Reggie Stoltzfus

Reggie Stoltzfus

Republican Party

Ohio House of Representatives District 50

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2024

Years in position

5

Predecessor

Christina Hagan

Compensation

Base salary

$69,876/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

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Reggie Stoltzfus (Republican Party) is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing District 50. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on December 31, 2024.

Stoltzfus (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 6th Congressional District. He lost in the special Republican primary on March 19, 2024.

Stoltzfus also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 6th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on March 19, 2024.

Biography

Reggie Stoltzfus was born in Hartville, Ohio, and lives in Paris Township. He graduated from Lake High School. Stoltzfus studied political science at Malone University. Stoltzfus' career experience includes owning and operating several local businesses.

Stoltzfus was elected as Paris Township trustee and board president. He also served as a member and past president of the Minerva Area Chamber of Commerce. Stoltzfus has also been affiliated with the Stark County Township Association, National Rifle Association, Stark County Farm Bureau, and Right to Life (Stark County).

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Stoltzfus was assigned to the following committees:

• House Finance Committee
• Infrastructure and Rural Development Committee, Chair

2019-2020

Stoltzfus was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture and Conservation Committee
• Federalism Committee, Vice chair
• Transportation and Public Safety Committee

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

Special

See also: Ohio's 6th Congressional District special election, 2024

Ohio's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)

Ohio's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Ohio District 6

Michael Rulli defeated Michael Kripchak in the special general election for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on June 11, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Rulli (R)	54.6	32,747
		Michael Kripchak (D)	45.3	27,173
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	12

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,932
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6

Michael Kripchak defeated Rylan Finzer in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Kripchak	65.0	19,931
		Rylan Finzer	35.0	10,731

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,662
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6

Michael Rulli defeated Reggie Stoltzfus and Rick Tsai in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Rulli	49.1	43,155
		Reggie Stoltzfus	40.6	35,684
		Rick Tsai	10.3	9,094

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 87,933
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2024

Regular

See also: Ohio's 6th Congressional District election, 2024

Ohio's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)

Ohio's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 6

Incumbent Michael Rulli, Michael Kripchak, and William Farms are running in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Michael Rulli (R)
		Michael Kripchak (D)
		William Farms (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6

Michael Kripchak defeated Rylan Finzer in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Kripchak	66.3	20,632
		Rylan Finzer	33.7	10,480

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,112
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lou Lyras (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6

Incumbent Michael Rulli defeated Reggie Stoltzfus and Rick Tsai in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 6 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Rulli	49.5	43,857
		Reggie Stoltzfus	40.7	36,033
		Rick Tsai	9.8	8,641

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 88,531
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kurt Hilderbrand (R)

Endorsements

Stoltzfus received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here.

• Ohio Value Voters

2024

Ohio House of Representatives

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2024

Reggie Stoltzfus did not file to run for re-election.

2022

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 50

Incumbent Reggie Stoltzfus won election in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 50 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Reggie Stoltzfus (R)	100.0	31,502

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,502
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 50

Incumbent Reggie Stoltzfus advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 50 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Reggie Stoltzfus	100.0	2,318

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,318
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2020

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 50

Incumbent Reggie Stoltzfus defeated Brian Simeone in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 50 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Reggie Stoltzfus (R)	68.3	39,192
		Brian Simeone (D)	31.7	18,197

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,389
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 50

Brian Simeone advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 50 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Simeone	100.0	5,460

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,460
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 50

Incumbent Reggie Stoltzfus advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 50 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Reggie Stoltzfus	100.0	8,240

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2018

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 50

Reggie Stoltzfus defeated Cassie Gabelt in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 50 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Reggie Stoltzfus (R)	63.9	27,504
		Cassie Gabelt (D)	36.1	15,537

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,041
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 50

Cassie Gabelt advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 50 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cassie Gabelt	100.0	3,536

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 3,536
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Courtlen Vizzuso (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 50

Reggie Stoltzfus defeated Josh Hagan in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 50 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Reggie Stoltzfus	60.8	6,736
		Josh Hagan	39.2	4,352

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 11,088
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jacob Urick (R)

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Reggie Stoltzfus did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign website

Stoltzfus’s campaign website stated the following:

