Stephanie Kunze


Stephanie Kunze is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate representing the 16th district. She formerly served in the Ohio House of Representatives for the 24th district. She was elected in 2012, defeating Democrat Maureen Reedy with 52% of the vote. Prior to her election she was a member of Hilliard, Ohio city council and a secretary at Norwich Elementary School. She is married with two children.
In her 2009 race for Hilliard City Council, Kunze faced controversy over an apparent violation of Ohio law that prohibits classified public employees from participating in partisan primary elections. She resigned her position with the school district after winning the Republican primary.
Kunze ran for reelection as a State Representative in 2014, facing opposition from Democrat Kathy Hoff and Libertarian Mark M. Noble. In 2016, Kunze opted to run for the Ohio Senate, winning with 58% of the vote.

Electoral history

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Education

Kunze's 2012 campaign was aided by school privatization and charter school advocacy group StudentsFirst, who sent mailers and distributed literature on her behalf.