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{{Short description|Governor of Ohio since 2019}}
{{Redirect|Richard DeWine|Mike DeWine's son and associate justice of the Ohio Supreme Court|Pat DeWine}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Mike DeWine
| image               = Gov-Mike-DeWine.jpg
| caption             = Official portrait, 2018
| order               = 70th [[List of governors of Ohio|Governor of Ohio]]
| lieutenant          = [[Jon Husted]]<br>[[Jim Tressel]]
| term_start          = January 14, 2019
| term_end            = 
| predecessor         = [[John Kasich]]
| successor           = 
| order1              = 50th [[Ohio Attorney General|Attorney General of Ohio]]
| governor1           = John Kasich
| term_start1         = January 10, 2011
| term_end1           = January 14, 2019
| predecessor1        = [[Richard Cordray]]
| successor1          = [[Dave Yost]]
| jr/sr2              = United States Senator
| state2              = [[Ohio]]
| term_start2         = January 3, 1995
| term_end2           = January 3, 2007
| predecessor2        = [[Howard Metzenbaum]]
| successor2          = [[Sherrod Brown]]
| office3             = 59th [[List of lieutenant governors of Ohio|Lieutenant Governor of Ohio]]
| governor3           = [[George Voinovich]]
| term_start3         = January 14, 1991
| term_end3           = November 12, 1994
| predecessor3        = [[Paul Leonard (politician)|Paul Leonard]]
| successor3          = [[Nancy Hollister]]
| state4              = [[Ohio]]
| district4           = {{ushr|OH|7|7th}}
| term_start4         = January 3, 1983
| term_end4           = January 3, 1991
| predecessor4        = [[Bud Brown (politician)|Bud Brown]]
| successor4          = [[Dave Hobson]]
| state_senate5       = Ohio
| district5           = [[Ohio's 10th senatorial district|10th]]
| term_start5         = January 2, 1981
| term_end5           = December 13, 1982
| predecessor5        = [[John Mahoney (Ohio politician)|John Mahoney]]
| successor5          = Dave Hobson
| office6             = Prosecutor of [[Greene County, Ohio|Greene County]]
| term_start6         = 1977
| term_end6           = 1981
| predecessor6        = Nicholas Carrera
| successor6          = William Schenck
| birth_name          = Richard Michael DeWine
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1947|1|5}}
| birth_place         = [[Springfield, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse              = {{marriage|Frances Struewing|June 3, 1967}}
| children            = 8, including [[Pat DeWine|Pat]]
| website             = {{URL|https://governor.ohio.gov/|Office website}}
| education           = [[Miami University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Ohio Northern University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
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}}

'''Richard Michael DeWine'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former Sen. Mike DeWine - R Ohio|url=https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/51174/Richard_Michael_DeWine.html|publisher=LegiStorm}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|d|ə|'|w|aɪ|n}} {{respell|də|WYNE}};<ref>{{cite AV media |date= April 14, 2022|title= Mike DeWine – Took Action|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwvtN8M4nmY|publisher=DeWine Husted for Ohio|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=August 20, 2024 |time= 00:04}}</ref> born January 5, 1947) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 70th [[List of governors of Ohio|governor of Ohio]] since 2019. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], he served as the 50th [[Attorney General of Ohio|attorney general of Ohio]] from 2011 to 2019, in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from 1983 to 1991, and in the [[U.S. Senate]] from 1995 to 2007.

DeWine is a native of [[Yellow Springs, Ohio]]. He graduated from [[Miami University]] with a bachelor's degree in 1969 and earned a Juris Doctor from [[Claude W. Pettit College of Law|Ohio Northern University College of Law]] in 1972. After graduation, DeWine worked as an assistant prosecutor for [[Greene County, Ohio|Greene County]] and was elected county prosecutor, serving one term. He continued his political career in the [[Ohio Senate]] in 1980. He served as a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] from 1983 until 1991. In 1991, he was sworn in as the 59th [[List of lieutenant governors of Ohio|lieutenant governor of Ohio]], under [[George Voinovich]].

DeWine was [[1994 United States Senate election in Ohio|elected]] to the [[United States Senate]] in a landslide in the [[Republican Revolution|1994 Republican Revolution]]. He served in the Senate until his defeat by [[Sherrod Brown]] in [[2006 United States Senate election in Ohio|2006]]. DeWine returned to politics four years later and became the 50th [[Ohio Attorney General|attorney general of Ohio]], serving from 2011 to 2019. He was elected governor in [[2018 Ohio gubernatorial election|2018]]. During DeWine's first term as governor, a [[2019 Dayton shooting|shooting in Dayton]] prompted him to urge the [[Ohio General Assembly|Ohio legislature]] to enact new gun control measures, such as expanding background checks and harsher penalties for those in possession of unregistered firearms.

In early 2020, DeWine received national attention for his [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] response,<ref name="Witte">{{cite news|title=Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's coronavirus response has become a national guide to the crisis|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/coronavirus-ohio-dewine-outbreak/2020/03/16/9bde6b1e-67b2-11ea-9923-57073adce27c_story.html|last1=Witte|first1=Griff|last2=Zezima|first2=Katie|date=March 16, 2020|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317142655/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/coronavirus-ohio-dewine-outbreak/2020/03/16/9bde6b1e-67b2-11ea-9923-57073adce27c_story.html|archive-date=March 17, 2020|access-date=March 17, 2020}}</ref> ordering the closing of dine-in restaurant service and sporting events and delegating additional resources to elderly care facilities. He was [[2022 Ohio gubernatorial election|reelected]] by a landslide 25% margin against Democratic nominee [[Nan Whaley]], the former mayor of [[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton]], in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Elise Hammond, Maureen Chowdhury, Clare Foran, Meg Wagner, Melissa Macaya, Joe Ruiz and Seán Federico-OMurchú|date=2022-11-08|title=CNN Projection: Republican Gov. Mike DeWine will win reelection in Ohio|url=https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/midterm-election-results-livestream-voting-11-08-2022/h_6dab3e1f3532b3062bc489d6ab42108d|access-date=2022-11-09|website=CNN|language=en|archive-date=January 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108214214/https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/midterm-election-results-livestream-voting-11-08-2022/h_6dab3e1f3532b3062bc489d6ab42108d|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
[[File:Mike DeWine and family pose with Ronald Reagan.jpg|thumb|left|DeWine (far-right) and his family with President [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1985]]

DeWine was born in [[Springfield, Ohio]], on January 5, 1947, and grew up in nearby [[Yellow Springs, Ohio]].<ref>{{CongBio|id = D000294|name = DeWine, Michael|inline = yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/opinion/springfield-haitian-migrants-ohio.html|title = I'm the Republican Governor of Ohio. Here Is the Truth About Springfield|last = DeWine|first = Mike|date = September 20, 2024|accessdate = September 20, 2024|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]|url-access = limited|quote = I was born in Springfield, Ohio.}}</ref> He is the son of Jean Ruth ({{nee}} Liddle) and Richard Lee DeWine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootpsweb.com/~battle/senators/dewine.htm|title=1|work=rootsweb.com|access-date=February 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307045513/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~battle/senators/dewine.htm|archive-date=March 7, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dayton/obituary.aspx?n=jean-ruth-and-richard-lee-dewine&pid=119626791|title=Jean DeWine Obituary – Dayton, OH|website=legacy.com|access-date=February 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421155346/https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dayton/obituary.aspx?n=jean-ruth-and-richard-lee-dewine&pid=119626791|archive-date=April 21, 2019|url-status=live|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://ysnews.com/news/2018/11/hometown-candidate-dewine-aims-for-top-state-office|title=Hometown candidate – DeWine aims for top state office|first=Megan|last=Bachman|date=November 8, 2018|website=The Yellow Springs News|access-date=February 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116081803/https://ysnews.com/news/2018/11/hometown-candidate-dewine-aims-for-top-state-office|archive-date=November 16, 2018|url-status=live|language=en}}</ref> He was raised and identifies as a [[Roman Catholic]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.franciscanmedia.org/us-senator-mike-dewine-pro-life-pro-children-pro-family/|title=US Senator Mike DeWine: Pro-life, Pro-children, Pro-family|date=August 31, 2016|work=Franciscan Media|access-date=October 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004021323/https://www.franciscanmedia.org/us-senator-mike-dewine-pro-life-pro-children-pro-family/|archive-date=October 4, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohiocathconf.org/Contact/Legislative-Contacts|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003204605/https://www.ohiocathconf.org/Contact/Legislative-Contacts|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 3, 2018|title=Contact your Legislators – Catholic Conference of Ohio|date=October 3, 2018|access-date=October 3, 2018}}</ref><ref name="crainscleveland">{{Cite web|url=https://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20140728/CUSTOM03/307289999/mike-dewine-takes-a-rare-political-misstep|title=Mike DeWine takes a rare political misstep|website=Crain's Cleveland Business|date=April 8, 2014|access-date=October 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004021526/https://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20140728/CUSTOM03/307289999/mike-dewine-takes-a-rare-political-misstep|archive-date=October 4, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> DeWine earned his [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[education]] from [[Miami University]] in [[Oxford, Ohio]], in 1969 and a [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law|Pettit College of Law]] at [[Ohio Northern University]] in 1972.

==Early political career==
[[File:Bush Contact Sheet P17133 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|DeWine with President [[George H. W. Bush]] in 1990]]
At age 25, DeWine started working as an assistant prosecuting attorney for [[Greene County, Ohio]], and in 1976 was elected County Prosecutor, serving for four years.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gomez|first=Henry J.|url=http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2014/10/ohio_attorney_general_mike_dew_4.html|title=Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine looks back on first term and ahead to possible run for governor: Q&A|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|date=October 14, 2014|access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004061734/http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2014/10/ohio_attorney_general_mike_dew_4.html|archive-date=October 4, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=senate/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/42863444/|title=U.S. Senate Unchanged|date=November 3, 1976|page=1|newspaper=Xenia Daily Gazette|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212012837/http://www.newspapers.com/image/42863444|archive-date=February 12, 2019|url-status=live|url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/395599894/|title=New faces appear on totem pole of public life|date=January 1, 1981|newspaper=The Journal Herald|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229075824/https://www.newspapers.com/image/395599894/|archive-date=December 29, 2018|url-status=live|url-access=limited}}</ref> In 1980, he was elected to the [[Ohio State Senate]] and served one two-year term.<ref name=senate>{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Alan|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/09/20/dewine-pepper-are-vastly-different.html|title=Attorney general candidates DeWine, Pepper are vastly different|newspaper=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]|date=September 21, 2014|access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923234610/http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/09/20/dewine-pepper-are-vastly-different.html|archive-date=September 23, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

==U.S. House of Representatives==
In 1982, U.S. representative [[Bud Brown (politician)|Bud Brown]] of [[Ohio's 7th congressional district]] retired after 18 years in Congress; his father, [[Clarence Brown, Sr.]], had held the seat for 26 years before that. DeWine won the Republican nomination, assuring his election in November. He was reelected three more times from this district, which stretches from his home in Springfield to the [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]] suburbs. He ran unopposed in 1986 in what was regarded as a bad year for Republicans nationally.

