Senate Building
1 Capitol Square, 2nd Floor, 220
Columbus, OH 43215
Full Name:
Kirk J. Schuring
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Darlene; 2 Children: Derrick, Kristin
Birth Date:
09/17/1952
Birth Place:
Canton, OH
Home City:
Canton, OH
Religion:
Lutheran
Attended, Kent State University
President Pro Tempore, Ohio State Senate, 2023-present
Senator, Ohio State Senate, District 29, 2019-present
Former Majority Floor Leader, Ohio State House of Representatives
Majority Floor Leader, Ohio State Senate, 2021-2023
Speaker Pro Tempore, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2017-2019
Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2010-2019
Candidate, Ohio State Senate, District 29, 2018
Senator, Ohio State Senate, 2002-2010
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 16, 2008
Member, Energy and Public Utilities
Member, Finance Committee
Vice Chair, General Government
Member, Insurance
Member, Rules and Reference
Vice Chair, Rules and Reference Committee
Former Member, Aging and Long Term Care Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives
Former Member, Criminal Justice Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives
Former Chair, General Government and Agency Review Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Health Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives
Former Member, Health, Human Services and Medicaid Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Insurance Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives
Former Member, Legislative Service Commission Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives
Former Member, Local Government Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Rules and Reference Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Retirement and Pensions, Ohio State House of Representatives
Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Ohio State Senate
No professional experience on file.
Chair, Advisory Committee, Bureau of Motor Vehicles Citizens
Member, Advisory Council, Ohio Hospital Measures
Member, Advisory Council, Ohio Steel Industry
Former President, Canton Jaycees
Member, Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce
Former President, Canton Urban League
Member, Interagency Council on Hispanic-Latino Affairs
Vice-Chair, Local Government Public Notice Task Force
Member, Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program Legislative Oversight Committee
Member, North Canton Chamber of Commerce
Board Chair, Ohio Children's Trust Fund
Member, Ohio Commission on Minority Health
Co-Chair, Ohio Transportation Task Force
Chair, Stark/Wayne Christmas Seal Drive
Chair, Study Council, Ohio Retirement
President, Young Republicans
Awards:
Legislator of the Year by AMVETS -- Department of Ohio, the Ohio Network of Children's Advocacy Centers, the Ohio Association of Free Clinics, the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police, the Ohio Speech and Hearing Association, the Public Children Services Association of Ohio, the Ohio Society of CPAs, and the Ohio Association of Acupuncturists
Friend of Public Education by the Ohio Federation of Teachers, a Guardian of Small Business by the National Federation of Independent Businesses and received the legislative award from The Justice League of Ohio, the Friend of Higher Education Award from the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio, and the Voice of Justice Award from the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation