Bill Seitz

Bill Seitz

Republican Party

Ohio House of Representatives District 30

Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2024

Years in position

7

Prior offices

Ohio House of Representatives

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Ohio State Senate District 8

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Compensation

Base salary

$71,099/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of Cincinnati, 1975

Law

University of Cincinnati Law School, 1978

Personal

Religion

Christian: Presbyterian

Profession

Attorney

Contact

Official website

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Bill Seitz (Republican Party) is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing District 30. He assumed office on January 1, 2017. His current term ends on December 31, 2024.

Seitz (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 30. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Seitz was elected state House majority leader in 2017.

Biography

Seitz earned his B.A. from the University of Cincinnati in 1975 and his J.D. from the University of Cincinnati Law School in 1978. His professional experience includes working as an attorney for Taft, Stettinius and Hollister since 1978.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Seitz was assigned to the following committees:

• House Rules and Reference Committee
• Legislative Service Commission Committee

2021-2022

Seitz was assigned to the following committees:

• Legislative Service Commission Committee
• Civil Justice Committee
• Criminal Justice Committee
• Government Oversight Committee
• House Public Utilities Committee
• House Rules and Reference Committee

2019-2020

Seitz was assigned to the following committees:

• Legislative Service Commission Committee
• Agriculture and Conservation Committee
• Civil Justice Committee
• Criminal Justice Committee
• House Rules and Reference Committee
• House Public Utilities Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Seitz served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Seitz served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Seitz served on the following committees:

Ohio committee assignments, 2011
• Energy and Public Utilities
• Government Oversight
• Judiciary - Civil Justice

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Seitz served on the following committees:

Issues

Senate Bill 5

See also: Ohio State Senate Bill 5 (2011) and Ohio Senate Bill 5 Veto Referendum (2011)

Seitz expresses concerns

In a February 18, 2011, interview with The Columbus Dispatch, Seitz voiced concerns about the controversial collective bargaining bill, stating that the bill gave too much power to management. However, Seitz said that he was confident that some sort of reform would pass.

Removal from Insurance, Commerce and Labor Committee

Before Senate Bill 5 passed the Ohio State Senate, the bill almost stalled in the Insurance, Commerce and Labor Committee. Needing 7 votes to advance the bill to the floor, Republican leadership realized that only six yes votes were present on the committee. Republican leadership quickly removed Seitz, who opposed the bill, and replaced him with Cliff Hite (R-Findlay). The change, which was effective just hours prior to the bill's passage, was sharply criticized by Democratic leadership. Republicans, however, defended the move, saying that it was necessary to move the process forward.

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2024

Bill Seitz was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2022

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 30

Incumbent Bill Seitz defeated Alissa Mayhaus in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 30 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Seitz (R)	71.5	34,356
		Alissa Mayhaus (D)	28.5	13,701

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,057
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 30

Alissa Mayhaus advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 30 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alissa Mayhaus	100.0	1,213

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,213
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 30

Incumbent Bill Seitz defeated Angela Hymer in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 30 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Seitz	81.8	4,668
		Angela Hymer	18.2	1,039

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,707
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2020

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 30

Incumbent Bill Seitz defeated Tom Roll in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 30 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Seitz (R)	72.0	42,269
		Tom Roll (Independent)	28.0	16,426

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,695
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 30

Incumbent Bill Seitz advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 30 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Seitz	100.0	7,772

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,772
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2018

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 30

Incumbent Bill Seitz defeated Clayton Adams in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 30 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Seitz (R)	69.3	33,652
		Clayton Adams (D)	30.7	14,886

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,538
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 30

Clayton Adams advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 30 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Clayton Adams	100.0	2,312

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 2,312
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 30

Incumbent Bill Seitz advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 30 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Seitz	100.0	6,203

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2016

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 16, 2015. Incumbent Louis Terhar (R) did not seek re-election.

Bill Seitz defeated Mark Childers in the Ohio House of Representatives District 30 general election.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 30 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Seitz	73.11%	40,718
	Democratic	Mark Childers	26.89%	14,975
Total Votes				55,693
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

Mark Childers ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 30 Democratic primary.

Ohio House of Representatives District 30, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mark Childers  (unopposed)	100.00%	4,312
Total Votes				4,312

Bill Seitz ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 30 Republican primary.

Ohio House of Representatives District 30, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Seitz  (unopposed)	100.00%	16,419
Total Votes				16,419

2012

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2012

Seitz won re-election in the 2012 election for Ohio Senate, District 8. Seitz was unopposed in the March 6 Republican primary election and defeated Richard G. Luken (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Ohio State Senate, District 8, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Seitz Incumbent	61.5%	104,852
	Democratic	Richard G. Luken	38.5%	65,744
Total Votes				170,596

2008

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Seitz was elected to Ohio State Senate District 8. He defeated Daniel McCarthy (D) in the general election.

Seitz raised $411,531 for his campaign.

Ohio State Senate District
Candidates		Votes
Bill Seitz (R)		101,944
Daniel McCarthy (D)		69,425

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Bill Seitz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Bill Seitz campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Ohio House of Representatives District 30	Won general	$731,734	$542,315
2020	Ohio House of Representatives District 30	Won general	$532,088	N/A**
2018	Ohio House of Representatives District 30	Won general	$480,641	N/A**
2016	Ohio House of Representatives, District 30	Won	$299,919	N/A**
2012	Ohio State Senate, District 8	Won	$637,883	N/A**
2008	Ohio State Senate, District 8	Won	$411,531	N/A**
2006	Ohio State House, District 30	Won	$332,610	N/A**
2004	Ohio State House, District 30	Won	$299,032	N/A**
2002	Ohio State House, District 30	Won	$194,655	N/A**
2000	Ohio State House, District 34	Won	$120,571	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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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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2018

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2017

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2016

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2015

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2014

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2013

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2012

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2011

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Endorsements

Presidential preference

2012

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Bill Seitz endorsed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 presidential election.

Personal

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Seitz and his wife, Diane, have two children.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	Ohio House of Representatives District 30 2017-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Ohio State Senate District 8 2007-2016	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Ohio House of Representatives 2001-2007	Succeeded by -

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District 26

Sedrick Denson (D)

District 27

Rachel Baker (D)

District 28

Jodi Whitted (D)

District 29

Cindy Abrams (R)

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Bill Seitz (R)

District 31

Bill Roemer (R)

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Jack Daniels (R)

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Veronica Sims (D)

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Casey Weinstein (D)

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Steve Demetriou (R)

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Tom Young (R)

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Phil Plummer (R)

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Jennifer Gross (R)

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Thomas Hall (R)

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Sara Carruthers (R)

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Scott Oelslager (R)

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Jim Thomas (R)

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Gayle Manning (R)

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Joe Miller (D)

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Dick Stein (R)

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Scott Lipps (R)

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Adam Mathews (R)

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Jamie Callender (R)

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Tex Fischer (R)

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Lauren McNally (D)

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Brian Lorenz (R)

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Adam Bird (R)

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Tim Barhorst (R)

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Tracy Richardson (R)

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