Ohio's 82nd House of Representatives district is currently represented by Republican Roy Klopfenstein. It is located in the western part of the state and includes all of Paulding, Putnam, and Van Wert counties, and a portion of southern Defiance County.
List of members representing the district Member Party Years GeneralAssembly Electoral historyDistrict established January 2, 1967.James R. Panno DemocraticJanuary 2, 1967 –June 9, 1970107th108thElected in 1966.Re-elected in 1968.Died.George D. Tablack DemocraticJune 9, 1970 –December 31, 1972108th109thAppointed to finish Panno's term.Re-elected in 1970.Redistricted to the 52nd district.Mike Oxley RepublicanJanuary 1, 1973 –June 25, 1981110th111th112th113th114thElected in 1972.Re-elected in 1974.Re-elected in 1976.Re-elected in 1978.Re-elected in 1980.Retired to run for U.S. Representative. Vacant June 25, 1981 –October 7, 1981114thCharlie Earl RepublicanOctober 7, 1981 –December 31, 1982114thAppointed to finish Oxley's term.Redistricted to the 80th district.John Stozich RepublicanJanuary 3, 1983 –December 31, 1992115th116th117th118th119thElected in 1982.Re-elected in 1984.Re-elected in 1986.Re-elected in 1988.Re-elected in 1990.Retired.Richard Hodges RepublicanJanuary 4, 1993 –December 31, 1998120th121st122ndElected in 1992.Re-elected in 1994.Re-elected in 1996.Retired.Steve Buehrer RepublicanJanuary 4, 1999 –December 31, 2002123rd124thElected in 1998.Re-elected in 2000.Redistricted to the 74th district.Steve Reinhard RepublicanJanuary 6, 2003 –December 31, 2008125th126th127thRedistricted from the 90th district and re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Re-elected in 2006.Term-limited.Jeffrey McClain RepublicanJanuary 5, 2009 –December 31, 2012128th129thElected in 2008.Re-elected in 2010.Redistricted to the 87th district.Tony Burkley RepublicanJanuary 7, 2013 –December 31, 2016130th131stElected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Lost renomination.Craig Riedel RepublicanJanuary 2, 2017 –December 31, 2022132nd133rd134thElected in 2016.Re-elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Retired to run for U.S. Representative.Roy Klopfenstein RepublicanJanuary 2, 2023 –present135thElected in 2022.
Election results 2020
2018 The 2018 election in Ohio will be held on November 6, 2018.
Incumbent representative Craig Riedel is eligible for re-election and is widely expected to run again.
Republican primary Candidates Declared Craig Riedel, incumbent representative
Democratic primary Candidates Declared Aden Baker, high school student and Democratic Central Committeeman
2016 District 82 was at the center of a bitter primary campaign between Incumbent representative Tony Burkley and his challenger, former Nucor-Vulcraft salesman Craig Riedel. Both campaigned on the ideals of fiscal and social conservatism, with the Riedel campaign portraying Burkley as a 'career politician' who didn't understand the needs of the district.
Campaign themes included the Charter Schools/School Voucher program, the Ohio Budget, and making Ohio a "right-to-work" state.
Reidel went on to defeat Burkley in the primary, with the latter winning only his home county (Paulding).
2014 In 2014, incumbent representative Tony Burkley faced Brett Eley of Wapakoneta. Burkley won the primary in a landslide and went on to win the general election unopposed.
2012 In 2012, former Paulding County Commissioner Tony Burkley ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
Pete Schlegel, a country musician and farmer from Defiance County, ran as an independent. He criticized Burkley for his history in local politics and ran an "outsider" campaign. Burkley handily defeated Schlegel in the general election, 59-41%
See also Ohio House of Representatives
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