Stephen Huffman

Republican Party

Ohio State Senate District 5

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

7

Predecessor:Bill Beagle (R)

Prior offices:

Ohio House of Representatives District 80

Years in office: 2015 - 2018

Successor:Jena Powell (R)

Compensation

Base salary

$72,343/year

Per diem

No per diem is paid during session.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

High school

Milton-Union High School

Bachelor's

University of Toledo

M.D.

Medical College of Ohio

Personal

Profession

Doctor

Contact

Official website

Official Facebook

Personal Facebook

Personal LinkedIn

Stephen Huffman (Republican Party) is a member of theOhio State Senate, representingDistrict 5. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Huffman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theOhio State Senate to representDistrict 5. He won in the general election onNovember 8, 2022.

Huffman was aRepublican member of theOhio House of Representatives, representing District 80, from 2015 to 2018

Biography

Stephen Huffman was born in Troy, Ohio, and lives in Tipp City, Ohio. He graduated from Milton-Union High School.^[1] He earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and biology from the University of Toledo in 1988 and an M.D. from the Medical College of Ohio in 1992. Huffman's career experience includes working as an emergency physician with TeamHealth and an emergency room/occupational health physician with Premier Physician Services.^[2]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Huffman was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee
• Senate Health Committee,Chair
• Senate Insurance Committee
• Medicaid Committee (Decommissioned)

2021-2022

Huffman was assigned to the following committees:

• Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee
• Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee,Vice chair
• Senate Health Committee,Chair
• Senate Insurance Committee
• Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee

2019-2020

Huffman was assigned to the following committees:

• Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee
• Education Committee
• Agriculture Committee
• Senate Health Committee,Vice chair
• Insurance and Financial Institutions 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, Huffman served on the following committees:

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.

Elections

2022

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Ohio State Senate District 5

IncumbentStephen Huffman defeatedNancy Kiehl in the general election for Ohio State Senate District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephen Huffman (R)	96.4	99,741
		Nancy Kiehl (Independent) (Write-in)	3.6	3,742

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 103,483
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 5

IncumbentStephen Huffman advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 5 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephen Huffman	100.0	9,132

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,132
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Campaign finance

2018

See also:Ohio State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Ohio State Senate District 5

Stephen Huffman defeatedPaul Bradley in the general election for Ohio State Senate District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephen Huffman (R)	52.9	62,574
		Paul Bradley (D)	47.1	55,669

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 118,243
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 5

Paul Bradley advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 5 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Bradley	100.0	11,731

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 11,731
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 5

Stephen Huffman advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 5 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephen Huffman	100.0	18,971

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 18,971
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2016

See also:Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theOhio House of Representatives 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.

IncumbentStephen Huffman ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 80 general election.^[3]

Ohio House of Representatives, District 80 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Stephen HuffmanIncumbent (unopposed)
Source:Ohio Secretary of State

IncumbentStephen Huffman ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 80 Republican primary.^[4][5]

Ohio House of Representatives District 80, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Stephen HuffmanIncumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	21,275
Total Votes				21,275

2014

See also:Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theOhio House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 5, 2014.Jonathan Michalski was unopposed in the Democratic primary, whileStephen Huffman defeatedJoe LeMaster andMark E. Williams in the Republican primary. Huffman defeated Michalski in the general election.^[6]

Ohio House of Representatives, District 80 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Stephen Huffman	77.4%	27,585
	Democratic	Jonathan Michalski	22.6%	8,077
Total Votes				35,662

Ohio House of Representatives, District 80 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Stephen Huffman	45.8%	6,155
Mark E. Williams	34.7%	4,664
Joe LeMaster	19.5%	2,623
Total Votes		13,442

Campaign finance summary

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Campaign themes

2022

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