In 1986, DeWine was one of the [[House impeachment managers]] who prosecuted the case in the [[Federal impeachment trial in the United States|impeachment trial]] of Judge [[Harry E. Claiborne]]. Claiborne was found guilty by the [[United States Senate]] and removed from his federal judgeship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://history.house.gov/Institution/Impeachment/Impeachment-List/|title=List of Individuals Impeached by the House of Representatives|publisher=[[United States House of Representatives]]|access-date=January 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218232339/https://history.house.gov/Institution/Impeachment/Impeachment-List/|archive-date=December 18, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and unsuccessful run for U.S. Senate==
DeWine did not seek reelection to the House of Representatives in 1990, and briefly ran for governor, but withdrew before the primaries and instead ran<ref>{{cite web | url=https://audioboom.com/posts/8066426-that-so-cincinnati-former-ohio-gov-bob-taft-shares-his-thoughts-on-today-s-politics-donald-tru | title=That So Cincinnati: Former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft shares his thoughts on today's politics, Donald Trump and death penalty | access-date=July 6, 2024 | archive-date=July 6, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706205152/https://audioboom.com/posts/8066426-that-so-cincinnati-former-ohio-gov-bob-taft-shares-his-thoughts-on-today-s-politics-donald-tru | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDOC-109sdoc30/pdf/CDOC-109sdoc30.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305031452/https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDOC-109sdoc30/pdf/CDOC-109sdoc30.pdf |archive-date=March 5, 2024 |title=Tributes to Hon. Mike DeWine |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |date=2007 |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=February 10, 2025}}</ref> for [[lieutenant governor of Ohio|lieutenant governor]] as [[George Voinovich]]'s [[running mate]] in [[1990 Ohio gubernatorial election|that year's Ohio gubernatorial election]]. The Voinovich-DeWine ticket was easily elected.

In [[1992 United States Senate election in Ohio|1992]], DeWine unsuccessfully ran for United States Senate against the former astronaut and incumbent senator [[John Glenn]]. His campaign used the phrase, "What ''on earth'' has John Glenn done?", echoing [[Jeff Bingaman]]'s slogan "What on Earth has he done for you lately?" against former astronaut [[Harrison Schmitt]] in their [[1982 United States Senate election in New Mexico|1982 Senate race]].<ref>Clifford Krauss{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/15/us/in-big-re-election-fight-glenn-tests-hero-image.html|title=In Big Re-election Fight, Glenn Tests Hero Image|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 15, 1992|access-date=July 21, 2008|first=Clifford|last=Krauss|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605140253/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/15/us/in-big-re-election-fight-glenn-tests-hero-image.html|archive-date=June 5, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1910599_1910769_1910767-3,00.html|title=40th Anniversary of Apollo 11: Moonstruck|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=July 27, 2009|access-date=January 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718084817/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1910599_1910769_1910767-3,00.html|archive-date=July 18, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==U.S. Senate==
[[File:Mike DeWine 105th Congress 1997.jpg|thumb|left|upright|DeWine in 1997]]
In [[1994 United States Senate election in Ohio|1994]], DeWine ran again for Senate, defeating prominent attorney [[Joel Hyatt]] (the son-in-law of retiring Senator [[Howard Metzenbaum]]) by a 14-point margin. DeWine was reelected in [[2000 United States Senate election in Ohio|2000]], defeating gunshow promoter Ronald Dickson (161,185 votes, or 12.44%) and former U.S. representative [[Frank Cremeans]] (104,219 votes, or 8.05%) in the primary and [[Ted Celeste]] (brother of former Ohio governor [[Dick Celeste]]) in the general election. DeWine sat on the Senate [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Judiciary]] and [[United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence|Select Intelligence]] committees. He was the initial sponsor of the [[Drug-Free Century Act]] in 1999 and was a member of the [[Gang of 14]], a bipartisan group of senators that in 2005 made a compromise on judicial nominees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s106-5|title=Drug-Free Century Act (1999; 106th Congress S. 5) |work=GovTrack.us|access-date=August 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219184323/http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s106-5|archive-date=February 19, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Richardson">{{cite web |last1=Richardson |first1=Seth A. |title=Mike DeWine says he's glad he helped save the filibuster. |url=https://www.cleveland.com/open/2018/03/mike_dewine_says_hes_glad_he_s.html |website=Cleveland.com |access-date=November 29, 2024 |date=March 23, 2018}}</ref> He voted in favor of the 2002 [[Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002|Iraq Resolution]] authorizing the use of force against Saddam Hussein.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Senate Roll Call: Iraq Resolution|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/transcripts/senaterollcall_iraq101002.htm|access-date=February 1, 2022|newspaper=Washington Post|archive-date=September 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904094853/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/transcripts/senaterollcall_iraq101002.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the [[2006 United States Senate election in Ohio]], DeWine ran for reelection but lost to U.S. representative and former [[Ohio Secretary of State|Ohio secretary of state]] [[Sherrod Brown]] by 496,332 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 24, 2011|title=Democrats Score First Senate Win|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-score-first-senate-win/|access-date=January 7, 2022|website=[[CBS News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524014608/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/07/politics/main2161152.shtml|archive-date=May 24, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> He received 905,644 fewer votes in 2006 than he received in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2000ElectionsResults/USSen11072000.aspx|title=About the Office|work=state.oh.us|access-date=August 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627172926/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2000ElectionsResults/USSen11072000.aspx|archive-date=June 27, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2006ElectionsResults/06-1107USSenate.aspx|title=About the Office|work=state.oh.us|access-date=August 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627172601/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2006ElectionsResults/06-1107USSenate.aspx|archive-date=June 27, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2000/2000senate.htm|title=Federal Elections 2000: U.S. Senate Results|work=fec.gov|access-date=August 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516153445/http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2000/2000senate.htm|archive-date=May 16, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Out of government (2007–11)==
DeWine accepted positions teaching government courses at [[Cedarville University]], [[Ohio Northern University]] and [[Miami University]]. In 2007, he joined the law firm Keating Muething & Klekamp as corporate investigations group co-chair. He also advised the Ohio campaign of [[John McCain 2008 presidential campaign|John McCain's 2008 presidential bid]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Jonathan|last=Riskind|title=DeWine to start teaching two courses on politics|url=http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2007/01/10/20070110-C2-02.html|newspaper=[[Columbus Dispatch]]|date=January 10, 2007|access-date=January 10, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523054635/http://www.dispatch.com/live/contentbe/dispatch/2007/01/10/20070110-C2-02.html |archive-date= May 23, 2011 }}</ref>

==Attorney General of Ohio==
[[File:RMD-Official-Headshot.jpg|thumb|upright|Attorney General portrait]]
On July 21, 2009, DeWine announced his candidacy for attorney general of the State of Ohio.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fields|first1=Reginald|title=Mike DeWine will run for Ohio attorney general|url=https://www.cleveland.com/open/2009/07/mike_dewine_will_run_for_ohio.html |date=Jul 21, 2009 |website=cleveland.com|publisher=Advance Ohio|access-date=August 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821005535/https://www.cleveland.com/open/2009/07/mike_dewine_will_run_for_ohio.html|archive-date=August 21, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 2, 2010, he was elected attorney general, defeating incumbent [[Richard Cordray]], 48% to 46%.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cleveland.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/11/ohio_attorney_general_race_res.html|title=Mike DeWine defeats Richard Cordray to win Ohio's attorney general race|work=cleveland.com |first1=Michael |last1=Scott |date=Nov 3, 2010 |access-date=August 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906044323/http://www.cleveland.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/11/ohio_attorney_general_race_res.html|archive-date=September 6, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> As attorney general of Ohio, DeWine sent letters to drugstore chains encouraging them to discontinue the sale of tobacco products.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Harris|first1=Elizabeth|title=States Urge Retail Giants With Pharmacies to Stop Selling Tobacco Products|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/17/business/states-urge-retail-giants-with-pharmacies-to-stop-selling-tobacco-products.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=October 12, 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022224006/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/17/business/states-urge-retail-giants-with-pharmacies-to-stop-selling-tobacco-products.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar|archive-date=October 22, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the [[Republican presidential primaries, 2012|2012 Republican presidential primary]], DeWine endorsed [[Tim Pawlenty]], then endorsed [[Mitt Romney]] after Pawlenty dropped out of the race. On February 17, 2012, DeWine announced he was retracting his endorsement of Romney and endorsed [[Rick Santorum]]. DeWine said, "To be elected president, you have to do more than tear down your opponents. You have to give the American people a reason to vote for you, a reason to hope, a reason to believe that under your leadership, America will be better. Rick Santorum has done that. Sadly, Governor Romney has not."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/campaigns/ap-sources-mike-dewine-backing-santorum-presidential-bid-will-endorse-at-ohio-statehouse/2012/02/17/gIQAIhb0JR_story.html|title=Ohio AG Mike DeWine switches backing from Romney to Santorum before GOP presidential primary|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |agency=Associated Press |access-date=September 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218152226/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/campaigns/ap-sources-mike-dewine-backing-santorum-presidential-bid-will-endorse-at-ohio-statehouse/2012/02/17/gIQAIhb0JR_story.html|archive-date=Feb 18, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On November 4, 2014, DeWine was reelected as attorney general, defeating challenger [[David A. Pepper]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dispatch.com/article/20141104/news/141109703|title=DeWine wins re-election as Ohio attorney general|date=November 4, 2014|work=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=August 21, 2019|agency=The Associated Press |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821011343/https://www.dispatch.com/article/20141104/news/141109703|archive-date=August 21, 2019|url-status=deviated }}</ref> He carried 83 of Ohio's 88 counties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mikedewine.com/about/|title=Meet Mike DeWine|website=mikedewine.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821011358/https://www.mikedewine.com/about/|archive-date=August 21, 2019|url-status=dead |access-date=August 21, 2019}}</ref>

===Legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act===
In 2015, DeWine filed a lawsuit in [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio|federal court in Ohio]] against a part of the [[Affordable Care Act]] (ACA).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/courts/2015/01/26/ohio-warren-co-sues-feds-over-obamacare-fees/22354337/ |first1=Rachel |last1=Richardson |title=Ohio, Warren Co. sue feds over Obamacare fee|date=January 26, 2015|work=Cincinnati.com|access-date=August 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015042110/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/courts/2015/01/26/ohio-warren-co-sues-feds-over-obamacare-fees/22354337/|archive-date=October 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url-status=dead |first1=Mary |last1=Wisniewski |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ohio-obamacare-idUSKBN0KZ23T20150126 |title=Ohio sues over Obamacare taxes on state, local governments |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819192008/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ohio-obamacare-idUSKBN0KZ23T20150126|archive-date=August 19, 2017 |website=Reuters |date=January 26, 2015}}</ref> In the suit, he alleged that the ACA's Transitional Reinsurance Program (which imposed a fee "paid by all employers who provide group health insurance in the workplace", which in 2014 was $63 per covered person and in 2015 was $44 per covered person) was unconstitutional as applied to state and local governments.<ref name="Koff">Stephen Koff, "[http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/01/ohio_loses_its_latest_challeng.html Ohio loses its latest challenge to Obamacare]", ''Cleveland.com'' (January 6, 2016). {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802043415/http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/01/ohio_loses_its_latest_challeng.html|date=August 2, 2017}}.</ref> When he filed the suit, DeWine claimed that the fee was "an unprecedented attempt to destroy the balance of authority between the federal government and the states".<ref name="Koff"/>

In January 2016, the federal court dismissed DeWine's suit, with U.S. district judge [[Algenon L. Marbley]] holding that the Transitional Reinsurance Program did not violate the Constitution.<ref name="Koff" /> DeWine appealed, but the [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit]] affirmed Marbley's dismissal of the suit.<ref>{{cite web |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |first1=John |last1=Kennedy |url=https://www.law360.com/articles/893759/aca-program-isn-t-an-improper-tax-on-states-6th-circ-says |title=ACA Program Isn't An Improper Tax On States, 6th Circ. Says |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802041412/https://www.law360.com/articles/893759/aca-program-isn-t-an-improper-tax-on-states-6th-circ-says|archive-date=August 2, 2017 |website=Law360 |date=February 17, 2017}}</ref>

===Criminal justice===
DeWine's stated goal has been "Protecting Ohio Families".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentwired.com/election_2014/article_cad644b0-647e-11e4-96f0-001a4bcf6878.html|title=DeWine vows to work 'to protect Ohio families' in second term as attorney general|date=November 4, 2018|work=KentWired.com|access-date=October 26, 2018|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804054457/http://www.kentwired.com/election_2014/article_cad644b0-647e-11e4-96f0-001a4bcf6878.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> To that effect, he made it a priority to significantly reduce [[DNA profiling|DNA testing]] turnaround times in connection with open criminal investigations. Under his predecessor, DNA testing at the Ohio attorney general's Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) took approximately four months in cases such as murders, rapes, and assaults. Under the DeWine administration, DNA test results are now returned to local law enforcement in less than a month, leading to faster apprehension of dangerous suspects.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/state/ohio-drops-dna-evidence-testing-turnaround-time-nearly-cuts-testing-time-in-half|title=Ohio drops DNA evidence testing turnaround time; decreased from 125 days to 20 days|date=January 4, 2018|publisher=[[WEWS-TV]] |access-date=October 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026222712/https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/state/ohio-drops-dna-evidence-testing-turnaround-time-nearly-cuts-testing-time-in-half|archive-date=October 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

Upon taking office in 2011, DeWine launched a special [[rape kit|sexual assault kit]] (SAK) testing initiative after learning that hundreds of police departments across Ohio had thousands of untested rape kits on their evidence room shelves. DeWine invested resources to test the 13,931 previously untested rape kits over the course of his administration, which led to more than 5,000 DNA hits in the [[Combined DNA Index System]] (CODIS).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dispatch.com/news/20180223/dna-tests-of-old-rape-kits-identify-up-to-277-suspects-locally|title=DNA tests of old rape kits identify up to 277 suspects locally|date=February 23, 2018|work=Dispatch.com|access-date=October 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026222500/https://www.dispatch.com/news/20180223/dna-tests-of-old-rape-kits-identify-up-to-277-suspects-locally|archive-date=October 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> These DNA matches led to the indictments of approximately 700 alleged rapists, many of whom were serial attackers, connected to cases that would never have been solved if not for the DeWine initiative.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/02/completed_testing_of_13931_rape_kits_signals_progress_unfinished_business_and_investigtions_remain.html|title=Completed testing of 13,931 rape kits signals progress, unfinished business and investigations remain|date=February 23, 2018|work=Cleveland.com|access-date=October 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026222510/https://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/02/completed_testing_of_13931_rape_kits_signals_progress_unfinished_business_and_investigtions_remain.html|archive-date=October 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

DeWine also launched the Crimes Against Children Initiative, which paired BCI criminal investigators with seasoned prosecuting attorneys to investigate and prosecute child predators. The Crimes Against Children Initiative focuses on holding accountable those who sexually and physically abuse children, those who share and view [[child pornography]], and those who target children online.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fox19.com/story/16077589/ohio-ag-launches-bold-new-crimes-against-children-initiative/|title=Ohio AG launches Bold New 'Crimes Against Children Initiative'|date=November 18, 2011|publisher=[[WXIX-TV]]|access-date=October 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026222644/http://www.fox19.com/story/16077589/ohio-ag-launches-bold-new-crimes-against-children-initiative/|archive-date=October 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> DeWine's office also developed several task forces for the investigation and prosecutions of [[human trafficking]] throughout the state.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/ohio-attorney-general-s-task-force-focuses-on-helping-victims-of-human-trafficking|title=Ohio Attorney General's task force focuses on helping victims of human trafficking|date=January 9, 2018|work=[[WEWS-TV]]|access-date=October 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026222752/https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/ohio-attorney-general-s-task-force-focuses-on-helping-victims-of-human-trafficking|archive-date=October 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Opioids===
As attorney general, DeWine took steps to close down "[[pill mill]]s" in Ohio that fueled the [[opioid epidemic]]. By the end of his first year in office, he had worked to close all 12 pill mills in [[Scioto County, Ohio|Scioto County]], considered by many to have been the national center of the prescription drug crisis.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2015/05/19/404184355/how-heroin-made-its-way-from-rural-mexico-to-small-town-america|title=How Heroin Made Its Way From Rural Mexico To Small-Town America|date=May 19, 2015|publisher=NPR|access-date=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030035437/https://www.npr.org/2015/05/19/404184355/how-heroin-made-its-way-from-rural-mexico-to-small-town-america|archive-date=October 30, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/arrests-made-statewide-crackdown-pill-mills/mjkyENTDStDNL5vK5MIXJL/|title=Arrests made in statewide crackdown on 'pill mills'|date=December 20, 2011|work=SpringfieldNewsSun.com|access-date=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030090556/https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/arrests-made-statewide-crackdown-pill-mills/mjkyENTDStDNL5vK5MIXJL/|archive-date=October 30, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> DeWine's efforts also led to more than 100 doctors and pharmacists losing their licenses for improper prescription practices.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/ohio-governor-candidates-the-issues-opioid-crisis/8CSq2Msk6FPwf4D1uKAPhM/|title=Ohio governor candidates on the issues: Opioid crisis|date=September 18, 2018|work=Dayton Daily News|access-date=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030035742/https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/ohio-governor-candidates-the-issues-opioid-crisis/8CSq2Msk6FPwf4D1uKAPhM/|archive-date=October 30, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, DeWine formed a new Heroin Unit to provide Ohio communities with law enforcement, legal, and outreach assistance to combat the state's heroin problem. The Heroin Unit draws from new and existing office resources, including BCI investigative and laboratory services, Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission assistance, prosecutorial support, and outreach and education services.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2013/11/attorney_general_mike_dewine_l.html|title=Attorney General Mike DeWine launches heroin unit to help address rising addiction numbers, death toll|date=November 18, 2013|work=Cleveland.com|access-date=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030035414/https://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2013/11/attorney_general_mike_dewine_l.html|archive-date=October 30, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2017, DeWine announced a 12-pronged plan to combat the [[opioid]] epidemic, drawing from his experience breaking up pill mills, prosecuting traffickers, supporting recovery, and advocating the importance of drug-use prevention education.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2017/10/31/Ohio-Attorney-General-outlines-recovery-plan.html/|title=Ohio Attorney General outlines opioid recovery plan|date=October 31, 2017|work=ToledoBlade.com|access-date=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030035632/https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2017/10/31/Ohio-Attorney-General-outlines-recovery-plan.html/|archive-date=October 30, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, he went after the [[pharmaceutical industry]], suing opioid manufacturers and distributors for their alleged roles in fraudulent marketing and unsafe distribution of opioids that fueled the epidemic in Ohio and across the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/us/ohio-sues-pharmaceutical-drug-opioid-epidemic-mike-dewine.html|title=Ohio Sues Drug Makers, Saying They Aided Opioid Epidemic|date=May 31, 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021194831/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/us/ohio-sues-pharmaceutical-drug-opioid-epidemic-mike-dewine.html|archive-date=October 21, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dispatch.com/business/20180226/ohio-suing-drug-distributors-over-opioid-epidemic|title=Ohio suing drug distributors over opioid epidemic|date=February 26, 2018|work=Dispatch.com|access-date=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030041216/https://www.dispatch.com/business/20180226/ohio-suing-drug-distributors-over-opioid-epidemic|archive-date=October 30, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Columbus Crew relocation lawsuit===
In October 2017, news reports surfaced that [[Anthony Precourt]], the investor-operator of the soccer club [[Columbus Crew SC|Columbus Crew]], was exploring the option of moving the team out of state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.massivereport.com/2017/10/16/16487076/columbus-crew-sc-reportedly-set-to-move-barring-new-downtown-stadium|title=Columbus Crew SC reportedly set to move barring new downtown stadium|date=October 16, 2018|work=MassiveReport.com|access-date=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030035706/https://www.massivereport.com/2017/10/16/16487076/columbus-crew-sc-reportedly-set-to-move-barring-new-downtown-stadium|archive-date=October 30, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> After [[Cleveland Browns relocation controversy|the Cleveland Browns moved to Baltimore in the late 1990s]], the [[Ohio General Assembly]] passed a law requiring professional sports teams that had accepted taxpayer assistance to provide an opportunity for local owners to purchase the team before initiating a move.<ref>{{cite act|title=Restrictions on owner of professional sports team that uses a tax-supported facility.|type=Ohio Revised Code §|number=9.67|date=June 20, 1996|url=http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/gp9.67v1|access-date=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027203215/http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/gp9.67v1|archive-date=October 27, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2017, DeWine sent a letter to Precourt reminding him of his obligations under Ohio law.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2017/12/7/16748288/save-the-crew-columbus-ohio-attorney-general-mike-dewine-browns-law|title=Ohio attorney general threatens to invoke law that would keep Crew SC in Columbus|date=December 7, 2018|work=SBNation.com|access-date=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030090628/https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2017/12/7/16748288/save-the-crew-columbus-ohio-attorney-general-mike-dewine-browns-law|archive-date=October 30, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> After Precourt failed to respond, DeWine filed suit against Precourt and [[Major League Soccer]] in March 2018 to enforce Ohio law and insist upon a reasonable opportunity for local investors to buy the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2018/3/5/17082248/columbus-crew-sued-ohio-attorney-general-savethecrew-anthony-precourt|title=Ohio sues MLS, Columbus Crew owners to stop the team from relocating|date=March 5, 2018|work=SBNation.com|access-date=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030035804/https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2018/3/5/17082248/columbus-crew-sued-ohio-attorney-general-savethecrew-anthony-precourt|archive-date=October 30, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> As the lawsuit played out, an investor group including [[Dee Haslam|Dee]] and [[Jimmy Haslam]], owners of the [[Cleveland Browns]], and the Columbus-based Edwards family announced in October 2018 they were working out the details of a deal to keep the Crew in Columbus.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2018/10/the_columbus_crew_had_been_sav.html|title=The Columbus Crew has been saved – by the Haslams and the Art Modell Law|date=October 13, 2018|work=Cleveland.com|access-date=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030035529/https://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2018/10/the_columbus_crew_had_been_sav.html|archive-date=October 30, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Governor of Ohio ==
=== 2018 election ===
{{main|2018 Ohio gubernatorial election}}
[[File:Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine delivers remarks.jpg|thumb|DeWine delivers remarks at the Department of Justice in 2018]]
[[File:President Trump and Mrs. Trump Arrive in Ohio (48482535896).jpg|thumb|DeWine greeting President [[Donald Trump]] in 2019]]
DeWine announced his candidacy for governor on May 26, 2016, becoming the first major Republican to enter the race to succeed term-limited incumbent [[John Kasich]].<ref name="Governor">{{cite news |url=http://www.whio.com/news/news/breaking-news/dewine-confirms-run-for-governor-in-2018/nrTbf/ |work=WHIO |date=May 26, 2016 |title=Mike DeWine confirms run for Ohio governor in 2018 |first=Will |last=Garbe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528103633/http://www.whio.com/news/news/breaking-news/dewine-confirms-run-for-governor-in-2018/nrTbf/ |archive-date=May 28, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He launched his campaign at his annual ice-cream social in [[Cedarville, Ohio]], on June 25, 2017. On December 1, 2017, DeWine selected Ohio secretary of state [[Jon Husted]]—a former rival for the 2018 nomination—as his running mate, a move that unified much of the state Republican establishment behind the ticket.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cleveland.com/open/2017/12/mike_dewine_picks_jon_husted_a.html |title=Mike DeWine picks Jon Husted as running mate for 2018 governor's race |publisher=Cleveland.com |date=December 1, 2017 }}</ref> In the May 8, 2018, Republican primary, DeWine defeated Lieutenant Governor [[Mary Taylor (Ohio politician)|Mary Taylor]], 59.8% to 40.2%.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=831295 |title=Ohio Governor Primary Election 2018 |publisher=Our Campaigns }}</ref> In the November 6 general election, he defeated Democratic nominee [[Richard Cordray]], the former director of the [[Consumer Financial Protection Bureau]], 50.4% to 46.7% (a difference of about 166,000 votes).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/ohio-governor |title=Ohio Governor Election Results |date=November 17, 2018 |work=The New York Times }}</ref> DeWine was inaugurated as Ohio's 70th governor on January 14, 2019, alongside Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted.
=== Tenure ===
DeWine's governorship has been characterized by a pragmatic, sometimes bipartisan approach that has occasionally put him at odds with the Ohio Republican Party's more conservative wing. Themes have included public-health preparedness, economic recovery after COVID-19, major infrastructure investment, children's issues (especially foster care and lead poisoning), environmental initiatives like the H2Ohio water-quality program, opioid and human trafficking prevention, education reform, workforce development, and a cautious approach to social issues.

