Mike Roberto
Mike Roberto (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Ohio State Senate to represent District 27. Roberto is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026.[source]
Roberto completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2026
See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on May 5, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 27
Mike Roberto (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 27 on May 5, 2026.
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Republican primary
Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 27
Steve Demetriou (R) is running in the Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 27 on May 5, 2026.
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mike Roberto completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Roberto's responses.
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- Education is a major plank in Mike's campaign platform as education is important. It is the "tide that raises all boats" no matter of your social economic status and a democracy will deteriorate without an educated population. Mike is concerned about the erosion of support for kids attending public schools in Ohio. It is an erosion, both fiscally and constitutionally, that he has witnessed over the last 20 years as an educator. Specifically, the current majority party's lack of fulling funding the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan and shift of $2 billion of public funds to private schools through the expansion of Universal School Vouchers are the two main educational concerns that need addressed.
- Affordability is another concern for Mike. Lack of affordable housing, high property taxes, the rising cost of food and energy, along with cuts to essential services such a as medicare and medicaid. However, Mike believes these concerns are all symptoms of a bigger problem and that problem is lack of support from the State over the years and particularly from the majority party in Columbus. As an example, in the late 90's 46% of property taxes in Ohio were generated from residents and local agriculture. Today, almost 70% of property taxes are generated from residents/agriculture with only 30% coming from large corporations. This is the actual problem that needs to be reversed in order to help everyday Ohioans make ends meet.
- The current majority party in Columbus is making choices that is impacting us all. They are choosing to lower taxes for the wealthy in the form of a 2.75% flat income tax which is projected to bring in over $1 billion less revenue into Ohio without providing a tax break to working class Ohioans making less than $100K annually. They are also choosing to shift the tax burden from large corporations to the backs of blue collar workers. The property tax shift mentioned earlier is one example and the $600 million of public funds being given to a private company to build a stadium in Cleveland is another. This is actually part of $1.7 billion of public funds set aside for similar projects. There needs to be a different voice in Columbus.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
