| Mark J. Romanchuk | |
| Image Name: | MarkRomanchuk1.jpg |
| State House1: | Ohio |
| State Senate: | Ohio |
| State: | Ohio |
| District: | 22nd |
| District1: | 2nd |
| Term Start: | January 4, 2021 |
| Term Start1: | January 1, 2013 |
| Term End1: | December 31, 2020 |
| Preceded: | Larry Obhof |
| Preceded1: | Jay Goyal |
| Succeeded1: | Marilyn John |
| Birth Date: | 22 September 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Mansfield, Ohio, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Ontario, Ohio, U.S. |
| Education: | DeVry University (BS) Vanderbilt University (MBA) |
Mark James Romanchuk (born September 22, 1962)[1] [2] is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio Senate from the 22nd district.[3] Romanchuk is a member of the Republican Party.
Romanchuk was born in Mansfield, Ohio and is a graduate of Ontario High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electronic engineering technology from DeVry University and his MBA from Vanderbilt University.[4]
Romanchuk is the Owner of PR Machine Works and vice president of Slick Automated Solutions, both located in Ontario, Ohio.[5] Prior to his business ownership, Romanchuk served as a civilian engineering adviser to the United States Navy regarding the F-18 aircraft. Romanchuk was then assigned to Votkinsk in the former USSR in a diplomatic capacity to oversee implementation of the INF Treaty.[6]
Romanchuk is a member of the National Tooling and Machining Association,[7] the NFIB, the Ohio Manufacturers' Association and served on the Ohio Skills Bank development council.
Romanchuk was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives position in 2012 by garnering 57.23%[8] of the vote against Democratic challenger, Ellen Haring.
Romanchuk was appointed vice chair of the House Manufacturing and Workforce Development Committee,[9] [10] which was created in the 130th General Assembly.[11] He was also appointed to the House Public Utilities Committee and the House Insurance Committee.[12]
On November 13, 2018, Romanchuk introduced Ohio House Resolution 31 calling for President Donald Trump to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. The resolution claimed that North Korea ended its ballistic missile and nuclear weapons program on April 20, 2018 after Trump implemented international sanctions on the regime.[13] [14]
In 2019, Romanchuk co-sponsored legislation that would ban abortion in Ohio and criminalize what they called "abortion murder". Doctors who performed abortions in cases of ectopic pregnancy and other life-threatening conditions would be exempt from prosecution only if they "[took] all possible steps to preserve the life of the unborn child, while preserving the life of the woman. Such steps include, if applicable, attempting to reimplant an ectopic pregnancy into the woman's uterus".[15] [16] [17] Reimplantation of an ectopic pregnancy is not a recognized or medically feasible procedure.[18]
| Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | Other | Votes | Pct | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ellen Haring | align="right" | 23,532 | 42.77% | align="right" | 31,482 | 57.23% | |||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Don Bryant | align="right" | 9,649 | 30.09% | align="right" | 22,422 | 69.91% | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Brittany Bowman | align="right" | 15,725 | 30.28% | align="right" | 36,186 | 69.68% | Tim Grady (write-in) | 20 | 0.04% | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | Lane J. Winters | align="right" | 13,317 | 30.12% | align="right" | 29,824 | 67.45% | Tim Grady (Libertarian) | 1,072 | 2.42% |
| 2020 | Ryan Hunger | align="right" | 58,924 | 31.14% | align="right" | 130,273 | 68.86% | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Kathy Salem | align="right" | 56,821 | 31.79% | align="right" | 121,928 | 68.21% |