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Tim Schaffer
Republican Party
Ohio State Senate District 20
Tenure
2019 - Present
Term ends
2028
Years in position
6
Prior offices:
Ohio House of Representatives District 77
Years in office: 2015 - 2019
Ohio State Senate District 31
Years in office: 2007 - 2014
Ohio House of Representatives
Years in office: 2001 - 2006
Compensation
Base salary
$72,343/year
Per diem
No per diem is paid during session.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
Bachelor's
Mount Union College, 1985
Personal
Religion
United Methodist
Profession
Executive Director, Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
Contact
Official website
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Campaign website
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Personal LinkedIn

Tim Schaffer (Republican Party) is a member of the Ohio State Senate, representing District 20. He assumed office on May 8, 2019. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Schaffer (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Ohio State Senate to represent District 20. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Schaffer was appointed to the position in May 2019 to fill a vacancy following Sen. Brian Hill's (R) resignation.[1]

Biography

Schaffer earned his B.A. in political science and communications from Mount Union College in 1985. His professional experience includes working as the director of public relations for the Ohio Grocers Association from 1988 to 1989, as vice president/public affairs for the American Diabetes Association, Ohio Affiliate, from 1989 to 1993, and as the executive director for the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers since 1993.[2]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Schaffer was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Schaffer was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Schaffer 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
• Energy and Natural Resources
• Ways and Means, Chair

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

2009-2010

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

2024

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Ohio State Senate District 20

Incumbent Tim Schaffer defeated Nick Hubbell in the general election for Ohio State Senate District 20 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tim Schaffer
Tim Schaffer (R)
 
67.4
 
124,414
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Nick Hubbell (D) Candidate Connection
 
32.6
 
60,184

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 184,598
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 20

Nick Hubbell advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 20 on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Nick Hubbell Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
10,241

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,241
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 20

Incumbent Tim Schaffer advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 20 on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tim Schaffer
Tim Schaffer
 
100.0
 
34,944

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 34,944
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

Schaffer received the following endorsements.

2020

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Ohio State Senate District 20

Incumbent Tim Schaffer defeated Christian Johnson in the general election for Ohio State Senate District 20 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tim Schaffer
Tim Schaffer (R)
 
69.5
 
121,844
Image of Christian Johnson
Christian Johnson (D) Candidate Connection
 
30.5
 
53,477

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 175,321
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 20

Christian Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 20 on April 28, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Christian Johnson
Christian Johnson Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
13,993

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,993
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 20

Incumbent Tim Schaffer advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 20 on April 28, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tim Schaffer
Tim Schaffer
 
100.0
 
25,458

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 25,458
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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 77

Incumbent Tim Schaffer defeated Brett Pransky and Kryssi Wichers in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 77 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tim Schaffer
Tim Schaffer (R)
 
61.4
 
28,445
Image of Brett Pransky
Brett Pransky (D)
 
36.0
 
16,663
Image of Kryssi Wichers
Kryssi Wichers (L)
 
2.6
 
1,218

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 46,326
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 77

Brett Pransky advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 77 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brett Pransky
Brett Pransky
 
100.0
 
3,838

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 3,838
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 77

Incumbent Tim Schaffer advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 77 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tim Schaffer
Tim Schaffer
 
100.0
 
8,357

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 8,357
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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 Tim Schaffer defeated Bradley Nicodemus in the Ohio House of Representatives District 77 general election.[3]

Ohio House of Representatives, District 77 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tim Schaffer Incumbent 68.41% 36,674
     Democratic Bradley Nicodemus 31.59% 16,935
Total Votes 53,609
Source: Ohio Secretary of State


Bradley Nicodemus ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 77 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Ohio House of Representatives District 77, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bradley Nicodemus  (unopposed) 100.00% 6,313
Total Votes 6,313


Incumbent Tim Schaffer ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 77 Republican primary.[4][5]

Ohio House of Representatives District 77, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tim Schaffer Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 17,395
Total Votes 17,395

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. Hollie Ann Saunders was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Tim Schaffer defeated Ned Naden Basinger in the Republican primary. Schaffer defeated Saunders in the general election.[6]

Ohio House of Representatives, District 77 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTim Schaffer 68.3% 21,345
     Democratic Hollie Ann Saunders 31.7% 9,885
Total Votes 31,230
Ohio House of Representatives, District 77 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTim Schaffer 87.1% 4,971
Ned Naden Basinger 12.9% 736
Total Votes 5,707

2010

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2010

Schaffer won re-election to the Ohio State Senate against Dennis Lupher (D).[7] Neither candidate was opposed in the primary election on May 4, 2010. The election took place on November 2, 2010.[8][9][10]

Ohio State Senate, District 31
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Tim Schaffer (R) 88,694 67.29%
Dennis Lupher (D) 43,110 32.71%

2006

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2006

On November 7, 2006, Schaffer was elected to Ohio State Senate District 31.[11][12] He defeated Dennis A. Lupher (D) in the general election.[13]

Ohio State Senate District 31
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Tim Schaffer (R) 79,195
Dennis A. Lupher (D) 59,112

Campaign themes

2024

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2020

Tim Schaffer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Tim Schaffer campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Ohio State Senate District 20Won general$522,165 $396,768
2020Ohio State Senate District 20Won general$154,403 N/A**
2018Ohio House of Representatives District 77Won general$153,275 N/A**
2016Ohio House of Representatives, District 77Won $127,174 N/A**
2014Ohio State House, District 77Won $72,714 N/A**
2010Ohio State Senate, District 31Won $289,853 N/A**
2006Ohio State Senate, District 31Won $798,708 N/A**
2004Ohio State House, District 5Won $112,574 N/A**
2002Ohio State House, District 5Won $28,955 N/A**
2000Ohio State House, District 6Won $111,605 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Personal

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Schaffer and his wife, Lori, currently reside in Lancaster, Ohio.[2]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The Ohio Senate, "Schaffer Sworn In as State Senator for Ohio's 20th Senate District," May 10, 2019
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Sen. Tim Schaffer," accessed June 10, 2014
    3. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed December 21, 2016
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 8, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "2016 Official Elections Results," accessed August 29, 2016
    6. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official primary election results for May 6, 2014," accessed July 3, 2014
    7. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Senate: Results for November 2, 2010," accessed June 10, 2014
    8. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "State Senate - Results for Democratic Primary: May 4, 2010," accessed June 10, 2014
    9. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "State Senate - Results for Republican Primary: May 4, 2010," accessed June 10, 2014
    10. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "State Senate - Results for Libertarian Primary: May 4, 2010," accessed June 10, 2014
    11. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "State Senate - Results for Democratic Primary: May 2, 2006," accessed June 10, 2014
    12. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "State Senate - Results for Republican Primary: May 2, 2006," accessed June 10, 2014
    13. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Senate: Results for November 7, 2006," accessed June 10, 2014

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