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Niraj Antani
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:
- Financial Institutions and Technology
- Government Oversight Committee, Vice Chair
- Medicaid Committee (Decommissioned)
- Transportation Committee
2021-2022
Antani was assigned to the following committees:
- Correctional Institution Inspection Committee
- Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee
- Financial Institutions and Technology
- Senate Health Committee, Vice chair
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Transportation Committee
2019-2020
Antani was assigned to the following committees:
- House Insurance Committee, Vice chair
- House Health Committee
- House Public Utilities Committee (decommissioned)
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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• 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:
Ohio committee assignments, 2015 |
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• Community and Family Advancement |
• Economic and Workforce Development |
• Judiciary |
• 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
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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | David Taylor (R) | 73.6 | 268,211 |
Samantha Meadows (D) ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | Samantha Meadows ![]() | 100.0 | 15,022 |
Total votes: 15,022 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joe Wessels (D) (Unofficially withdrew)
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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | David Taylor | 25.5 | 26,247 |
![]() | Tim O'Hara | 22.0 | 22,626 | |
![]() | Larry Kidd | 19.0 | 19,583 | |
![]() | Shane Wilkin | 9.6 | 9,932 | |
![]() | Ron Hood | 8.8 | 9,020 | |
![]() | Phil Heimlich | 4.9 | 5,080 | |
![]() | Tom Hwang | 3.1 | 3,202 | |
![]() | Kim Georgeton | 2.2 | 2,311 | |
![]() | Charles Tassell | 1.7 | 1,737 | |
![]() | Niraj Antani | 1.7 | 1,700 | |
![]() | 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.
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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Niraj Antani (R) | 53.2 | 99,096 |
![]() | Mark Fogel (D) ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mark Fogel ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Niraj Antani | 64.4 | 14,866 |
Rachel Selby ![]() | 23.0 | 5,317 | ||
Gregory Alan Robinson | 12.5 | 2,885 |
Total votes: 23,068 | ||||
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Campaign finance
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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Niraj Antani (R) | 59.3 | 28,079 |
![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Niraj Antani | 63.0 | 6,843 |
Sarah Clark | 28.0 | 3,034 | ||
![]() | Marcus Rech | 9.0 | 978 |
Total votes: 10,855 | ||||
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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 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 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
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 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
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 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
100.00% | 14,903 | |
Total Votes | 14,903 |
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]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
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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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
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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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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
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 | ||||
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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 | |
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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
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]
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ WHIOTV7, "Local state senator announces he’s not seeking reelection," November 13, 2023
- ↑ The Ohio Senate, "Senator Niraj Antani - Bio," accessed March 20, 2021
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 8, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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
- ↑ Conservative Review, "Upon Exiting Race, Kasich's Ohio Delegates are Not Bound to Trump," March 24, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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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) |