Alumni in Government | Government Affairs

Alumni in government.

Ohio State’s alumni family expands to over 550,000 thousand. A select few have answered the call to public service. On this page you’ll find Ohio State alumni that are currently serving at the local, state, and national levels.

Marcia Fudge

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Bachelor of Science in Business (1975)

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Sherrod Brown

U.S. Senator

Master of Arts in Public Policy and Management (1981), Master of Arts in Education (1979)

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Jim Jordan

U.S. Representative

Master of Arts in Education (1991)

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Mike Carey

U.S. Representative

Bachelor of Arts, History (1993)

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Alma Adams

U.S. Representative

Ph.D. in Arts Education (1981)

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Thomas Carper

U.S. Senator

Bachelor of Arts in Economics (1968)

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Alan Lowenthal

U.S. Representative

Ph.D. in Psychology (1967), Master in Psychology (1965)

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Keith Faber

Auditor of State

Juris Doctorate (1991)

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Frank LaRose

Secretary of State

Bachelor of Science in Family Resource Management (2007)

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Dave Yost

Attorney General

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (1984)

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Niraj Antani

State Senator

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (2013)

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Andrew Brenner

State Senator

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (1993)

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Hearcel Craig

State Senator

Bachelor of Arts in Social & Behavioral Sciences (1995)

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Robert McColley

State Senator

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (2007)

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Bob Peterson

State Senator

Bachelor of Science in Animal Science (1983)

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Richard Brown

State Representative

Juris Doctorate (1981)

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Jon Cross

State Representative

Bachelor of Arts in Social & Behavioral Sciences (2002)

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Kris Jordan

State Representative

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (1999)

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Laura Lanese

State Representative

Juris Doctorate (1995)

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David Leland

State Representative

Bachelor of Arts in History (1975)

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Mary Lightbody

State Representative

Masters in Teaching and Learning (1992), Doctor of Philosophy in Teaching and Learning (2004)

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Beth Liston

State Representative

Doctor of Medicine (2002), Doctor of Philosophy in Pathology (2002)

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Susan Manchester

State Representative

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (2010), Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (2010)

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Adam Miller

State Representative

Bachelor of Arts in English (1988)

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Craig Riedel

State Representative

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (1988)

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Nino Vitale

State Representative

Masters in Business Administration (1993)

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Casey Weinstein

State Representative

Masters in Business (2007)

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Kevin Miller

State Representative

Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Communication, Education, and Interpretation (1997)

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Monique Smith

State Representative

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

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Ron Ferguson

State Representative

Bachelor of Arts in Communications (2008)

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Megan Kilgore

Columbus City Auditor

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science (2004)

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Zach Klein

Columbus City Attorney

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science (2001)

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Nick Bankston

Columbus City Council

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (2012)

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Cornell Robertson

Franklin County Engineer

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (1992)

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Michael Stinziano

Franklin County Auditor

Juris Doctor (2007)

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Gary Tyack

Franklin County Prosecutor

Juris Doctorate (1974)

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Tony Anderson

Fayette County Commissioner (President)

Bachelor of Science, Animal Science (1975)

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Tim Bechtol

Hancock County Commissioner

Bachelor of Science, Architecture (1992)

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Rick Black

Licking County Commissioner

Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Economics (1976)

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William Clinger

Wyandot County Commissioner

Bachelor of Science, Economics (1980), Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Economics (1984)

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Robert Guillozet

Shelby County Commissioner (President)

Bachelor of Arts, Personalized Study Program (2006)

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Greg Homan

Mercer County Commissioner

Bachelor of Science, Animal, Dairy & Poultry Science (1995), Master, Human & Community Res Dev (2000); Doctor of Philosophy, Human & Community Res Dev (2004)

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