“	FIGHT FOR AMERICA FIRST CONSERVATIVE VALUES President Trump’s time in office brought a lot of needed change to help Make America Great Again. It’s time to return to those values and reclaim our republic once again. That’s why I’ve endorsed President Donald J. Trump again in 2024. I wrote the bill to designate “Trump Day” in Ohio to recognize and honor the America First conservative values we need to celebrate and champion. Less spending, lower taxes, more individual freedoms, a reduced burden of government, support for our military and law enforcement, American exceptionalism and individual accountability are the main tenets of what I look for from government and believe we need from our next representative in Congress. GET AMERICA’S FISCAL HOUSE IN ORDER Most Americans can’t fathom the state of despair the federal government has put us in economically. While America is undoubtedly the greatest country in the world, the amount of spending taking place is out of control. I’ll support a Balanced Budget Amendment so we can finally start identifying the line items in our bloated budget that should be eliminated. SECURE THE BORDER The amount of illegals streaming across our southern border is out of control and threatening our national security. I’ll be a strong supporter of building the wall to help stop the flow of drugs that are devastating our local communities and snuffing out the hope all individuals should have for a brighter future. ENERGY INDEPENDENCE We need to promote the Ohio advantage we have beneath our feet. Energy independence through oil and natural gas production will help alleviate the pressure everyone is feeling at the pump as they fuel their cars or heat their homes. Government needs to streamline the permitting process so producers have confidence in their future investments and provide a greater cyber-infrastructure to protect oil and gas companies from online attacks.	”
—Reggie Stoltzfus’s campaign website (2024)

2022

Reggie Stoltzfus did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Reggie Stoltzfus did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Reggie Stoltzfus participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 8, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Reggie Stoltzfus' responses follow below.

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

“

1) Job Creation 2) Growing Ohio's Economy 3) Infrastructure

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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

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Job creation and growing Ohio's economy are very important to me. I have first hand experience at creating jobs and growing Ohio's economy. I own and operate several small businesses in Stark county which I built from the ground up. I employ forty people from the surrounding communities. I understand what is needed for jobs to be created and for Ohio's economy to grow. Small businesses are the engine of our economy and we must ensure that engine is firing on all cylinders. As a legislator I will work to get rid of needless regulations and taxes that hamstring small businesses from expanding and creating jobs. Infrastructure is also an important component of growing Ohio's economy. I will work to turn the two lane Route 30 into the four lane it should be. The Route 30 project is critical for our regions future economic success. Oil and gas producers need a four lane highway to operate more efficiently so they can get their product to market faster. Many other industries that utilize Ohio's natural resources will move into the region if there is a good way to move their products to market.

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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Reggie Stoltzfus answered the following:

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

“

Ronald Reagan is someone who's example I would like to follow. Mr. Reagan was one of the greatest leaders of all time. His influence and decisions changed the course of the world as we know it.

”

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

“

A great book "Democracy In America" by Alexis De Tocqueville. This book goes into great detail of how and why our great country America has stood the test of time.

”

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

“

To be a great elected official one must have a moral compass and possess honesty and integrity. Elected officials are representatives of the people who elected them and must not forget that.

”

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

“

The qualities I possess that would make me a successful officeholder is my previous experience as a Township Trustee. But even more important than that, my real life experiences of starting a small business and understanding everything that goes into creating a successful company.

”

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

“

My first real job was working at the Hartville Flea Market when I was fourteen, I worked there for two summers.

”

What is your favorite holiday? Why?

“

My favorite holiday is Easter because I get to celebrate the resurrection of my Lord Jesus Christ.

”

What is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why?

“

One of my most favorite things in my home is the globe in my office. My children often spin it around and pick a location on the globe and ask questions about their pick. This makes for some great teachable moments.

”

Do you believe that it's beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?

“

Sure, its always good to have experience in a field that one is entering into, but I believe the most important experience is real life experience. This kind of experience comes with time and responsibility.

”

Do you believe it's beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.

“

I believe it is very important to build relationships with other legislators. These are people I will be working with on a daily basis and need to know the background of why they believe what they believe, and why they stand for what they stand for. When people understand each other there is a mutual respect that is formed and working together becomes much easier.

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Campaign finance summary

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Reggie Stoltzfus campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Ohio District 6	Lost primary	$645,692	$643,229
2024*	U.S. House Ohio District 6	Lost primary	$645,692	$645,692
2022	Ohio House of Representatives District 50	Won general	$56,952	$43,683
2020	Ohio House of Representatives District 50	Won general	$87,698	N/A**
2018	Ohio House of Representatives District 50	Won general	$312,172	N/A**
Grand total			$1,748,206	$1,332,604
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.

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2022

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2018

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Preceded by Christina Hagan (R)	Ohio House of Representatives District 50 2019-Present	Succeeded by -

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