Mike DeWine
| Mike DeWine | |
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| 50th Attorney General of Ohio | |
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Assumed office January 10, 2011 |
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| Governor | John Kasich |
| Preceded by | Richard Cordray |
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United States Senator from Ohio |
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In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Howard Metzenbaum |
| Succeeded by | Sherrod Brown |
| 59th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio | |
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In office January 14, 1991 – November 12, 1994 |
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| Governor | George Voinovich |
| Preceded by | Paul Leonard |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Hollister |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 7th district |
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In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Bud Brown |
| Succeeded by | Dave Hobson |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 10th district |
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In office January 2, 1981 – December 13, 1982 |
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| Preceded by | John Mahoney |
| Succeeded by | Dave Hobson |
| Personal details | |
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Richard Michael DeWine January 5, 1947 Springfield, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Struewing |
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Miami University (BA) Ohio Northern University (JD) |
Richard Michael "Mike" DeWine (born January 5, 1947) is an American lawyer and Republican Party politician from Cedarville, Ohio. DeWine is serving his second term as Ohio Attorney General, a seat he won election to in 2010 by defeating incumbent Richard Cordray. DeWine was sworn in on January 10, 2011.
DeWine is a former United States Senator, elected to replace the retiring Howard Metzenbaum in 1994 and winning two terms. He served alongside John Glenn as the junior Senator from Ohio from 1995 until 1999 and then became the senior Senator when former Ohio governor George Voinovich was sworn in. DeWine had served as Voinovich's lieutenant governor from the time Voinovich was first elected in 1991 until 1994.
Prior to his being nominated as Voinovich's running mate in the 1990 election, DeWine served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio's 7th Congressional District for four consecutive terms beginning in 1983. He also served as an Ohio state senator.
On May 26, 2016, DeWine announced his candidacy for Governor of Ohio in the 2018 election.
Born in Springfield, Ohio, the son of Jean and Richard L. DeWine, DeWine lives in Cedarville, Ohio but grew up in neighboring Yellow Springs, Ohio. DeWine earned his Bachelor of Science degree in education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 1969 and a Juris Doctor from Ohio Northern University College of Law in 1972.
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