==== First term (2019–2023) ====
===== 2019 =====
DeWine was inaugurated on January 14, 2019. On his first day in office, he signed six executive orders establishing priorities: the Governor's Children's Initiative (foster care and infant mortality), disability inclusion, mental health prevention, anti-discrimination in state employment (including LGBTQ protections), and the RecoveryOhio Initiative to combat the opioid crisis through prevention, treatment, and recovery.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/g66l-2019/01/589560b6865486/what-to-know-about-gov-mike-de.html |title=What to know about Gov. Mike DeWine's first six executive orders |date=January 15, 2019 |publisher=Cleveland.com }}</ref> In February, President [[Donald Trump]] appointed DeWine to the bipartisan [[Council of Governors]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theday.com/article/20190222/NWS12/190229834 |title=Trump appoints Lamont to governors council |website=The Day |date=February 22, 2019 }}</ref> In March, DeWine delivered his first State of the State address, proposing a gas tax increase for infrastructure and investments in children's services, mental health, and water quality.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cleveland.com/politics/2019/03/gov-mike-dewine-proposes-more-money-for-roads-children-in-state-of-the-state-speech.html |title=Gov. Mike DeWine proposes more money for roads, children in State of the State speech |date=March 5, 2019 |publisher=Cleveland.com }}</ref> In April 2019, he signed the "Heartbeat Bill", prohibiting abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/04/11/712455980/a-bill-banning-most-abortions-becomes-law-in-ohio |title=A Bill Banning Most Abortions Becomes Law In Ohio |date=April 11, 2019 |work=NPR }}</ref> In July, he signed the biennial budget (gas tax increase, school choice expansion) and House Bill 6, a controversial energy bill subsidizing nuclear and coal plants, later linked to a major bribery scandal involving FirstEnergy.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/politics/ohio-politics/new-texts-show-firstenergy-allegedly-working-with-gov-dewine-to-pass-house-bill-6 |title=New texts show FirstEnergy allegedly working with Gov. DeWine to pass House Bill 6 |date=June 18, 2024 |publisher=News5Cleveland }}</ref> In August, after the [[2019 Dayton shooting|Dayton mass shooting]], DeWine proposed a 17-point gun safety plan including red-flag laws.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/08/06/748805187/ohio-governor-proposes-new-gun-control-laws-marking-shift-from-past-gop-leadersh |title=Ohio governor proposes new gun control laws, marking shift from past GOP leadership |date=August 6, 2019 |work=NPR }}</ref> In November, he launched H2Ohio for water quality improvement.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wosu.org/news/2019-11-14/dewine-pours-out-details-of-h2ohio-water-quality-program |title=DeWine Pours Out Details Of H2Ohio Water Quality Program |date=November 14, 2019 |publisher=WOSU }}</ref> In December, he supported local plastic bag bans and lead exposure initiatives.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cleveland.com/open/2019/12/gov-mike-dewine-favors-letting-ohio-cities-ban-plastic-bags.html |title=Gov. Mike DeWine favors letting Ohio cities ban plastic bags |date=December 4, 2019 |publisher=Cleveland.com }}</ref>
===== 2020–2021: COVID-19 pandemic =====
{{main|COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio}}

DeWine's early, aggressive response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] drew national praise and backlash.

In January–February 2020, DeWine began monitoring emerging cases. In March, he limited the Arnold Sports Festival, banned large gatherings, closed schools statewide, closed dine-in services, postponed a primary election, and issued a stay-at-home order.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/coronavirus-ohio-dewine-outbreak/2020/03/16/9bde6b1e-67b2-11ea-9923-57073adce27c_story.html |title=Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's coronavirus response has become a national guide to the crisis |date=March 16, 2020 |work=The Washington Post }}</ref> Gradual reopening began in May, as DeWine had daily briefings with Dr. Amy Acton, who resigned in June amid threats. In July, DeWine imposed a statewide mask mandate, and briefly banned hydroxychloroquine for COVID treatment before reversing the ban.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/ohio/dewine-asks-ohio-pharmacy-board-to-reverse-decision-prohibiting-hydroxychloroquine-for-treating-covid-19/530-48a1b374-97a0-47a4-a737-a2d83bddec0e |title=Ohio pharmacy board withdraws rule prohibiting use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 |date=July 30, 2020 |publisher=10TV }}</ref>

In May 2021, DeWine's "Vax-a-Million" lottery boosted COVID vaccination uptake. In July, he signed a biennial budget with broadband, Appalachian, and water investments.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/13/us/ohio-vax-a-million-covid-vaccine-lottery.html |title=Ohio Announces Lottery for Vaccinated Adults and Children |date=May 13, 2021 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> Also in 2021, he signed criminal justice reforms, including ending cash bail for misdemeanors. 

In 2022, DeWine signed a stand-your-ground law. Redistricting was contentious: multiple maps were struck down for gerrymandering, and DeWine supported gerrymandered maps despite criticism.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cleveland.com/open/2022/05/gov-mike-dewine-says-ohios-new-statehouse-maps-are-unconstitutional-but-votes-for-them-anyway.html |title=Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohio’s new Statehouse maps are unconstitutional, but votes for them anyway |date=May 5, 2022 |publisher=Cleveland.com }}</ref> In January 2022, Intel announced a major semiconductor campus. DeWine awarded grants for human trafficking prevention and survivor services.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-dewine-awards-over-13-million-in-grants-for-human-trafficking-prevention-programs-31315083-columbus-oh.html |title=Governor DeWine Awards Over $1.3 Million in Grants for Human Trafficking Prevention Programs |date=March 4, 2022 }}</ref>
===== 2022 election =====
{{main|2022 Ohio gubernatorial election}}

In 2022, DeWine was reelected with 62.4% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-ohio-governor.html |title=Ohio Governor Election Results 2022 |work=The New York Times }}</ref>
==== Second term (2023–present) ====
On inauguration day 2023, DeWine signed executive orders including anti-discrimination and skills-based hiring.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/gov-dewine-signs-5-new-executive-orders/ |title=Gov. DeWine signs 5 new executive orders |date=January 9, 2023 |publisher=WKBN }}</ref> In February, a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine; DeWine activated the National Guard and supported rail safety.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/ohio-train-derailment-east-palestine-dewine-16b0d4199e2e1f2f95e9e83c8c01088f |title=Ohio Gov. DeWine urges Congress to pass rail safety bill after East Palestine derailment |date=March 8, 2023 |publisher=Associated Press }}</ref> Also in 2023, DeWine signed the "Backpack Bill" expanding vouchers. In December, he vetoed House Bill 68, which allowed [[Transgender health care|gender-affirming care]] for minors; his veto was overridden in January 2024. 

