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Kevin Bacon

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Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Chair, Civil Justice Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Chair, Commerce and Labor Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Criminal Justice Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Finance Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Finance Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Finance Subcommittee on Higher Education, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Financial Institutions, Housing and Urban Development Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Government Oversight and Reform Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Chair, Judiciary Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Chair, Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Ranking Minority Member, Public Utilities Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Member, Public Utilities Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Reference Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Transportation, Commerce and Workforce Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Ohio State Senate

Education

  • JD, Capital University Law School, 1995-1998
  • BA, Political Science, Miami University, 1990-1994

Professional Experience

  • JD, Capital University Law School, 1995-1998
  • BA, Political Science, Miami University, 1990-1994
  • Attorney, Farmers Insurance
  • Prosecutor, Lancaster City Attorney’s Office
  • Enforcement Attorney, Ohio Department Commerce

Political Experience

  • JD, Capital University Law School, 1995-1998
  • BA, Political Science, Miami University, 1990-1994
  • Attorney, Farmers Insurance
  • Prosecutor, Lancaster City Attorney’s Office
  • Enforcement Attorney, Ohio Department Commerce
  • Senator, Ohio State Senate, District 3, 2011-2019
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 12, 2018
  • Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 21, 2007-2010
  • Trustee, Blendon Township, 2002-2006

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Chair, Civil Justice Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Chair, Commerce and Labor Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Criminal Justice Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Finance Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Finance Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Finance Subcommittee on Higher Education, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Financial Institutions, Housing and Urban Development Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Government Oversight and Reform Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Chair, Judiciary Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Chair, Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Ranking Minority Member, Public Utilities Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Member, Public Utilities Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Reference Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Transportation, Commerce and Workforce Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Ohio State Senate

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, Capital University Law School, 1995-1998
  • BA, Political Science, Miami University, 1990-1994
  • Attorney, Farmers Insurance
  • Prosecutor, Lancaster City Attorney’s Office
  • Enforcement Attorney, Ohio Department Commerce
  • Senator, Ohio State Senate, District 3, 2011-2019
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 12, 2018
  • Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 21, 2007-2010
  • Trustee, Blendon Township, 2002-2006
  • Member, Dublin-Worthington Rotary Club, present
  • Member, Gahanna Chamber of Commerce, present
  • Member, New Albany Chamber of Commerce, present
  • Member, Ohio Bar Association, present
  • Chair, Ohio Children’s Trust Fund, present
  • Member, Ohio Fatherhood Commission, present
  • Member, Prevent Blindness Ohio, present
  • Member, Reynoldsburg Chamber of Commerce, present
  • Member, United Way of Central Ohio, present
  • Member, Westerville Chamber of Commerce, present
  • Former Member, Capital Law School Alumni Board
  • Member, Columbus Bar Association
  • Member, Columbus Chamber of Commerce
  • Former Member, National Home Visiting Taskforce, National Conference of State Legislators
  • Former Member, National Taskforce for Employment of People with Disabilities, National Conference of State Legislators
  • Member, Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
  • Former Member, Ohio Governor Health and Human Services Transition Team
  • Member, Worthington Chamber of Commerce

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Legislator of the Year Award (Autism Society of Ohio, 2007)
  • Freshman Legislator of the Year Award (ARC of Ohio, 2008)
  • Legislator of the Year Award (Association of County Boards of MRDD, 2008)
  • Legislator of the Year Award (Ohio Academy of Pediatrics, 2008)
  • Leadership Award (School Choice Ohio, 2011)
  • Legislator of the Year (Governor's Council on People with Disabilities, 2011)
  • Legislator of the Year (AMVETS Department of Ohio, 2012)
  • Watchdog of the Treasury (United Conservatives of Ohio)
  • Defender of Liberty (American Conservative Union)
  • Legislator of the Year (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, 2014)
  • Legislator of the Year (Governor's Counsel on People with Disabilities, 2014)
  • Guardian of Small Business (NFIB of Ohio, 2016)

Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Unknown Position

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

Education

Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position

Guns

Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Unknown Position

Health Care

Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Unknown Position

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Unknown Position

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position