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Bill Coley

Republican Party

Prior offices:

Ohio State Senate District 4

Years in office: 2011 - 2020

Successor:George Lang (R)

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Ohio House of Representatives

Years in office: 2005 - 2011

Elections and appointments

Last election

April 28, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

University of Dayton

Law

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Contact

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

Personal LinkedIn

Bill Coley (Republican Party) was a member of theOhio State Senate, representingDistrict 4. He assumed office on May 24, 2011. He left office on December 31, 2020.

Coley (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of theOhio Twelfth District Court of Appeals. He lost in the Republican primary onApril 28, 2020.

Coley served in theOhio House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011.

Biography

Coley earned his B.S. in finance from the University of Dayton and his J.D. from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. His professional experience includes working as a commercial litigation attorney with Strauss and Troy.^[1]

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Coley was assigned to the following committees:

• Correctional Institution Inspection Committee,Vice chair
• Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee
• Education Committee
• Senate Judiciary Committee
• Government Oversight and Reform Committee,Chair
• Senate Rules and Reference Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Coley served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Coley served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 session of theOhio State Senate, Coley served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Coley was appointed to the following committees in theOhio House of Representatives:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Coley served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2020

Judicial election

See also: Ohio intermediate appellate court elections, 2020

General election

General election for Ohio Twelfth District Court of Appeals

Matthew Byrne won election in the general election for Ohio Twelfth District Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matthew Byrne (Nonpartisan)	100.0	350,206

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio Twelfth District Court of Appeals

Matthew Byrne defeatedMary Lynne Birck,Noah E. Powers II, andBill Coley in the Republican primary for Ohio Twelfth District Court of Appeals on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matthew Byrne	32.4	27,153
	Submit photo	Mary Lynne Birck	29.2	24,503
	Submit photo	Noah E. Powers II	25.0	20,938
		Bill Coley	13.4	11,186

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 83,780
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Campaign finance

State legislative election

See also:Ohio State Senate elections, 2020

Bill Coley was not able to file for re-election due toterm limits.^[2]

2016

See also:Ohio State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for theOhio State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 16, 2015.

IncumbentBill Coley defeatedJohn Kinne in the Ohio State Senate District 4 general election.^[3]

Ohio State Senate, District 4 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill ColeyIncumbent	67.66%	105,810
	Democratic	John Kinne	32.34%	50,580
Total Votes				156,390
Source:Ohio Secretary of State

John Kinne ran unopposed in the Ohio State Senate District 4 Democratic primary.^[4][5]

Ohio State Senate District 4, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Kinne (unopposed)	100.00%	15,070
Total Votes				15,070

IncumbentBill Coley defeatedJoseph Ebbing,Eric Gurr andJeremiah York in the Ohio State Senate District 4 Republican primary.^[4][5]

Ohio State Senate District 4, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill ColeyIncumbent	55.21%	24,261
	Republican	Joseph Ebbing	18.54%	8,149
	Republican	Eric Gurr	14.52%	6,379
	Republican	Jeremiah York	11.74%	5,158
Total Votes				43,947

2012

See also:Ohio State Senate elections, 2012

Coley won re-election in the2012 election forOhio Senate, District 4. Coley was unopposed in the March 6 Republican primary election and was also unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[6][7]

Ohio State Senate, District 4, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Coley	100%	104,591
Total Votes				104,591

2010

See also:Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2010

Coley won re-election to District 55 of theOhio House of Representatives.^[8] He defeatedSusan Rubin (D) in the general election on November 2.^[9][10]

Ohio House of Representatives, District 55
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Bill Coley (R)		33,229	69.31%
Susan Rubin (D)		14,713	30.69%

2008

See also:Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Coley won re-election to theOhio House of Representatives.^[11][12] He defeated Tony Klimek (D) in the general election.^[13]

Ohio House of Representatives, District 55
Candidates		Votes
Bill Coley (R)		37,036
Tony Klimek (D)		21,926

2006

See also:Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2006

On November 7, 2006, Coley won election to theOhio House of Representatives. He was unopposed in the general election.^[14]

Ohio House of Representatives, District 55
Candidates		Votes
Bill Coley (R)		30,368

Campaign themes

2020

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Scorecards

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2020

In 2020, theOhio State Legislature was in session from January 6 to December 31.

• Club for Growth Foundation

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.

• Innovation Ohio

Representatives are scored on their votes on bills affecting working families.

• National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

• Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills impacting Ohio's business community.

• Ohio Environmental Council

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.

• The American Conservative Union

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2019

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2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Personal

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As of 2015, Coley and his wife, Carolyn, resided in Liberty Township, Ohio.^[1]

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