Michael Rulli

Republican Party

Candidate, U.S. House Ohio District 6

U.S. House Ohio District 6

Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

1

Predecessor

Bill Johnson

Prior offices

Ohio State Senate District 33

Successor:Alessandro Cutrona

Predecessor:Joseph Schiavoni

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Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

May 5, 2026

Education

High school

Poland Seminary High School

Personal

Profession

Business executive

Contact

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Michael Rulli (Republican Party) is a member of theU.S. House, representingOhio's 6th Congressional District. He assumed office on June 25, 2024. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Rulli (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theU.S. House to representOhio's 6th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled onMay 5, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Michael Rulli was born inMahoning County, Ohio and graduated from Poland Seminary High School.^[1] He earned a degree from Emerson College. Rulli's career experience includes working as the director of operations with Rulli Bros. Markets.^[2] Before his election to Congress, Rulli served as a school board member inLeetonia, Ohio and in theOhio State Senate.^[1]

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2025-2026

Rulli was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

• Committee on Energy and Commerce
• Health
• Oversight and Investigations
• Energy
• Committee on Education and the Workforce
• Committee on Education and Workforce
• Committee on Education and Workforce

Elections

2026

See also: Ohio's 6th Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 5, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6

Sam Barrick,Michael Kripchak, andMalcolm Ritchie are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on May 5, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Sam Barrick
		Michael Kripchak
		Malcolm Ritchie

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6

IncumbentMichael Rulli andJulia Kelley are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on May 5, 2026.

		Candidate
		Michael Rulli
	Submit photo	Julia Kelley

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Endorsements

2024

Regular election

See also: Ohio's 6th Congressional District election, 2024

Ohio's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)

Ohio's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 6

IncumbentMichael Rulli defeatedMichael Kripchak in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Rulli (R)	66.7	245,860
		Michael Kripchak (D)	33.3	122,515

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 368,375
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Farms (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6

Michael Kripchak defeatedRylan Finzer in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Kripchak	66.3	20,632
		Rylan Finzer	33.7	10,480

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,112
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lou Lyras (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6

IncumbentMichael Rulli defeatedReggie Stoltzfus andRick Tsai in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Rulli	49.5	43,857
		Reggie Stoltzfus	40.7	36,033
		Rick Tsai	9.8	8,641

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 88,531
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kurt Hilderbrand (R)

Endorsements

Special election

See also: Ohio's 6th Congressional District special election, 2024

Ohio's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)

Ohio's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Ohio District 6

Michael Rulli defeatedMichael Kripchak in the special general election for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on June 11, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Rulli (R)	54.6	32,747
		Michael Kripchak (D)	45.3	27,173
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	12

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,932
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6

Michael Kripchak defeatedRylan Finzer in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Kripchak	65.0	19,931
		Rylan Finzer	35.0	10,731

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,662
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6

Michael Rulli defeatedReggie Stoltzfus andRick Tsai in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Rulli	49.1	43,155
		Reggie Stoltzfus	40.6	35,684
		Rick Tsai	10.3	9,094

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 87,933
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2022

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Ohio State Senate District 33

IncumbentMichael Rulli defeatedBob Hagan in the general election for Ohio State Senate District 33 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Rulli (R)	66.1	86,983
		Bob Hagan (D)	33.9	44,620

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 131,603
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 33

Bob Hagan advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 33 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Hagan	100.0	8,975

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,975
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 33

IncumbentMichael Rulli advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 33 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Rulli	100.0	12,267

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,267
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Campaign finance

2018

See also:Ohio State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Ohio State Senate District 33

Michael Rulli defeatedJohn Boccieri in the general election for Ohio State Senate District 33 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Rulli (R)	52.4	66,731
		John Boccieri (D)	47.6	60,575

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 127,306
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 33

John Boccieri advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 33 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Boccieri	100.0	23,583

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 33

Michael Rulli advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 33 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Rulli	100.0	16,617

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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Notable endorsements

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Personal finance disclosures

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Analysis

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119th Congress (2025-2027)

118th Congress (2023-2025)

State legislative tenure

Scorecards

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2024

In 2024, theOhio State Legislature was in session from January 2 to December 19. A special session on elections commenced on May 28, 2024, and ended on May 31.

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2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Rulli was assigned to the following committees:

• General Government Committee,Chair
• Small Business and Economic Opportunity Committee
• Transportation Committee
• Workforce and Higher Education Committee,Vice Chair

2021-2022

Rulli was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee
• Small Business and Economic Opportunity Committee,Chair
• Transportation Committee
• Workforce and Higher Education Committee

2019-2020

Rulli was assigned to the following committees:

• Local Government, Public Safety, and Veterans Affairs Committee
• Transportation, Commerce, and Workforce Committee
• Energy and Public Utilities Committee
• General Government and Agency Review Committee,Vice chair

Key votes

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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025

The118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, and ended on January 3, 2025. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in theU.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in theU.S. Senate (51-49).Joe Biden (D) was the president andKamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below usingCongress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025
Vote	Bill and description	Status
Yea	The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023   The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (H.R. 82) was a bill passed by the118th Congress and signed into law by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on January 5, 2025, that reduced Social Security benefits for individuals who received other pensions from state or local governments. It also eliminated an offset that would reduce benefits for spouses and widows of individuals with government pensions. It also eliminated a provision that reduced benefits for an individual who received a pension or disability benefit from an employer that did not withhold Social Security taxes. This bill required a 2/3rds majority vote to pass.[5]	Passed (327-75)[6]
Yea	Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act   The Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act (H.R. 9495) was passed by theU.S. House on November 21, 2024. The bill would have postponed U.S. tax deadlines for citizens who were wrongfully detained abroad. This bill required a simple majority to pass.[7]	Passed (219-184)[8]
Yea	Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025   H.R.9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, was passed by the118th Congress and signed into law by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on September 26, 2024, providing funding to federal agencies, including the Secret Service, and federal programs for the 2025 fiscal year. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.[9]	Passed (341-82)[10]

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