Rick Carfagna
Rick Carfagna | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 68th district | |
| In office January 3, 2017 – January 25, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Margaret Ruhl |
| Succeeded by | Shawn Stevens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jill |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence(s) | Westerville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Education | John Carroll University (BA) |
Rick Carfagna is an American politician who served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 68th district from 2017 to 2022. A Republican, he was previously a public relations manager in the telecommunications industry.[1]
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Carfagna was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, where his family owns and operates a local Italian grocery, restaurant and food distributor, Carfagna’s. He graduated from St. Francis DeSales High School before attending John Carroll University.
Career
[edit | edit source]Following graduation, Carfagna served on the Ohio Legislative Service Commission’s Fellowship Program and later worked as a legislative aide in the Ohio House of Representatives. He then worked as the government relations manager for Time Warner Cable from 2002 to 2017.[1]
In 2009, Carfagna was elected to the Genoa Township Board of Trustees and was re-elected in 2013. He served as the board's president for three terms and became known as a fiscal conservative.[2]
Ohio House of Representatives
[edit | edit source]In 2016 four-term incumbent Ohio state representative Margaret Ruhl was term-limited. With the seat heavily-Republican, the primary election attracted a number of candidates. In a five-way primary, Carfagna's family name recognition made him an early favorite.[3] His closest adversary was said to be Beth Lear, another former legislative staffer.[4] Carfagna won the primary, taking a plurality of nearly 43% of the vote, with Lear taking 34%.[5] In the general election, facing Democrat John Russell and write-in candidate Douglas Crowl,[6] Carfagna won with 65.97% of the votes.[7]
In the Ohio legislature, Carfagna had been heavily involved in broadband policy.[1] In January 2022, Carfagna resigned from the House to take a lobbying position with the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.[8]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Carfagna is married and has one daughter.[9]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Ohio State Representative Rick Carfagna official site