DeWine issued executive orders banning gender-affirming surgery for minors and restricting care.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cleveland.com/open/2024/01/ohio-legislature-overrides-gov-mike-dewines-veto-of-bill-banning-transgender-athletes-gender-affirming-care-for-minors.html |title=Ohio legislature overrides Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of bill banning transgender athletes, gender-affirming care for minors |date=January 24, 2024 |publisher=Cleveland.com }}</ref> In 2024, ground was broken on the Intel campus and H2Ohio expanded. Amid an influx of Haitian migrants, DeWine deployed state troopers and funding to Springfield.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/gop-gov-dewine-defends-haitian-immigrants-springfield-work/story?id=113690058 |title=GOP Gov. DeWine defends Haitian immigrants: 'They came to Springfield to work' |date=September 15, 2024 |publisher=ABC News }}</ref>

In 2025, DeWine formed the Property Tax Working Group<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ohiocpa.com/for-the-public/news/2025/10/03/ohio-property-tax-working-group-finalizes-20-reform-proposals |title=Ohio Property Tax Working Group finalizes 20 reform proposals |date=October 3, 2025 }}</ref> and issued an executive order that state employees return to work in person. In July, he signed a $60 billion budget. In August, he deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C. In December, he announced $65.6 million for Welcome Home Ohio housing.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2025/12/09/ohio-housing-access-program |title=Gov. DeWine aims to improve access to housing across Ohio |date=December 9, 2025 |publisher=Spectrum News }}</ref> He has announced that in January 2026 he intends to make a statement on the death penalty, on which Ohio has had a ''de facto'' moratorium since 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/12/gov-mike-dewine-says-hell-make-announcement-on-ohios-death-penalty-in-january.html |title=Gov. Mike DeWine says he’ll make announcement on Ohio’s death penalty in January |date=December 11, 2025 |publisher=Cleveland.com }}</ref>

==Political positions==
===Abortion===
[[File:President George W. Bush congratulates Senator Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, on S. 650, the Pediatric Equity Research Act of 2003.jpg|thumb|President [[George W. Bush]] congratulates Senator Mike DeWine on the passing of the Pediatric Equity Research Act of 2003]]
In April 2019, DeWine signed House Bill 493, known as the [[Ohio "Heartbeat Bill"]], into law, prohibiting abortion after a heartbeat is detected in a fetus, with no exceptions for cases of rape and incest, imposing one of the nation's most extensive abortion restrictions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://time.com/5568922/ohio-ban-abortion-first-heartbeat/|title=&#124; Time|access-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412011849/http://time.com/5568922/ohio-ban-abortion-first-heartbeat/|archive-date=April 12, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/11/ohio-governor-to-sign-ban-on-abortion-after-first-detectable-heartbeat.html|title=Ohio governor to sign ban on abortion after first detectable heartbeat|date=April 11, 2019|publisher=CNBC|access-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412135856/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/11/ohio-governor-to-sign-ban-on-abortion-after-first-detectable-heartbeat.html|archive-date=April 12, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> DeWine [[Opposition to the legalization of abortion|opposes abortion]]. In the Senate, he was the lead sponsor of the [[Unborn Victims of Violence Act]] and voted for the [[Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1081/vote_108_1_00051.htm | title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 108th Congress – 1st Session }}</ref><ref>See S. 1019 (Unborn Victims of Violence Act), introduced May 7, 2003; S. 146 (Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2003), introduced January 13, 2003; S.480 (Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2001), introduced January 7, 2001. See also Karen MacPherson, "[http://www.toledoblade.com/frontpage/2004/03/26/Senate-votes-to-outlaw-harming-the-unborn-abortion-activists-fear-women-s-rights-eroded.html Senate votes to outlaw harming the unborn; abortion activists fear women's rights eroded] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321064752/http://www.toledoblade.com/frontpage/2004/03/26/Senate-votes-to-outlaw-harming-the-unborn-abortion-activists-fear-women-s-rights-eroded.html|date=March 21, 2018}}" (March 26, 2004), ''Toledo Blade''; [[Carl Hulse]], "[https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/26/us/senate-outlaws-injury-to-fetus-during-a-crime.html Senate Outlaws Injury to Fetus During a Crime] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226073753/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/26/us/senate-outlaws-injury-to-fetus-during-a-crime.html|date=February 26, 2018}}" (March 26, 2004), ''The New York Times''; Sheryl Gay Stolberg, "[https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/08/us/washington-talk-from-cnn-to-congress-legislation-by-anecdote.html Washington Talk: From CNN to Congress, Legislation by Anecdote] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229145225/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/08/us/washington-talk-from-cnn-to-congress-legislation-by-anecdote.html|date=December 29, 2017}}" (May 8, 2003), ''The New York Times''.</ref> In December 2020, DeWine signed a bill that said "fetal remains from surgical abortions in Ohio must be cremated or buried"; failure to do so would be a misdemeanor of the first degree.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/12/30/ohio-governor-signs-bill-requiring-burial-of-fetal-remains/|title=Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Signs Bill Requiring Fetal Remains From Surgical Abortions Be Cremated Or Buried|website=[[KDKA-TV]]|date=December 30, 2020|access-date=January 1, 2021|archive-date=January 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101174226/https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/12/30/ohio-governor-signs-bill-requiring-burial-of-fetal-remains/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Choi|first=Joseph|date=December 31, 2020|title=Ohio governor signs bill requiring women to choose burial or cremation of aborted fetal tissue|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/532259-ohio-governor-signs-bill-requiring-women-to-choose-burial-or-cremation|access-date=January 1, 2021|website=The Hill|archive-date=January 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101000916/https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/532259-ohio-governor-signs-bill-requiring-women-to-choose-burial-or-cremation|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[November 2023 Ohio Issue 1]] overturned Ohio's abortion ban.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Filer |first1=Christine |last2=Langer |first2=Gary |last3=De Jong |first3=Allison |date=November 7, 2023 |title=Ohio voters broadly support abortion access, early exit poll of ballot measure shows |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ohio-voters-broadly-support-abortion-access-preliminary-exit/story?id=104696547 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |language=en}}</ref>

===Capital punishment===
Although Catholic, DeWine has not joined the Pope and Catholic bishops in opposing the death penalty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/open/2020/02/why-wont-gov-mike-dewine-say-whether-he-supports-ohios-death-penalty.html|title=Why won't Gov. Mike DeWine say whether he supports Ohio's death penalty?|date=February 19, 2020|website=Cleveland.com|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=December 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217024954/https://www.cleveland.com/open/2020/02/why-wont-gov-mike-dewine-say-whether-he-supports-ohios-death-penalty.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Nor has he joined former governor [[Bob Taft|Robert Taft]], former attorney general Petro, and former House speaker Householder in calling for an end to Ohio executions. Yet no executions have been conducted in Ohio since DeWine took office, and he has delayed executions due to "ongoing problems involving the willingness of pharmaceutical suppliers to provide drugs to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/news-brief-new-set-of-reprieves-push-back-first-three-ohio-executions-of-2021-until-2023|title=News Brief – New Set of Reprieves Push Back First Three Ohio Executions of 2021 Until 2023|publisher=Death Penalty Information Center|access-date=October 7, 2020|archive-date=October 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009105133/https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/news-brief-new-set-of-reprieves-push-back-first-three-ohio-executions-of-2021-until-2023|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Gerrymandering===
In 2021, DeWine signed a redistricting map that favored Republicans. The map gave Republicans an advantage in 12 out of 15 districts, leaving two safely Democratic districts and one toss-up district. The map passed the Ohio legislature without any support from Democrats. Voting rights advocates called on DeWine to veto the pro-Republican redistricting map. In 2018, Ohio voted in a referendum for anti-gerrymandering reform that encouraged bipartisan support for redistricting maps. The same year, DeWine pledged to honor the voters' wishes and support a redistricting process conducted in a bipartisan way, but in 2021 he approved the changes for 2022 onward.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Tobias|first1=Andrew J.|date=November 20, 2021|title=Gov. Mike DeWine approves Ohio congressional map bill that likely strengthens GOP share|url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/11/gov-mike-dewine-approves-ohio-congressional-map-bill-that-strengthens-gop-share.html|access-date=November 20, 2021|website=cleveland|language=en|archive-date=November 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120152043/https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/11/gov-mike-dewine-approves-ohio-congressional-map-bill-that-strengthens-gop-share.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Gun control===
[[File:After Gov Dewine Spoke.webm|thumb|Ohio governor Mike DeWine leaves the stage after speaking, and the crowd shouts "Do something!" in reaction to the [[2019 Dayton shooting]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/08/05/748239149/do-something-calls-ring-out-after-mass-shootings-in-el-paso-and-dayton|title='Do Something!': Calls For Action After Mass Shootings In El Paso And Dayton|website=NPR|date=August 5, 2019|access-date=August 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806205156/https://www.npr.org/2019/08/05/748239149/do-something-calls-ring-out-after-mass-shootings-in-el-paso-and-dayton|archive-date=August 6, 2019|url-status=live|last1=Chappell|first1=Bill}}</ref>]]
In Congress, DeWine was known for his support for gun control measures. In 2004, he cosponsored an amendment to renew the [[Federal Assault Weapons Ban]]. He has repeatedly received an "F" rating from the National Rifle Association.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/25/senate.guns.ap/index.html|title=Senate considers protecting gunmakers|publisher=Associated Press|date = February 25, 2004|access-date=March 27, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050326064431/http://cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/25/senate.guns.ap/index.html|archive-date=March 26, 2005}}</ref> The National Rifle Association endorsed him for governor.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nraila.org/articles/20180926/nra-endorses-mike-dewine-for-governor-jon-husted-for-lieutenant-governor|title=NRA Endorses Mike DeWine for Governor, Jon Husted for Lieutenant Governor|publisher=NRA-ILA|date=September 26, 2018|access-date=August 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804154111/https://www.nraila.org/articles/20180926/nra-endorses-mike-dewine-for-governor-jon-husted-for-lieutenant-governor|archive-date=August 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> DeWine was one of only two Republican senators to vote against the [[Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act]], which banned lawsuits against gun manufacturers, distributors and dealers for criminal misuse of their products. In the 2006 election cycle, DeWine was the first senatorial candidate to be endorsed by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence; he displayed the endorsement on his campaign webpage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=2291|title=Brady Campaign Endorses DeWine|access-date=June 23, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110114427/http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=2291|archive-date=November 10, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00219|title=U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 109th Congress – 1st Session – Vote Summary on Passage of S. 397, As Amended|publisher=U.S. Senate|date=July 29, 2005|access-date=March 27, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070330060959/http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00219|archive-date=March 30, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, DeWine proposed a [[red flag law]] for Ohio that would allow courts to take guns from people seen as a threats to others or themselves. In January 2021, he signed into law a bill that removed the requirement to attempt to retreat before shooting in self-defense, and in March 2022 he signed a bill into law removing the requirement to possess a license to carry a concealed handgun in public.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ohio-gov-mike-dewine-signs-bill-allowing-permitless-concealed-carry-rcna20156 | title=Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs bill allowing permitless concealed carry | website=[[NBC News]] | date=March 15, 2022 | access-date=December 20, 2023 | archive-date=December 20, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220172009/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna20156 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.statenews.org/government-politics/2021-01-05/dewine-signs-stand-your-ground-bill-into-law | title=DeWine Signs 'Stand Your Ground' Bill into Law | date=January 5, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Balmert|first1=Jessie|title=Ohio Gov. DeWine proposes 'red flag' law, expanding background checks for gun sales|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/08/06/dayton-ohio-shooting-governor-mike-dewine-gun-changes/1930220001/|work=USA Today|access-date=August 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827191706/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/08/06/dayton-ohio-shooting-governor-mike-dewine-gun-changes/1930220001/|archive-date=August 27, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Highway safety===
As U.S. senator, DeWine joined a bipartisan effort to lower the national maximum blood-alcohol limit from .1% to .08% and to require reporting of vehicle-related deaths on private property like parking lots and driveways.<ref name="US Today August 9, 2005">{{cite news|title=Ohio senator makes his mark on highway safety|date=August 9, 2005|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/autos/2005-08-09-dewine-usat_x.htm|quote=...drunken driving [is] a central focus of DeWine's highway-safety attention. He was behind the move to make 0.08% the national maximum blood-alcohol limit, which it became this month when Minnesota was the final state to adopt it... DeWine says his years in politics helped persuade him to do something about the injuries and deaths that don't occur on public property, which is what regulators previously focused on. He wanted data about incidents in parking lots and driveways to be routinely collected, too.|access-date=October 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006192923/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/autos/2005-08-09-dewine-usat_x.htm|archive-date=October 6, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> He sponsored legislation on determining when aging tires become unsafe.<ref name="Tire Business Jan 23, 2004">{{cite web|title=Sen. DeWine introduces tire aging bill|date=January 23, 2004|url=http://www.tirebusiness.com/article/20040123/NEWS/301239999&template=printart|quote=WASHINGTON (Jan. 23, 2004) – Sen. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, has introduced a package of five highway safety bills, including one requiring tire retailers to disclose the month and year in which the tires they sell are produced. Mr. DeWine's bill also would require the National Academy of Sciences to do a definitive study of how both used and unused tires age{{snd}}with an eye toward discovering the point at which an aged tire becomes unsafe.|access-date=October 2, 2014}}</ref>

