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Niraj Antani

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Niraj Antani
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Candidate, Ohio Treasurer

Prior offices
Ohio House of Representatives District 42
Successor: Tom Young

Ohio State Senate District 6
Predecessor: Peggy Lehner

Elections and appointments
Next election

May 5, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

The Ohio State University

Personal
Profession
Congressional staffer
Contact

Niraj Antani (Republican Party) is running for election for Ohio Treasurer. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on May 5, 2026.[source]

Antani (Republican Party) was a member of the Ohio State Senate, representing District 6. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. He left office on December 31, 2024.

Antani was also a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Ohio. He was one of 66 delegates from Ohio pledged to support John Kasich at the convention. Kasich suspended his campaign on May 4, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 156 bound delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates.

On November 13, 2023, Antani announced he would not seek re-election to the Ohio State Senate.[1]

Biography

Niraj Antani was born in Miami Township, Ohio, and lives in Miamisburg, Ohio. Antani graduated from Miamisburg High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Ohio State University. Antani's career experience includes working as a staffer for former Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Congressman Mike Turner.[2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Antani was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Antani was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Antani was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

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

Ohio committee assignments, 2017
Aging and Long Term Care
• Community and Family Advancement
• Energy and Natural Resources
Health
Higher Education and Workforce Development, Vice chair

2015 legislative session

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

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

2026

See also: Ohio Treasurer election, 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.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio Treasurer

Niraj Antani, Kristina Daley Roegner, and Mike Zuren are running in the Republican primary for Ohio Treasurer on May 5, 2026.


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2024

See also: Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)

Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 2

David Taylor defeated Samantha Meadows and Alexander Schrank in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Taylor
David Taylor (R)
 
73.6
 
268,211
Image of Samantha Meadows
Samantha Meadows (D) Candidate Connection
 
26.4
 
96,401
Alexander Schrank (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
4

Total votes: 364,616
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 2

Samantha Meadows advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 2 on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Samantha Meadows
Samantha Meadows Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
15,022

Total votes: 15,022
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 2 on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Taylor
David Taylor
 
25.5
 
26,247
Image of Tim O'Hara
Tim O'Hara
 
22.0
 
22,626
Image of Larry Kidd
Larry Kidd
 
19.0
 
19,583
Image of Shane Wilkin
Shane Wilkin
 
9.6
 
9,932
Image of Ron Hood
Ron Hood
 
8.8
 
9,020
Image of Phil Heimlich
Phil Heimlich
 
4.9
 
5,080
Image of Tom Hwang
Tom Hwang
 
3.1
 
3,202
Image of Kim Georgeton
Kim Georgeton
 
2.2
 
2,311
Image of Charles Tassell
Charles Tassell
 
1.7
 
1,737
Image of Niraj Antani
Niraj Antani
 
1.7
 
1,700
Image of Derek Myers
Derek Myers
 
1.5
 
1,565

Total votes: 103,003
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

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Pledges

Antani signed the following pledges.

  • Taxpayer Protection Pledge, Americans for Tax Reform

2020

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Ohio State Senate District 6

Niraj Antani defeated Mark Fogel in the general election for Ohio State Senate District 6 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Niraj Antani
Niraj Antani (R)
 
53.2
 
99,096
Image of Mark Fogel
Mark Fogel (D) Candidate Connection
 
46.8
 
87,280

Total votes: 186,376
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 6

Mark Fogel defeated Albert Griggs Jr. in the Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 6 on April 28, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Fogel
Mark Fogel Candidate Connection
 
82.2
 
16,867
Albert Griggs Jr.
 
