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\r\n\r\nThe current secretary of state is Frank LaRose (Republican). He has served as the 51st Secretary of State of Ohio since January 2019. He was a Republican member of the Ohio State Senate for two terms from January 2011 to January 2019. He was a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in the 2024 election, challenging incumbent Senator Sherrod Brown. He lost to Bernie Moreno in the primary.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nLaRose graduated from Copley High School. He subsequently enlisted in the United States Army in 1998, serving in the 101st Airborne Division and later the U.S. Special Forces as a green beret. He received the Bronze Star for his service in Iraq. He has said that his military service influenced his desire to protect elections and voters\u2019 rights.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nHe graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in consumer affairs and a minor in business administration.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nLaRose ran for Ohio Senate in 2010 and defeated the Democratic nominee, Summit County Councilman Frank Comunale in the 27th District, a Democratic-leaning district, by 56.5% to 43.5%. LaRose won re-election to his seat in 2014 with 67.7% of the vote.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe text in the above bio is quoted directly from the following source:<\/em> https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frank_LaRose<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"
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The current secretary of state is Frank LaRose (Republican). He has served as the 51st Secretary of State of Ohio since January 2019. He was a Republican member of the Ohio State Senate for two terms from January 2011 to January 2019. He was a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in the 2024 election, challenging incumbent Senator Sherrod Brown. He lost to Bernie Moreno in the primary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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LaRose graduated from Copley High School. He subsequently enlisted in the United States Army in 1998, serving in the 101st Airborne Division and later the U.S. Special Forces as a green beret. He received the Bronze Star for his service in Iraq. He has said that his military service influenced his desire to protect elections and voters\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in consumer affairs and a minor in business administration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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LaRose ran for Ohio Senate in 2010 and defeated the Democratic nominee, Summit County Councilman Frank Comunale in the 27th District, a Democratic-leaning district, by 56.5% to 43.5%. LaRose won re-election to his seat in 2014 with 67.7% of the vote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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