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Kirk Schuring's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

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

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

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