Jeff LaRe

Jeff LaRe

Republican Party

Candidate, Ohio House of Representatives District 73

Ohio House of Representatives District 73

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2024

Years in position

1

Predecessor

Brian Lampton

Prior offices

Ohio House of Representatives District 77

Successor: Scott Wiggam

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Compensation

Base salary

$69,876/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Next election

November 5, 2024

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Jeff LaRe (Republican Party) is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing District 73. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on December 31, 2024.

LaRe (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 73. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Republican primary on March 19, 2024.

Biography

LaRe began his career as an Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) Certified Peace Officer and an OPOTA Certified Corrections Officer at the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office. LaRe also served as the Deputy Sheriff in Fairfield County before becoming the executive vice president of the Whitestone Group in 2000, where his employment was ongoing as of the 2021 election. LaRe and his family lived in Violet Township in Fairfield County as of the 2021 election.

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

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General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 73

Incumbent Jeff LaRe and Michael Scarmack are running in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 73 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Jeff LaRe (R)
		Michael Scarmack (D)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 73

Michael Scarmack advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 73 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Scarmack (Write-in)	100.0	211

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 211
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 73

Incumbent Jeff LaRe defeated Mike Tussey in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 73 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff LaRe	55.1	6,026
		Mike Tussey	44.9	4,907

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,933
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Austin Beigel (R)

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2022

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 73

Incumbent Jeff LaRe won election in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 73 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff LaRe (R)	100.0	33,247

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 73

Incumbent Jeff LaRe advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 73 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff LaRe	100.0	2,657

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,657
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2021

See also: Ohio's 15th Congressional District special election, 2021

Ohio's 15th Congressional District special election, 2021 (August 3 Republican primary)

Ohio's 15th Congressional District special election, 2021 (August 3 Democratic primary)

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Ohio District 15

Mike Carey defeated Allison Russo in the special general election for U.S. House Ohio District 15 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Carey (R)	58.3	94,501
		Allison Russo (D)	41.7	67,588

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 162,089
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 15

Allison Russo defeated Greg Betts in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 15 on August 3, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Allison Russo	84.2	13,704
		Greg Betts	15.8	2,576

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,280
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Stinziano (D)

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 15

The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 15 on August 3, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Carey	37.0	18,805
		Jeff LaRe	13.3	6,776
		Ron Hood	13.1	6,676
		Bob Peterson	12.6	6,407
		Ruth Edmonds	10.0	5,090
		Tom Hwang	4.9	2,499
		Stephanie Kunze	4.6	2,363
		Thad Cooperrider	2.1	1,076
		Omar Tarazi	1.8	907
		John Adams	0.3	173
		Eric M. Clark	0.2	83

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,855
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brian Stewart (R) (Unofficially withdrew)
• Jeffrey Fix (R)

2020

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 77

Incumbent Jeff LaRe defeated Melissa Wilde in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 77 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff LaRe (R)	60.1	38,059
		Melissa Wilde (D)	39.9	25,268

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 63,327
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 77

Melissa Wilde advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 77 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melissa Wilde	100.0	5,271

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,271
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 77

Incumbent Jeff LaRe advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 77 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff LaRe	100.0	7,275

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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2021

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Campaign website

LaRe's campaign website stated the following:

“	Grow the Economy and Small Businesses I believe in the American Dream. If you work hard and play by the rules, then you should succeed. Government shouldn’t be in the business of picking winners and losers. We need to eliminate burdensome regulations, so our small businesses can grow and prosper. Strengthen Our Borders America needs strong borders. We need to know who – and what – is coming into our country, and the safety of our communities is in jeopardy. I will work every day to secure our borders and protect our nation. Balance the Budget I firmly believe in the Balanced Budget Amendment. American families have to live within their means, it’s time our government does too. We cannot saddle our future generations with undue financial burden. Be Energy Independent We need a plan to become energy independent. Our government needs to get out of the way and eliminate regulations and unnecessary taxation. I will support the Keystone XL Pipeline, and other projects that allow for America to produce our own energy. Defend the Second Amendment The right to bear arms is guaranteed in our Constitution. I am an unabashed defender of our 2nd Amendment, receiving the highest ratings from the NRA and Buckeye Firearms Association. Protect Innocent Life I am proud to be 100% Pro-Life. I have a strong voting record supporting life and making adoption a viable option for families across our great state.	”
—Jeff LaRe's campaign website (2021)

Campaign advertisements

"Meet Jeff" - LaRe campaign ad, released July 7, 2021

"Jeff LaRe for Congress" - LaRe campaign ad, released June 11, 2021

2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Jeff LaRe campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Ohio House of Representatives District 73	On the Ballot general	$545,050	$441,515
2022	Ohio House of Representatives District 73	Won general	$303,955	$203,568
2020	Ohio House of Representatives District 77	Won general	$221,692	N/A**
Grand total			$1,070,696	$645,083
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only availabale data.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

