Robert Sprague
What this job does: Ohio's chief elections officer. The secretary of state oversees the 88 county boards of elections, certifies candidates and ballot issues, keeps business filings, and sits on the Ohio Redistricting Commission and the Ohio Ballot Board. A term is four years, with a limit of two terms in a row.
- Current office
- Ohio Treasurer of State (since 2019)
- Occupation
- Treasurer of State
- Lives in
- Findlay
Background
- Ohio's 49th Treasurer of State since January 14, 2019. source: tos.ohio.gov
- State representative for the 83rd District, 2011-2018; earlier Findlay city auditor and city treasurer. source: tos.ohio.gov
- Mechanical engineering degree from Duke University and an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. source: tos.ohio.gov
- Worked as a project lead at Ernst & Young and later started a consulting firm. source: tos.ohio.gov
- Won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary over Marcell Strbich, 70.2% to 29.8%. source: en.wikipedia.org
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- Supports Issue 3: "We should be protecting elections here in the state of Ohio." source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
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