Jon Husted | |
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 Official portrait, 2018 | |
| 66th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2019 | |
| Governor | Mike DeWine |
| Preceded by | Mary Taylor |
| 50th Secretary of State of Ohio | |
| In office January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2019 | |
| Governor | John Kasich |
| Preceded by | Jennifer Brunner |
| Succeeded by | Frank LaRose |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 6th district | |
| In office January 5, 2009 – January 9, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Peggy Lehner |
| Succeeded by | Peggy Lehner |
| 99th Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives | |
| In office January 3, 2005 – January 4, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Householder |
| Succeeded by | Armond Budish |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 41st district | |
| In office January 8, 2001 – January 4, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Don Mottley |
| Succeeded by | Peggy Lehner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 25, 1967 Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Tina Zwayer (m. 2006) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Dayton (BA, MA) |
Jon Allen Husted (born August 25, 1967) is an American politician serving as the 66th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was previously the 50th Ohio Secretary of State.
Husted previously represented the 6th District of the Ohio Senate (a portion of Montgomery County) from 2009 to 2011 and was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009. From 2005 to 2009, Husted served as Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives and remains the 7th youngest person to ever become Ohio House Speaker. He was elected Ohio Secretary of State in 2010 and re-elected in 2014.
Husted was a candidate in the Republican Party primary for Governor of Ohio in the 2018 election but later announced that he would instead run for lieutenant governor of Ohio as Attorney General Mike DeWine's running mate.