Frank LaRose | |
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LaRose in 2014 | |
51st Secretary of State of Ohio | |
Assumed office January 14, 2019 | |
Governor | Mike DeWine |
Preceded by | Jon Husted |
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 27th district | |
In office January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Kevin Coughlin |
Succeeded by | Kristina Roegner |
Personal details | |
Born | Akron, Ohio, U.S. | April 18, 1979
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Lauren Kappa |
Education | Ohio State University (BS) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | |
Years of service | 1998–2007, 2021–present[1] |
Rank | ![]() |
Unit | 101st Airborne Division 19th Special Forces Group[2] |
Battles/wars | Iraq War[citation needed] |
Awards | ![]() |
Frank LaRose (born April 18, 1979) is an American politician who has served as the 51st Secretary of State of Ohio since January 2019. He was a Republican member of the Ohio State Senate for two terms, from January 2011 to January 2019. He was a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in the 2024 election, challenging incumbent Senator Sherrod Brown.[3] He lost to Bernie Moreno in the primary.[4]