
Kevin Ritter
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
2025
|92%, 92%†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2025-2026
|0%
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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