Dick Stein | |
State House: | Ohio |
District: | 54th |
Term Start: | January 3, 2017 |
Predecessor: | Terry Boose |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Patty Stein |
Residence: | Norwalk, Ohio |
Dick Stein is an American politician who has served in the Ohio House of Representatives since 2017. He represents the 54th district. He is a Republican. The district consists of Huron County as well as Rochester, Wellington, LaGrange, Eaton Estates, Avon and portions of North Ridgeville in Lorain County.
Stein was born and raised in Norwalk, Ohio, where he still resides today. A business owner, Stein has owned Stein Photography for nearly forty years. He is a graduate of Norwalk St. Paul High School, and also holds various photography licenses.[1]
Prior to running for office, Stein was a longtime member of the Huron County Republican Party Central Committee. Stein and his wife, Patty, has two children and five grandchildren.[2]
In 2016, state Representative Terry Boose was unable to run for another term due to term-limits. A competitive seat on paper, both Democrats and Republicans made the seat a top target. On the Republican side, Stein was one of four to seek the GOP nomination, besting Kathryn Frombaugh and two others with 34% of the vote to take the nomination.[3]
Facing Democrat Tom Dunlap, a Huron County Commissioner, Stein won the general election 62% to 38%.[4] He was sworn in on January 3, 2017.[5]