| Stephanie Kunze | |
| State Senate: | Ohio |
| State: | Ohio |
| District: | 16th |
| Term Start: | January 3, 2017 |
| Preceded: | Jim Hughes |
| State House2: | Ohio |
| State2: | Ohio |
| District2: | 24th |
| Term Start2: | January 3, 2013 |
| Term End2: | December 31, 2016 |
| Preceded2: | Ted Celeste |
| Succeeded2: | Jim Hughes |
| Birth Name: | Stephanie Moyer |
| Party: | Republican (2004-present) |
| Residence: | Hilliard, Ohio |
| Spouse: | Matt Kunze |
| Children: | 2 |
| Alma Mater: | Indiana University, Bloomington (BA) |
Stephanie Kunze is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio Senate for the 16th district.[1] She formerly served in the Ohio House of Representatives for the 24th district. Prior to her election, she was a member of Hilliard City Council and a secretary at Norwich Elementary School.[2]
In her 2009 race for Hilliard City Council, Kunze faced controversy over an apparent violation of Ohio law that prohibits classified public employees from participating in partisan primary elections.[3] She resigned her position with the school district after winning the Republican primary.
She was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 2012, defeating Democrat Maureen Reedy with 52% of the vote. Kunze's 2012 campaign was aided by school privatization and charter school advocacy group StudentsFirst, who sent mailers and distributed literature on her behalf.[4]
Kunze ran for re-election as a state representative in 2014, facing opposition from Democrat Kathy Hoff and Libertarian Mark M. Noble.[5] In 2016, Kunze opted to run for the Ohio Senate, winning with 58% of the vote.
She is married with two children.[6]
| Year | Republican | Votes | Pct | Democrat | Votes | Pct | + Ohio House 24th District | 2012 | Stephanie Kunze | 32,630 | 51.86% | Maureen Reedy | align="right" | 30,197 | 48.00% | + | 2014 | Stephanie Kunze | 22,866 | 57.23% | Kathy Hoff | align="right" | 15,058 | 37.69% |
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| Year | Republican | Votes | Pct | Democrat | Votes | Pct | + Ohio Senate 16th District | 2016 | Stephanie Kunze | 109,454 | 58.99% | Cathy Johnson | align="right" | 76,077 | 41.01% | + | 2020 | Stephanie Kunze | 106,053 | 50.03% | Crystal Lett | align="right" | 105,937 | 49.97% |
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