Stephen Huffman

Stephen Huffman

Republican Party

Ohio State Senate District 5

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

6

Predecessor

Bill Beagle

Prior offices

Ohio House of Representatives District 80

Successor: Jena Powell

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Compensation

Base salary

$71,099/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

High school

Milton-Union High School

Bachelor's

University of Toledo

Medical

Medical College of Ohio

Personal

Profession

Doctor

Contact

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Stephen Huffman (Republican Party) is a member of the Ohio State Senate, representing District 5. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Huffman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Ohio State Senate to represent District 5. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Huffman was a Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing District 80, from 2015 to 2018

Biography

Stephen Huffman was born in Troy, Ohio, and lives in Tipp City, Ohio. He graduated from Milton-Union High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and biology from the University of Toledo in 1988 and an M.D. from the Medical College of Ohio in 1992. Huffman's career experience includes working as an emergency physician with TeamHealth and an emergency room/occupational health physician with Premier Physician Services.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Huffman was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee
• Senate Health Committee, Chair
• Senate Insurance Committee
• Medicaid Committee (Decommissioned)

2021-2022

Huffman was assigned to the following committees:

• Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee
• Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Vice chair
• Senate Health Committee, Chair
• Senate Insurance Committee
• Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee

2019-2020

Huffman was assigned to the following committees:

• Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee
• Education Committee
• Agriculture Committee
• Senate Health Committee, Vice chair
• Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee

2017 legislative session

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

Ohio committee assignments, 2017
• Education and Career Readiness
• Health, Chair
• Insurance
• Joint Medicaid Oversight, Chair

2015 legislative session

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

Ohio committee assignments, 2015
• Education
• Health and Aging
• State Government

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

2022

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Ohio State Senate District 5

Incumbent Stephen Huffman defeated Nancy Kiehl in the general election for Ohio State Senate District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephen Huffman (R)	96.4	99,741
		Nancy Kiehl (Independent) (Write-in)	3.6	3,742

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 103,483
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 5

Incumbent Stephen Huffman advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 5 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephen Huffman	100.0	9,132

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,132
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2018

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Ohio State Senate District 5

Stephen Huffman defeated Paul Bradley in the general election for Ohio State Senate District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephen Huffman (R)	52.9	62,574
		Paul Bradley (D)	47.1	55,669

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 118,243
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 5

Paul Bradley advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 5 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Bradley	100.0	11,731

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 11,731
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 5

Stephen Huffman advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 5 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephen Huffman	100.0	18,971

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 18,971
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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 Stephen Huffman ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 80 general election.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 80 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Stephen Huffman Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

Incumbent Stephen Huffman ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 80 Republican primary.

Ohio House of Representatives District 80, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Stephen Huffman Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	21,275
Total Votes				21,275

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. Jonathan Michalski was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Stephen Huffman defeated Joe LeMaster and Mark E. Williams in the Republican primary. Huffman defeated Michalski in the general election.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 80 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Stephen Huffman	77.4%	27,585
	Democratic	Jonathan Michalski	22.6%	8,077
Total Votes				35,662

Ohio House of Representatives, District 80 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Stephen Huffman	45.8%	6,155
Mark E. Williams	34.7%	4,664
Joe LeMaster	19.5%	2,623
Total Votes		13,442

Campaign finance summary

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Stephen Huffman campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Ohio State Senate District 5	Won general	$408,848	$332,794
2018	Ohio State Senate District 5	Won general	$1,163,223	N/A**
2016	Ohio House of Representatives, District 80	Won	$96,118	N/A**
2014	Ohio State House, District 80	Won	$40,485	N/A**
Grand total			$1,708,674	$332,794
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.

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

2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

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In 2020, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 6 to December 31. Club for Growth Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Innovation Ohio Representatives are scored on their votes on bills affecting working families. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Ohio Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills impacting Ohio's business community. Ohio Environmental Council Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2019

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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. Innovation Ohio Representatives are scored on their votes on bills affecting working families. Ohio Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills impacting Ohio's business community. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Campaign themes

2022

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Political offices
Preceded by Bill Beagle (R)	Ohio State Senate District 5 2019-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Ohio House of Representatives District 80 2015-2018	Succeeded by Jena Powell (R)

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Current members of the Ohio State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Robert McColley

Minority Leader:Nickie Antonio

Senators

District 1

Robert McColley (R)

District 2

Theresa Gavarone (R)

District 3

Michele Reynolds (R)

District 4

George Lang (R)

District 5

Stephen Huffman (R)

District 6

Willis Blackshear (D)

District 7

Steve Wilson (R)

District 8

Louis Blessing (R)

District 9

Catherine Ingram (D)

District 10

Kyle Koehler (R)

District 11

Paula Hicks-Hudson (D)

District 12

Susan Manchester (R)

District 13

Nathan Manning (R)

District 14

Terry Johnson (R)

District 15

Hearcel Craig (D)

District 16

Beth Liston (D)

District 17

Shane Wilkin (R)

District 18

Jerry Cirino (R)

District 19

Andrew Brenner (R)

District 20

Tim Schaffer (R)

District 21

Kent Smith (D)

District 22

Mark Romanchuk (R)

District 23

Nickie Antonio (D)

District 24

Thomas Patton (R)

District 25

William DeMora (D)

District 26

Bill Reineke (R)

District 27

Kristina Roegner (R)

District 28

Casey Weinstein (D)

District 29

Jane Timken (R)

District 30

Brian Chavez (R)

District 31

Al Landis (R)

District 32

Sandra O'Brien (R)

District 33

Alessandro Cutrona (R)

Republican Party (24)

Democratic Party (9)