Scott Oelslager

Scott Oelslager
Speaker pro tempore of the Ohio House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byTim Ginter
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 48th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2019
Preceded byKirk Schuring
In office
January 3, 2003 – December 31, 2010
Preceded byKirk Schuring
Succeeded byKirk Schuring
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 29th district
In office
January 3, 2011 – December 31, 2018
Preceded byKirk Schuring
Succeeded byKirk Schuring
In office
February 5, 1985 – December 31, 2002
Preceded byTom Walsh
Succeeded byKirk Schuring
Personal details
Born (1953-10-15) October 15, 1953 (age 71)
Warren, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseElsie
EducationUniversity of Mount Union (BA)
Capital University (JD)

Scott Oelslager (born October 15, 1953) is an American politician who has served in the Ohio House of Representatives since 2019. He represents the 48th district. He previously held the same seat from 2003 to 2010 and also served in the Ohio Senate from 1985 to 2002 and again from 2011 to 2018. He is a Republican.

Life and career

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A graduate of Mount Union College, Oelslager formerly worked as an aide for his predecessor, Tom Walsh. When Walsh resigned his seat, Oelslager was first appointed to replace him in 1985,[1] and was re-elected in 1986 with 52% of the vote.[2] Following that election, Oelslager was elected three more times.[1]

In 2002, Oeslager faced term-limits and instead he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives for the 51st district,[3] and was re-elected in 2004,[4] 2006[5] and 2008.[6] Oelslager was unopposed in 2004 and 2008. He again was term-limited out of the House in 2010.

Return to the Ohio Senate

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In 2010, Oelslager decided to run for his old seat in the Ohio Senate, swapping seats with Kirk Schuring, who preceded Oelslager in the House.[1][7] Oelslager defeated his opponent, Richard Reinbold, with 59% of the vote. In his return to the Senate, Oelslager served as chairman of the Health & Human Services Committee for the 129th Ohio General Assembly.

For the 130th Ohio General Assembly, Oelslager was named chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the committee tasked with amending the Governor's budget. He was re-elected easily in 2014, attaining 66% of the vote over Democrat Connie Rubin.

Term limited again in 2018, Oelslager again switched seats with Schuring, again winning a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives. He was sworn in for his fifth term in the house on January 3, 2019.

Electoral history

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Election results[8]
Year Office % %
1986 Ohio Senate Scott Oelslager 51.90% Jim Gwin 48.10%
1990 Scott Oelslager 62.10% Patricia Nolan 38.90%
1994 Scott Oelslager 71.27% Maria Kalorides 28.73%
1998 Scott Oelslager 69.94% Doug Dalo 30.06%
2002 Ohio House of Representatives Scott Oelslager 69.93% Marilyn Scott 30.07%
2004 Scott Oelslager 100% Unopposed
2006 Scott Oelslager 62.85% Kody Gonzales 37.15%
2008 Scott Oelslager 100% Unopposed
2010 Ohio Senate Scott Oelslager 59.25% Richard Reinbold 40.75%
2014 Scott Oelslager 66.69% Connie Rubin 33.31%
2018 Ohio House of Representatives Scott Oelslager 64.04% Lorraine Wilburn 35.97%

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Senator Scott Oelslager". Ohio Senate. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  2. ^ "OELSLAGER CREDITS INCUMBENCY FOR 4,200-VOTE EDGE OVER GWIN". Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  3. ^ "State Representative". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Ohio House of Representatives: November 2, 2004". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Ohio House of Representatives: November 7, 2006". Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 27 June 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  6. ^ "State Representative: November 4, 2008". Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Ohio Senate: November 2, 2010". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  8. ^ Ohio Secretary of State, Election Results 1986–2010
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Ohio House of Representatives
Preceded by Speaker pro tempore of the Ohio House of Representatives
2023–present 		Incumbent
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