Sara Carruthers
2025 - Present
2028
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Sara Carruthers is a member of the Ohio State Board of Education. She assumed office on January 1, 2025. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Carruthers (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 47. She lost in the Republican primary on March 19, 2024.
Biography
Sara Carruthers was born in Hamilton, Ohio. Carruthers' career experience includes working in media and communications for a number of stations. She also served on the board of the Hamilton Community Foundation, The Michael Feinstein Great American SongBook Foundation, and Fort Hamilton Hospital.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 47
Diane Mullins defeated Vanessa Cummings in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 47 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Diane Mullins (R) | 61.6 | 29,643 |
 | Vanessa Cummings (D)  | 38.4 | 18,470 | |
| Total votes: 48,113 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 47
Vanessa Cummings advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 47 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vanessa Cummings | 100.0 | 2,779 |
| Total votes: 2,779 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 47
Diane Mullins defeated incumbent Sara Carruthers in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 47 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Diane Mullins | 53.2 | 5,413 |
 | Sara Carruthers | 46.8 | 4,768 | |
| Total votes: 10,181 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 47
Incumbent Sara Carruthers defeated Sam Lawrence in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 47 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sara Carruthers (R) | 64.9 | 22,133 |
 | Sam Lawrence (D) | 35.1 | 11,959 | |
| Total votes: 34,092 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 47
Sam Lawrence advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 47 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sam Lawrence | 100.0 | 1,195 |
| Total votes: 1,195 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 47
Incumbent Sara Carruthers defeated Cody Harper in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 47 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sara Carruthers | 80.4 | 2,749 |
 | Cody Harper | 19.6 | 672 | |
| Total votes: 3,421 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent Sara Carruthers defeated Johnny Hamilton in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 51 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sara Carruthers (R) | 93.4 | 35,533 |
| Johnny Hamilton (Independent) (Write-in) | 6.6 | 2,514 | ||
| Total votes: 38,047 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent Sara Carruthers advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 51 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sara Carruthers | 100.0 | 5,830 |
| Total votes: 5,830 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 51
Sara Carruthers defeated Susan Vaughn in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 51 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sara Carruthers (R) | 59.8 | 22,039 |
| Susan Vaughn (D) | 40.2 | 14,825 | ||
| Total votes: 36,864 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 51
Susan Vaughn advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 51 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Susan Vaughn | 100.0 | 2,250 | |
| Total votes: 2,250 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 51
Sara Carruthers defeated incumbent Wes Retherford and Greg Jolivette in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 51 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sara Carruthers | 46.5 | 3,189 |
| Wes Retherford | 31.9 | 2,188 | ||
| Greg Jolivette | 21.6 | 1,482 | ||
| Total votes: 6,859 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sara Carruthers did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Sara Carruthers did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Sara Carruthers did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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State legislative tenure
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2024
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2023
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In 2023, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 2 to December 31.
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2022
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In 2022, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 19 to December 15.
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2021
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In 2021, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 4 to December 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 6 to December 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 7 through December 31.
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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.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Carruthers was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Carruthers was assigned to the following committees:
- Behavioral Health and Recovery Supports Committee, Chair
- Families, Aging, and Human Services Committee
- House Finance Committee
2019-2020
Carruthers was assigned to the following committees:
See also
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Ohio State Board of Education 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Derek Merrin (R) |
Ohio House of Representatives District 47 2023-2024 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Ohio House of Representatives District 51 2019-2022 |
Succeeded by Brett Hudson Hillyer (R) |
