Kevin Ritter

Republican | Ohio

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Candidate Profile

BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, B.A.; M.A., 1990; 1992

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Completed all coursework and exams for PhD before leaving the university., 1992-

WORK & MILITARY

Coast to Coast Athletics, President & Owner, 2000-2018

AFFILIATIONS

St. Mary's Basilica Parish Council, Member, 2023-2024

Washington County Republican Party Executive Committee, Member, uncertain - 10+ years

Veritas Classical Academy, Co-Founder, Teacher, 2014-2024

County Commissioners Association of Ohio, State Board Member, 2018-2025

Western Michigan University, Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2 years (1990s)

Washington State College of Ohio, Adjunct Faculty, 2012-2020

Ohio Valley University, Adjunct Faculty

Campus Martius Museum, Member, President, 2018-2025

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Washington County Commissioner, 2018-2025

Ohio House of Representatives, 94th District, 2025-2026

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Re-election, Ohio House of Representatives, 94th District (2nd term)

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (2)

Ohio Value Voters

Ohio Republican Party

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (7)

Ohio Value Voters

Buckeye Firearms

Ohio Real Estate Investors Association

Ohio Farm Bureau Federation

ACT Ohio

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (4)

Protect Women Ohio (2023)

Andrew 'Andy' Thompson (2014)

Yolan Dennis (2014)

William L. "Bill" Johnson (2010)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

OTHER INFORMATION

OH Christian Alliance's 2024 Voter Guide

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

None.

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Strongly Agree

The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.

Strongly Agree

The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.

Strongly Agree


ECONOMY

What is your position on the minimum wage?

The market should set wages, not government.

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.

Support the Ohio Auditor's efforts to root out fraud (especially Medicaid fraud); stop state benefits to illegal aliens; require zero-based budgeting for all state agencies, including stand-alone elected officials


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

There is no constitutional basis or historical basis for a claim of "separation of church and state" in the manner in which the Left has coopted the phrase. Jefferson's "wall of separation" has to be one of the most purposefully misused metaphors in American polity. The Founders did not establish a secular or godless government - quite the opposite. Jefferson's phrasing was an explanation of federalism - the "wall" is between the federal and state governments as to matters of religion.

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree


HEALTHCARE

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.

C

The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.

Neutral

So long as data is collected in the aggregate, without personal identifiers, the database is appropriate.


NATIONAL SECURITY

The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.

Strongly Agree

Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?

Absolutely - as our long-time ally with whom we share a religious heritage, our relationship with Israel is special and important, particularly given the threats to our nation's security that are issued daily and vehemently by terrorist-funding Arab governments.


IMMIGRATION

I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.

Strongly Disagree


EDUCATION

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Strongly Agree

Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.

Strongly Agree


VALUES

Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.

Strongly Agree

Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.

Strongly Agree

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

Strongly Agree

I support the expansion of gambling in my state.

Strongly Disagree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a devout Catholic. I believe that our rights are granted by God, not the government. God created us in His image and likeness and granted to us alone the ability to reason, and thus the responsibility to govern ourselves with right reason and treat others with justice. I turn to God in daily prayer seeking His wisdom and guidance that I may act with prudence in all that I do.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree


EQUALITY

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Strongly Disagree

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.

Strongly Agree


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.

Strongly Disagree

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

Natural gas


ABOUT YOU

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Very Conservative

Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.

No

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

No


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?

Goals: removal from society (public safety), punishment and justice (accountability), deterrence, and rehabilitation where appropriate.

Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.

Strongly Agree

Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.

Strongly Agree


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

Restrictions are appropriate as they relate to mental illness. Otherwise, I am a defender of the 2nd Amendment.

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