17.8
 
3,643

Total votes: 20,510
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 6

Niraj Antani defeated Rachel Selby and Gregory Alan Robinson in the Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 6 on April 28, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Niraj Antani
Niraj Antani
 
64.4
 
14,866
Image of Rachel Selby
Rachel Selby Candidate Connection
 
23.0
 
5,317
Gregory Alan Robinson
 
12.5
 
2,885

Total votes: 23,068
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Campaign finance


2018

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Niraj Antani defeated Zach Dickerson in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 42 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Niraj Antani
Niraj Antani (R)
 
59.3
 
28,079
Image of Zach Dickerson
Zach Dickerson (D)
 
40.7
 
19,273

Total votes: 47,352
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 42

Zach Dickerson defeated Autumn Kerns in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 42 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Zach Dickerson
Zach Dickerson
 
56.5
 
2,509
Autumn Kerns
 
43.5
 
1,933

Total votes: 4,442
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Niraj Antani defeated Sarah Clark and Marcus Rech in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 42 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Niraj Antani
Niraj Antani
 
63.0
 
6,843
Sarah Clark
 
28.0
 
3,034
Image of Marcus Rech
Marcus Rech
 
9.0
 
978

Total votes: 10,855
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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 Niraj Antani defeated Patrick Merris in the Ohio House of Representatives District 42 general election.[3]

Ohio House of Representatives, District 42 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Niraj Antani Incumbent 63.03% 33,997
     Democratic Patrick Merris 36.97% 19,939
Total Votes 53,936
Source: Ohio Secretary of State


Patrick Merris ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 42 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Ohio House of Representatives District 42, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Patrick Merris  (unopposed) 100.00% 5,532
Total Votes 5,532


Incumbent Niraj Antani ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 42 Republican primary.[4][5]

Ohio House of Representatives District 42, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Niraj Antani Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 14,903
Total Votes 14,903

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. Leonard Johnson was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Terry Blair was unopposed in the Republican primary. Blair died on June 26, 2014, and was replaced on the ballot by Niraj Antani. Johnson withdrew from the race before the general election, and was replaced by Patrick Merris. Antani defeated Merris in the general election.[6]

Ohio House of Representatives, District 42 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngNiraj Antani 64.5% 20,440
     Democratic Patrick Merris 35.5% 11,248
Total Votes 31,688

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Niraj Antani campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House Ohio District 2Lost primary$756,550 $756,550
2020Ohio State Senate District 6Won general$552,450 N/A**
2018Ohio House of Representatives District 42Won general$180,664 N/A**
2016Ohio House of Representatives, District 42Won $100,173 N/A**
2014Ohio State House, District 42Won $90,285 N/A**
Grand total$1,680,122 $756,550
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to LGBTQ, civil rights, and racial justice issues.


2023


2022


2021


2020


2019


2018


2017


2016


2015



2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016

Antani was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Ohio. He was pledged to John Kasich.

Delegate rules

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from Ohio, 2016 and Republican delegates from Ohio, 2016

Each presidential candidate was required to submit a slate of at-large and district-level delegates to the Republican Party of Ohio. The candidate who received the most votes in the statewide primary had his or her slate of delegates elected to represent Ohio at the 2016 Republican National Convention. According to Brittany Warner, communications director for the state party, delegates from Ohio were bound on the first ballot at the national convention to support the winner of the statewide primary.[7]

Ohio primary results

See also: Presidential election in Ohio, 2016
Ohio Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
Jeb Bush 0.3% 5,398 0
Ben Carson 0.7% 14,351 0
Chris Christie 0.1% 2,430 0
Ted Cruz 13.3% 264,640 0
Carly Fiorina 0.1% 2,112 0
Mike Huckabee 0.2% 4,941 0
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Kasich 47% 933,886 66
Marco Rubio 2.3% 46,478 0
Rick Santorum 0.1% 1,320 0
Donald Trump 35.9% 713,404 0
Totals 1,988,960 66
Source: The New York Times and Ohio Secretary of State

Delegate allocation

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016 and 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
Logo-GOP.png

Ohio had 66 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 48 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 16 congressional districts). Ohio's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's district delegates.[8][9]

Of the remaining 18 delegates, 15 served at large. Ohio's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[8][9]


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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Peggy Lehner (R)
Ohio State Senate District 6
2021-2024
Succeeded by
Willis Blackshear Jr. (D)
Preceded by
-
Ohio House of Representatives District 42
2014-2020
Succeeded by
Tom Young (R)