LaRe was assigned to the following committees:

• House Finance Committee, Vice Chair
• House Rules and Reference Committee

2021-2022

LaRe was assigned to the following committees:

• Criminal Justice Committee, Chair
• House Finance Committee
• House Insurance Committee
• Transportation and Public Safety Committee

2019-2020

LaRe was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture and Conservation Committee
• House Insurance Committee
• Transportation and Public Safety Committee

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2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

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2019

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Brian Lampton (R)	Ohio House of Representatives District 73 2023-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Ohio House of Representatives District 77 2019-2022	Succeeded by Scott Wiggam (R)

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Current members of the Ohio House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Jason Stephens

Representatives

District 1

Dontavius Jarrells (D)

District 2

Latyna Humphrey (D)

District 3

Ismail Mohamed (D)

District 4

Beryl Piccolantonio (D)

District 5

Richard Brown (D)

District 6

Adam Miller (D)

District 7

Allison Russo (D)

District 8

Beth Liston (D)

District 9

Munira Abdullahi (D)

District 10

David Dobos (R)

District 11

Anita Somani (D)

District 12

Brian Stewart (R)

District 13

Michael Skindell (D)

District 14

Sean Brennan (D)

District 15

Richard Dell'Aquila (D)

District 16

Bride Rose Sweeney (D)

District 17

Thomas Patton (R)

District 18

Darnell Brewer (D)

District 19

Phil Robinson (D)

District 20

Terrence Upchurch (D)

District 21

Elliot Forhan (D)

District 22

Juanita Brent (D)

District 23

Dan Troy (D)

District 24

Dani Isaacsohn (D)

District 25

Cecil Thomas (D)

District 26

Sedrick Denson (D)

District 27

Rachel Baker (D)

District 28

Jodi Whitted (D)

District 29

Cindy Abrams (R)

District 30

Bill Seitz (R)

District 31

Bill Roemer (R)

District 32

Jack Daniels (R)

District 33

Veronica Sims (D)

District 34

Casey Weinstein (D)

District 35

Steve Demetriou (R)

District 36

Andrea White (R)

District 37

Tom Young (R)

District 38

Willis Blackshear (D)

District 39

Phil Plummer (R)

District 40

Rodney Creech (R)

District 41

Josh Williams (R)

District 42

Derek Merrin (R)

District 43

Michele Grim (D)

District 44

Elgin Rogers (D)

District 45

Jennifer Gross (R)

District 46

Thomas Hall (R)

District 47

Sara Carruthers (R)

District 48

Scott Oelslager (R)

District 49

Jim Thomas (R)

District 50

Reggie Stoltzfus (R)

District 51

Brett Hillyer (R)

District 52

Gayle Manning (R)

District 53

Joe Miller (D)

District 54

Dick Stein (R)

District 55

Scott Lipps (R)

District 56

Adam Mathews (R)

District 57

Jamie Callender (R)

District 58

Tex Fischer (R)

District 59

Lauren McNally (D)

District 60

Brian Lorenz (R)

District 61

Beth Lear (R)

District 62

Jean Schmidt (R)

District 63

Adam Bird (R)

District 64

Nick Santucci (R)

District 65

Mike Loychik (R)

District 66

Sharon Ray (R)

District 67

Melanie Miller (R)

District 68

Thaddeus Claggett (R)

District 69

Kevin Miller (R)

District 70

Brian Lampton (R)

District 71

Bill Dean (R)

District 72

Gail Pavliga (R)

District 73

Jeff LaRe (R)

District 74

Bernard Willis (R)

District 75

Haraz Ghanbari (R)

District 76

Marilyn John (R)

District 77

Scott Wiggam (R)

District 78

Susan Manchester (R)

District 79

Monica Robb Blasdel (R)

District 80

Jena Powell (R)

District 81

James Hoops (R)

District 82

Roy Klopfenstein (R)

District 83

Jon Cross (R)

District 84

Angela King (R)

District 85

Tim Barhorst (R)

District 86

Tracy Richardson (R)

District 87

Riordan McClain (R)

District 88

Gary Click (R)

District 89

D.J. Swearingen (R)

District 90

Justin Pizzulli (R)

District 91

Bob Peterson (R)

District 92

Mark Johnson (R)

District 93

Jason Stephens (R)

District 94

Jay Edwards (R)

District 95

Don Jones (R)

District 96

Ron Ferguson (R)

District 97

Adam Holmes (R)

District 98

Darrell Kick (R)

District 99

Sarah Fowler (R)

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Democratic Party (32)