Republican Party of Ohio
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Ohio Republican Party
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| Chairman | Jane Timken |
| Governor | John Kasich |
| Lieutenant Governor | Mary Taylor |
| Senate leadership | Keith Faber, President |
| House leadership | Cliff Rosenberger, Speaker |
| Founded | February 13, 1854 |
| Headquarters | 211 South Fifth Street Columbus, Ohio 43215 |
| Ideology |
Conservatism Liberal conservatism Fiscal conservatism Social conservatism |
| Political position | Center-right to Right-wing |
| National affiliation | Republican Party |
| Unofficial color | Red |
| Seats in the US Senate |
1 / 2
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| Seats in the US House |
12 / 16
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| Seats in the State Senate |
24 / 33
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| Seats in the State House |
66 / 99
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The Ohio Republican Party is the Ohio state affiliate of the United States Republican Party. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio on February 13, 1854.
From the Civil War era, Ohio politics was dominated by the Republican Party, with Ohio Republicans playing key roles in the national party. As the National Republican party slowly began to change from a party affiliated with Northern States and into a socially conservative, neo-liberal economic party, so has the Ohio Republican Party.
Early Ohio Republicans such as Salmon P. Chase staffed many important national offices. Chase coined the phrase "Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men". Starting in the 1880s, Ohio's Marcus A. Hanna was a significant power in the back rooms of the national Republican party. In the 1890s, Hanna led the conservative wing of the party against Theodore Roosevelt's progressive movement.
In the 60 years from 1860 to 1920, Ohioans headed the Republican presidential ticket nine times, losing only twice. In 1912, Democrat candidate Woodrow Wilson won with 40.96 percent of the vote, the Republican ticket was split, with Teddy Roosevelt leaving to start the Bull-Moose Party. In the 1916 election, Wilson won again with 49.24 percent of the vote.
During the next three presidential elections, the Republican candidate won Ohio, until 1932 when Franklin D. Roosevelt won the state. FDR would win Ohio in 1932, 1936, and 1940.
The national political upheaval that ushered in the New Deal era in the 1930s benefited the Ohio Democratic Party. Party politics in Ohio became very competitive, with Republicans and Democrats trading victories at all levels.
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