===LGBTQ+ rights===
DeWine opposes [[same-sex marriage]] and as a U.S. senator voted for the [[Defense of Marriage Act]], which bars federal recognition of same-sex marriage and allows states to refuse to recognize such marriages performed in other states,<ref>{{cite web | title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 104th Congress - 2nd Session | url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=104&session=2&vote=00280 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://eu.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2015/04/25/gay-marriage-case-born-divided-ohio/26261633/|title=How gay-marriage case was born of a divided Ohio|work=Cincinnati.com|date=April 25, 2015|access-date=September 21, 2018|archive-date=March 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315075753/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2015/04/25/gay-marriage-case-born-divided-ohio/26261633/|url-status=live}}</ref> and sponsored the [[Federal Marriage Amendment]] to the U.S. Constitution, which would have banned same-sex marriage.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mcclatchydc.com/latest-news/article24454828.html|title=Ohio is pivotal to Democratic hopes to reclaim the Senate|work=mcclatchydc|access-date=September 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921153317/https://www.mcclatchydc.com/latest-news/article24454828.html|archive-date=September 21, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He argued in the Supreme Court in favor of bans on same-sex marriage, saying that such bans infringe on "no fundamental right" and that states should not have to recognize same-sex couples who married in other states. DeWine was acting as attorney general against [[Jim Obergefell]] in the case ''[[Obergefell v. Hodges]]''. The Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling against DeWine and other defendants, finding same-sex marriage bans unconstitutional.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2015/06/attorney_general_mike_dewine_g.html|title=Attorney General Mike DeWine, Gov. John Kasich acknowledge gay marriage ruling is law in Ohio|work=cleveland.com|access-date=September 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921190950/https://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2015/06/attorney_general_mike_dewine_g.html|archive-date=September 21, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2015/03/27/dewine-defends-state-s-ban/23363247007/|title=DeWine defends state's ban on same-sex marriage|last=Torry|first=Jack|newspaper=The Columbus Dispatch|date=March 27, 2015|access-date=September 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921153211/http://www.dispatch.com/article/20150327/NEWS/303279748|archive-date=September 21, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021, DeWine opposed a bill that would have banned transgender athletes from playing on sports teams that do not match their sex at birth, saying, "This issue is best addressed outside of government, through individual sports leagues and athletic associations, including the [[Ohio High School Athletic Association]], who can tailor policies to meet the needs of their member athletes and member institutions."<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 25, 2021|title=Ohio Governor Mike DeWine opposes state law on transgender athletes|url=https://www.nbc4i.com/news/politics/ohio-statehouse-newsroom/gov-mike-dewine-opposes-state-law-on-transgender-athletes/|access-date=November 1, 2021|website=NBC4 WCMH-TV|language=en-US|archive-date=November 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101183137/https://www.nbc4i.com/news/politics/ohio-statehouse-newsroom/gov-mike-dewine-opposes-state-law-on-transgender-athletes/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Tobias|first1=Andrew J.|date=June 25, 2021|title=Gov. Mike DeWine criticizes Ohio House bill that would ban transgender athletes from playing girls' sports|url=https://www.cleveland.com/open/2021/06/gov-mike-dewine-criticizes-ohio-house-bill-that-would-ban-transgender-athletes-from-playing-girls-sports.html|access-date=November 1, 2021|website=cleveland|language=en|archive-date=November 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101183136/https://www.cleveland.com/open/2021/06/gov-mike-dewine-criticizes-ohio-house-bill-that-would-ban-transgender-athletes-from-playing-girls-sports.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2023, he vetoed a bill that would have banned minors from receiving [[Transgender health care|gender-affirming care]] in Ohio and transgender youth from playing on sports teams that did not match their sex assigned at birth. He said that if the bill became law, "Ohio would be saying that the state—that the government knows better what is medically best for a child than the two people who love that child the most, their parents."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-29 |title=Gov. DeWine vetoes Ohio's transgender athlete, healthcare bill |url=https://www.nbc4i.com/news/politics/will-gov-dewine-sign-ohios-transgender-athlete-healthcare-bill-into-law/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=NBC4 WCMH-TV |language=en-US |archive-date=December 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229162235/https://www.nbc4i.com/news/politics/will-gov-dewine-sign-ohios-transgender-athlete-healthcare-bill-into-law/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://apnews.com/article/transgender-health-ohio-minors-veto-c615cafed4fc81d32010d47d8853efaf | title=Ohio's GOP governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care and transgender athletes in girls' sports | website=[[Associated Press News]] | date=December 29, 2023 }}</ref> In January 2024, the Republican-dominated legislature overrode DeWine's veto of the gender-affirming care ban.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-10 |title=Ohio House overrides Republican governor's veto of ban on gender affirming care for minors |url=https://apnews.com/article/transgender-minors-affirming-care-veto-628fdfafecf59c7a0d489756280e5abd |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224212504/https://apnews.com/article/transgender-minors-affirming-care-veto-628fdfafecf59c7a0d489756280e5abd |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in January 2024, DeWine signed an [[executive order]] that restricted gender-affirming surgery for youth<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-08 |title=After Vetoing Gender-Affirming Care Ban, Ohio Gov. Signs Even Harsher Executive Order |url=https://www.them.us/story/ohio-trans-health-care-executive-order-mike-dewine |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=them. |language=en-US |archive-date=January 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119060807/https://www.them.us/story/ohio-trans-health-care-executive-order-mike-dewine |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-10|title=Mike DeWine Could Have Been a GOP Hero for Trans Rights
|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-01-10/ohio-lawmakers-override-dewine-s-veto-of-bill-banning-gender-affirming-care?embedded-checkout=true |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=Bloomberg |language=en-US}}</ref> while also proposing new administrative rules focused on transgender youth and adults.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-01-11|title=Ohio moves to restrict transgender healthcare, sports participation|url=https://athensindependent.com/ohio-transgender-healthcare/|access-date=2024-01-19|website=Athens County Independent|language=en-US|archive-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119060807/https://athensindependent.com/ohio-transgender-healthcare/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-01-11|title=Ohio transgender adults speak against proposed administrative rules that would change health care|url=https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/01/18/ohio-transgender-adults-speak-against-proposed-administrative-rules-that-would-change-health-care/#:~:text=DeWine%20announced%20two%20proposed%20rules,counseling%20before%20receiving%20more%20treatment.|access-date=2024-01-19|website=Ohio Capital Journal|language=en-US|archive-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119060807/https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/01/18/ohio-transgender-adults-speak-against-proposed-administrative-rules-that-would-change-health-care/#:~:text=DeWine%20announced%20two%20proposed%20rules,counseling%20before%20receiving%20more%20treatment.|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2024, after backlash from trans people and healthcare providers, DeWine's administration dropped all the proposed rules to restrict treatment for transgender adults.<ref>{{cite web |first1=Geoff|last1=Mulvihill|first2=Hannah|last2=Schoenbaum|url=https://apnews.com/article/ohio-transgender-genderaffirming-regulations-adults-dewine-179092da5e1bf7c23f7141832e39d87d|title=Ohio backs off proposed restrictions on gender-affirming care for adults|website=[[Associated Press|AP News]]|date=February 7, 2024|access-date=2024-03-10}}</ref> In November 2024, DeWine signed into law a bill prohibiting students in public schools from using restrooms other than those for the gender they were assigned at birth.<ref name="Tobias">{{cite web |last1=Tobias |first1=Andrew |title=Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs transgender bathroom bill |url=https://signalcleveland.org/ohio-gov-mike-dewine-signs-transgender-bathroom-bill/ |website=Signal Cleveland |access-date=November 28, 2024 |date=November 27, 2024 |archive-date=November 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127150859/https://signalcleveland.org/ohio-gov-mike-dewine-signs-transgender-bathroom-bill/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Marijuana===
In 2019, DeWine said: "it would really be a mistake for Ohio, by legislation, to say that marijuana for adults is just OK." In February 2020, [[NORML]], a group advocating the [[marijuana legalization|legalization of marijuana]], gave DeWine an "F" rating in relation to his policies.<ref name="D">[https://www.cleveland.com/open/2020/02/gov-mike-dewine-gets-f-in-marijuana-policy-report-card.html "Gov. Mike DeWine gets F in marijuana policy report card"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313220940/https://www.cleveland.com/open/2020/02/gov-mike-dewine-gets-f-in-marijuana-policy-report-card.html|date=March 13, 2020}}, ''[[Cleveland.com]]'', Laura Hancock (February 6, 2020)</ref> He opposed [[2023 Ohio Issue 2]], the "Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol initiative".<ref name=Joyce>{{Cite web|last=Rowland|first=Darren|title=DeWine condemns pot issue on fall ballot: 'This is not your grandfather's marijuana'|url=https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/dewine-condemns-pot-issue-this-is-not-your-grandfathers-marijuana-columbus-ohio-november-vote-legalization|website=[[NBC]] Channel 6|date=August 17, 2023|access-date=December 30, 2023|archive-date=December 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230154620/https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/dewine-condemns-pot-issue-this-is-not-your-grandfathers-marijuana-columbus-ohio-november-vote-legalization|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2024, DeWine requested lawmakers take action against [[Δ-8-Tetrahydrocannabinol|Delta 8]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://local12.com/news/local/decisions-on-delta-8-ban-in-indiana-expected-any-day-following-lawsuit | title=Decisions on Delta 8 ban in Indiana expected following lawsuit | date=January 19, 2024 }}</ref>

