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About Senator Ron Amstutz

[See also: A Look At Senator Ron Amstutz

Ron is serving his fourth year representing the 22nd Ohio Senate District. With redistricting after the 2000 census, the district now includes all of Medina, Wayne and Holmes counties, plus much of Ashland County.

His legislative duties this session include:

  • · Chairman: Ways and Means and Economic Development Committee
  • · Finance & Financial Institutions Committee
  • · Education Committee
  • · Judiciary on Civil Justice Committee
  • · Third Frontier Advisory Commission
  • · Chairman: Legislative Information Systems Subcommittee
  • Prior to his service in the Senate, Ron served 20 years in the Ohio House of Representatives. His experience includes numerous leadership and committee assignments, such as Assistant Majority Whip and Chairman of the Education Section of the House Finance and Appropriations Committee.

    • Ron Amstutz has been a lifelong resident of Wayne County, Ohio. He was raised on a dairy farm between Dalton and Kidron, moved to Orrville in 1971 and has lived in Wooster since 1981.

    Ron’s political career kicked off in 1976 when he was elected Mayor of the City of Orrville. Ron held the position through 1980, when he ran successfully for the Ohio House of Representatives.

    One of Ron’s most significant legislative contributions involved work toward restructuring Ohio’s electric power industry. As chairman of a national committee made up of legislators and industry representatives on electric industry restructuring, he helped craft legislation that is being used as a model for states to bring competition to the electric power industry.

    For five years Ron worked in the Orrville office of The Daily Record. His initial assignment was writer/photographer. He was promoted to bureau editor after two years of service.

    He is a graduate of Central Christian High School and holds a B.A. Degree in Government Communications from Capital University.

    Ron is also active in local civic and volunteer organizations. Ron is past president and chairman of the board for the Orrville Jaycees. He also served as an elected member of the Orrville City Charter Commission. He is a long-standing member of the board of the Orrville Area Boys' and Girls Club and is a member of Wooster Rotary Club. He is a member of the Wayne County Republican Party, sitting on its Executive Committee.

    Ron and his wife of 23 years, Joanne, live in Wooster with their two children, Julianne (17) and Jefferson (15). Joanne teaches art in Wooster City Schools. They are members of Wooster Grace Brethren Church.

     

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