ohio committee assignments, 2015
• Insurance
• Judiciary
• Public Utilities

2013-2014

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

Ohio committee assignments, 2013
• Insurance
• Judiciary
• Public Utilities

2011-2012

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

Ohio committee assignments, 2011
• Insurance
• Judiciary
• Public Utilities
• State Government and Elections

Sponsored legislation

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2020

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2019

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2018

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2017

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2016

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2015

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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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2012

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2011

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Preceded by -	Franklin County Auditor 2019-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Columbus City Council	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Ohio House of Representatives District 18	Succeeded by -

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