=== Hamas-Israel war campus protests ===
{{Main|2024 Ohio State University pro-Palestinian campus protests}}

After the April 25, 2024, [[2024 Ohio State University pro-Palestinian campus protests|Ohio State University Gaza Solidarity Encampment]] resulted in at least 36 arrests of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, including 16 [[Ohio State University]] students,<ref name=EncampmentArrests>{{Cite news |last=Farkas |first=Karen |date=2024-04-25 |title=Hamas-Israel War: Gaza Protest at Ohio State University Campus |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2024/04/25/hamas-israel-war-gaza-protest-ohio-state-university-campus/73456832007/ |work=The Columbus Dispatch |access-date=2024-06-09 |archive-date=July 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240702032828/https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2024/04/25/hamas-israel-war-gaza-protest-ohio-state-university-campus/73456832007/ |url-status=live }}</ref> DeWine said, "I think that Ohio State did well", "what we don't want is any kind of hate", and that he opposes protests "right outside the door of a classroom".<ref name=DeWine>{{cite web |title=More arrested at OSU following protests |url=https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2024/04/26/more-arrested-at-osu-following-protests |website=Spectrum News 1 |access-date=13 June 2024 |date=26 April 2024 |archive-date=June 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613083131/https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2024/04/26/more-arrested-at-osu-following-protests |url-status=live }}</ref> The demonstrators at the encampment were on the South Oval, which is not in the vicinity of any classrooms.<ref>{{cite web |title=Inside the five-hour standoff between police and protesters on the South Oval |url=https://www.thelantern.com/2024/04/inside-the-five-hour-standoff-between-police-and-protesters-on-the-south-oval/ |website=The Lantern |date=April 2024 |access-date=June 10, 2024 |archive-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611034234/https://www.thelantern.com/2024/04/inside-the-five-hour-standoff-between-police-and-protesters-on-the-south-oval/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=EncampmentArrests /><ref>{{cite Instagram|user=pslcolumbus|postid=C6MxzAXP-lk|title=PSL Encampment Instagram Post |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C6MxzAXP-lk/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |date=2024-04-25}}</ref> DeWine also said he supported the arrests at Ohio State in the form of [[Ohio State Highway Patrol]], which included an officer who aimed a rifle at protesters during the encampment's dispersal.<ref>{{cite web |title=University says officers had readied firearms, directed toward protesters from Ohio Union's roof once arrests began |url=https://www.thelantern.com/2024/04/university-says-officers-had-readied-firearms-directed-toward-protesters-from-ohio-unions-roof-once-arrests-began/ |website=The Lantern |date=April 2024 |access-date=June 9, 2024 |archive-date=April 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429183658/https://www.thelantern.com/2024/04/university-says-officers-had-readied-firearms-directed-toward-protesters-from-ohio-unions-roof-once-arrests-began/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He said that he supports Ohio and the U.S. "backing the country of Israel".<ref name=DeWine /> In the same interview, he expressed support for [[Anti-BDS laws|Ohio Revised Code Section 9.76]], which legally prohibits Ohio State from boycotting or divesting from companies on the basis of their support for Israel.

===Other===
In 2020, DeWine signed a bill that forbids colleges and universities in Ohio blocking controversial speakers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/open/2020/12/gov-mike-dewine-signs-a-bill-to-prohibit-ohio-colleges-universities-from-blocking-controversial-speakers.html|title=Gov. Mike DeWine signs a bill to prohibit Ohio colleges, universities from blocking controversial speakers|first=cleveland com|last=Laura Hancock|date=December 18, 2020|website=cleveland|access-date=January 2, 2021|archive-date=December 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224084129/https://www.cleveland.com/open/2020/12/gov-mike-dewine-signs-a-bill-to-prohibit-ohio-colleges-universities-from-blocking-controversial-speakers.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The same year, DeWine's compensation was 17th among state governors, at $159,189, compared to a maximum of $225,000 for the governor of New York and a minimum of $70,000 for the governor of Maine. The Ohio Checkbook shows that 92 employees of the Ohio state teachers retirement system, including director William Neville, equal or exceed the governor's salary.

==Personal life==
DeWine lives in the [[Whitelaw Reid House]].<ref>{{cite news|date=September 17, 2016|title=Ohio Attorney General Opens His Historic Home to the Public|publisher=WOUB|url=https://woub.org/2016/09/17/ohio-attorney-general-opens-his-historic-home-to-the-public/|access-date=October 28, 2020|archive-date=November 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102114412/https://woub.org/2016/09/17/ohio-attorney-general-opens-his-historic-home-to-the-public/|url-status=live}}</ref> He married Frances Struewing on June 3, 1967, and they have had eight children together. Their daughter Rebecca died at the age of 22 on August 4, 1993, in a car accident.<ref name="The BG News September 7, 1993">{{cite news|date=September 7, 1993|title=Patrol say DeWine's daughter driving too fast|work=The BG News|format=PDF|url=http://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6561&context=bg-news|url-status=live|access-date=October 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006073426/http://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6561&context=bg-news|archive-date=October 6, 2014|quote=Lt. Gov. Michael DeWine's daughter was driving too fast for the wet road conditions when she was killed in a collision, the State Highway Patrol said Monday. Trooper D.T. Heard at the Xenia post said the patrol determined that Rebecca A. DeWine was driving 55 mph on Aug. 4 when her car went across the center line on a curve. The car hit a pickup truck going 39 mph on U.S. 42 north of Xenia, Heard said Monday. The speed recommended on the curve is 25 mph, he said.|via=ScholarWorks@BGSU (Vol 76, Issue 10)}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Laviola|first=Erin|date=October 11, 2018|title=Frances Struewing DeWine, Mike DeWine's Wife: 5 Fast&nbsp;Facts|url=https://heavy.com/news/2018/10/frances-struewing-mike-dewine-wife/|url-status=live|access-date=October 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012033442/https://heavy.com/news/2018/10/frances-struewing-mike-dewine-wife/|archive-date=October 12, 2018}}</ref> One of their sons, [[Pat DeWine]], is an [[Ohio Supreme Court]] Justice. Another son, Brian, is the president of the [[Minor League Baseball]] team the [[Asheville Tourists]]; the DeWine family purchased the team in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|date=January 5, 2010|title=DeWine group to purchase Tourists|work=[[Minor League Baseball]]|url=https://www.milb.com/milb/news/gcs-7873874|url-status=live|access-date=June 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141845/https://www.milb.com/milb/news/dewine-group-to-purchase-tourists/c-7873874|archive-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref> DeWine's second cousin, [[Kevin DeWine]], is the former Ohio Republican Party chairman.

==Electoral history==
{{Election box begin|title = 1982 Ohio seventh congressional district Republican primary<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=513757|title=OH District 7 – R Primary 1982|date=February 10, 2009|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804031044/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=513757|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
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|party      = Republican Party (United States)
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|votes      = 32,615
|percentage = 69.03%
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Peter M. Knowlton
|votes      = 6,534
|percentage = 13.83%
|change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = John F. Evans
|votes      = 4,223
|percentage = 8.94%
|change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Lynn Hokenson
|votes      = 1,572
|percentage = 3.33%
|change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Joseph J. Walker
|votes      = 1,476
|percentage = 3.12%
|change     = 
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Karl F. Hilt
|votes      = 830
|percentage = 1.76%
|change     = 
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{{Election box total|
|votes     = 47,250
|percentage = 100.00%
|change    = 
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{{Election box begin|title = 1982 Ohio seventh congressional district general election<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=37210|title=OH District 7 1982|date=November 3, 2012|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804053826/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=37210|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Mike DeWine
|votes      =  87,842
|percentage =  56.26%
|change     = −19.86%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate  = Roger D. Tackett
|votes      = 65,543
|percentage = 41.98%
|change     = +18.10%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate  = John B. Winer
|votes      = 2,761
|percentage = 1.77%
|change     = +1.77%
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes     = 156,146
|percentage = 100.00%
|change    = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title = 1984 Ohio seventh congressional district general election<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=52143|title=OH District 7 1984|date=November 3, 2012|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804054453/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=52143|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Mike DeWine (incumbent)
|votes      = 147,885
|percentage = 78.45%
|change     = +22.19%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate  = Don Scott
|votes      = 40,621
|percentage = 21.55%
|change     = −20.43%
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{{Election box total|
|votes     = 188,506
|percentage = 100.00%
|change    = 
}}
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{{Election box begin|title = 1986 Ohio seventh congressional district general election<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=52562|title=OH District 7 1986|date=November 3, 2012|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804001633/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=52562|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Mike DeWine (incumbent)
|votes      = 119,238
|percentage = 100.00%
|change     = +21.55%
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes     = 119,238
|percentage = 100.00%
|change    = 
}}
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{{Election box begin|title = 1988 Ohio seventh congressional district general election<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28392|title=OH District 7 1988|date=November 3, 2012|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804133435/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28392|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Mike DeWine (incumbent)
|votes      = 142,597
|percentage = 73.88%
|change     = −26.12%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate  = Jack Schira
|votes      = 50,423
|percentage = 26.12%
|change     = +26.12%
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes     = 193,020
|percentage = 100.00%
|change    = 
}}
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{{Election box begin|title = 1990 Ohio lieutenant gubernatorial Republican primary<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=218249|title=OH Lt. Governor- R Primary 1990|date=April 12, 2005|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804012043/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=218249|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Mike DeWine
|votes      = 645,224
|percentage = 100.00%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes     = 645,224
|percentage = 100.00%
|change    = 
}}
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{{Election box begin|title = 1990 Ohio lieutenant gubernatorial general election<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=26496|title=OH Lt. Governor 1990|date=November 3, 2012|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309144031/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=26496|archive-date=March 9, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Mike DeWine
|votes      = 1,938,103
|percentage = 55.73%
|change     = +16.35%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate  = [[Eugene Branstool]]
|votes      = 1,539,416
|percentage = 44.27%
|change     = −16.35%
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes     = 3,477,519
|percentage = 100.00%
|change    = 
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{{Election box begin|title = 1992 Ohio Senate Republican primary<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=242278|title=OH US Senate- R Primary 1992|date=November 3, 2012|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309182751/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=242278|archive-date=March 9, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Mike DeWine
|votes      = 583,805
|percentage = 70.30%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = George H. Rhodes
|votes      = 246,625
|percentage = 29.70%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes     = 830,430
|percentage = 100.00%
|change    = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title = 1992 Ohio Senate general election<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3490|title=OH US Senate 1992|date=March 13, 2020|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616001938/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3490|archive-date=June 16, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate  = [[John Glenn]] (incumbent)
|votes      = 2,444,419
|percentage = 50.99%
|change     = −11.46%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Mike DeWine
|votes      = 2,028,300
|percentage = 42.31%
|change     = +4.76%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Workers World Party
|candidate  = Martha Grevatt
|votes      = 321,234
|percentage = 6.70%
|change     = +6.70%
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes     = 4,793,953
|percentage = 100.00%
|change    = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title = 1994 Ohio Senate Republican primary<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28109|title=OH US Senate- R Primary 1994|date=November 3, 2012|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804015835/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28109|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Mike DeWine
|votes      = 422,367
|percentage = 52.04%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = [[Bernadine Healy]]
|votes      = 263,560
|percentage = 32.47%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = [[Eugene J. Watts]]
|votes      = 83,103
|percentage = 10.24%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = George H. Rhodes
|votes      = 42,633
|percentage = 5.25%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes     = 811,663
|percentage = 100.00%
|change    = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title = 1994 Ohio Senate general election<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3450|title=OH US Senate 1994|date=June 9, 2004|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310195915/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3450|archive-date=March 10, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Mike DeWine
|votes      = 1,836,556
|percentage = 53.43%
|change     = +10.41%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate  = [[Joel Hyatt]]
|votes      = 1,348,213
|percentage = 39.22%
|change     = −17.75%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Independent (politician)
|candidate  = Joseph I. Slovenec
|votes      = 252,031
|percentage = 7.33%
|change     = +7.33%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Independent (politician)
|candidate  = Dan S. Burkhardt (write-in)
|votes      = 282
|percentage = 0.01%
|change     = +0.01%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Socialist Workers Party (United States)
|candidate  = Peter A. Thierjung (write-in)
|votes      = 166
|percentage = 0.01%
|change     = +0.01%
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes     = 3,437,248
|percentage = 100.00%
|change    = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title = 2000 Ohio Senate Republican primary<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=26480|title=OH US Senate – R Primary 2000|date=November 3, 2012|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322041652/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=26480|archive-date=March 22, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Mike DeWine (incumbent)
|votes      = 1,029,860
|percentage = 79.51%
|change     = +27.47%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Ronald Dickson
|votes      = 161,185
|percentage = 12.44%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = [[Frank Cremeans]]
|votes      = 104,219
|percentage = 8.05%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes     = 1,295,264
|percentage = 100.00%
|change    = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title = 2000 Ohio Senate general election<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3450|title=OH US Senate 2000|date=June 12, 2016|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310195915/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3450|archive-date=March 10, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Mike DeWine (incumbent)
|votes      = 2,666,736
|percentage = 59.90%
|change     = +6.47%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate  = [[Ted Celeste]]
|votes      = 1,597,122
|percentage = 35.87%
|change     = −3.35%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate  = John R. McAlister
|votes      = 117,466
|percentage = 2.64%
|change     = +2.64%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Natural Law Party (United States)
|candidate  = John A. Eastman
|votes      = 70,738
|percentage = 1.59%
|change     = +1.59%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Socialist Workers Party (United States)
|candidate  = Michael Fitzsimmons (write-in)
|votes      = 45
|percentage = 0.00%
|change     = −0.01%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Independent (politician)
|candidate  = Patrick Flower (write-in)
|votes      = 29
|percentage = 0.00%
|change     = +0.00%
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes     = 4,452,136
|percentage = 100.00%
|change    = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title = 2006 Ohio Senate Republican primary<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=114316|title=OH US Senate – R Primary 2006|date=March 3, 2013|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060329172512/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=114316|archive-date=March 29, 2006|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Mike DeWine (incumbent)
|votes      = 565,580
|percentage = 71.71%
|change     = −7.80%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = David R. Smith
|votes      = 114,186
|percentage = 14.48%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = William G. Pierce
|votes      = 108,978
|percentage = 13.82%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes     = 788,744
|percentage = 100.00%
|change    = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title = 2006 Ohio Senate general election<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=114315|title=OH US Senate 2006|date=January 14, 2007|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316222007/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=114315|archive-date=March 16, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate  = [[Sherrod Brown]]
|votes      = 2,257,369
|percentage = 56.16%
|change     = +20.29%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Mike DeWine (incumbent)
|votes      = 1,761,037
|percentage = 43.82%
|change     = −16.08%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Independent (politician)
|candidate  = Richard A. Duncan (write-in)
|votes      = 830
|percentage = 0.02%
|change     = +0.02%
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes     = 4,019,236
|percentage = 100.00%
|change    =
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title = 2010 Ohio Attorney General Republican primary<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=553280|title=OH Attorney General – R Primary 2010|date=November 3, 2011|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804003705/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=553280|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Mike DeWine
|votes      = 687,507
|percentage = 100.00%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes     = 687,507
|percentage = 100.00%
|change    = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title = 2010 Ohio Attorney General general election<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=553401|title=OH Attorney General 2010|date=January 13, 2011|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072352/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=553401|archive-date=April 7, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Mike DeWine
|votes      = 1,821,408
|percentage =  47.54%
|change     = +9.11%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate  = [[Richard Cordray]] (incumbent)
|votes      = 1,772,717
|percentage = 46.26%
|change     = −10.48%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Constitution Party (United States)
|candidate  = Robert M. Owens
|votes      = 130,065
|percentage = 3.39%
|change     = −1.44%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate  = Marc Allen Feldman
|votes      = 107,521
|percentage = 2.81%
|change     = +2.81%
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes     = 3,831,711
|percentage = 100.00%
|change    = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title = 2014 Ohio Attorney General Republican primary<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=790567|title=OH Attorney General – R Primary 2014|date=March 6, 2015|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407070426/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=790567|archive-date=April 7, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Mike DeWine (incumbent)
|votes      = 544,763
|percentage = 100.00%
|change     = +0.00%
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes     = 544,763
|percentage = 100.00%
|change    = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title = 2014 Ohio Attorney General general election<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=790568|title=OH Attorney General 2014|date=March 20, 2016|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729103916/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=790568|archive-date=July 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Mike DeWine (incumbent)
|votes      =  1,882,048
|percentage =  61.50%
|change     = +13.96%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate  = [[David Pepper (politician)|David Pepper]]
|votes      = 1,178,426
|percentage = 38.51%
|change     = −7.75%
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes     = 3,060,474
|percentage = 100.00%
|change    = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title = 2018 Ohio gubernatorial Republican primary<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=823678|title=OH Governor – R Primary 2018|date=March 6, 2015|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803232741/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=823678|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Mike DeWine
|votes      = 499,639
|percentage = 59.84%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = [[Mary Taylor (Ohio politician)|Mary Taylor]]
|votes      = 335,328
|percentage = 40.16%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes     = 834,967
|percentage = 100.00%
|change    = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title = [[2018 Ohio gubernatorial election]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=822592|title=OH Governor 2018|date=December 7, 2018|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706075817/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=822592|archive-date=July 6, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Mike DeWine
|votes      = 2,231,917
|percentage = 50.39%
|change     = −13.25%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate  = [[Richard Cordray]]
|votes      = 2,067,847
|percentage = 46.68%
|change     = +13.65%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate  = Travis Irvine
|votes      = 79,985
|percentage = 1.81%
|change     = +1.81%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Green Party of the United States
|candidate  = Constance Gadell-Newton
|votes      = 49,475
|percentage = 1.12%
|change     = −2.21%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Independent (politician)
|candidate  = Renea Turner (write-in)
|votes      = 185
|percentage = 0.00%
|change     = +0.00%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Independent (politician)
|candidate  = Richard Duncan (write-in)
|votes      = 132
|percentage = 0.00%
|change     = +0.00%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Independent (politician)
|candidate  = Rebecca Ayres (write-in)
|votes      = 41
|percentage = 0.00%
|change     = +0.00%
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes     = 4,429,582
|percentage = 100.00%
|change    = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title = 2022 Ohio gubernatorial Republican primary<ref name="filings">{{Cite news|date=February 3, 2022|title=Filings for the 2022 Primary Election Released |work=Ohio Secretary of State|url=https://www.ohiosos.gov/media-center/press-releases/2022/2022-02-03/|access-date=February 4, 2022|archive-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204045311/https://www.ohiosos.gov/media-center/press-releases/2022/2022-02-03/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Mike DeWine (incumbent)
|votes      = 514,374
|percentage = 48.1%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = [[Jim Renacci]]
|votes      = 299,515
|percentage = 28.0%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = [[Joe Blystone]]
|votes      = 232,716
|percentage = 21.8%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = [[Ron Hood]]
|votes      = 22,212
|percentage = 2.1%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes     = 1,068,817
|percentage = 100.00%
|change    = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin
| title = [[2022 Ohio gubernatorial election]]
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| candidate = Mike DeWine (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 2,580,424
| percentage = 62.41%
| change = +12.02%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = [[Nan Whaley]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 1,545,489
| percentage = 37.38%
| change = -9.30%
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link
| votes = 8,964
| percentage = 0.22%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 4,134,877
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}

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