I'm proud to present myself as a candidate for the Ohio House of Representatives from the 30th District.
I deeply care about our community and I hope to bring our shared conservative principles to the Ohio Statehouse.
Join our campaign today! ⬇️
After 30 years in class, I finally graduated from St. Xavier High School for the second time tonight! Powerful memories, meaningful work, great friends, awesome students and athletes, good families! AMDG! 🙌
Today I officially filed my petitions to run for the Ohio House of Representatives from the 30th District!
I’m eager to meet with voters in the coming months. Together, I’m confident that we can build a campaign that aligns with our shared conservative principles!
Thank you St. Xavier High School for a wonderful 30 year career as a teacher, football coach, mock trial moderator, administrator, parent and alumnus! And proud to retire with John Cole and four others. Blessed! 🙌
My deepest gratitude to Steve Chabot, Russell Mock, public officials, donors, friends, volunteers, my campaign staff, and supporters who could not attend for the positive energy that is sustaining my candidacy for State Rep. (30th) in 2024!
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Thank you,
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for your years of service to our community.
You have exemplified faithful and selfless public service. You have been a role model for me and many others in how you’ve led with the highest ethics, personal courage, and conviction. 🇺🇸
Attended another successful fundraising event this evening for Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers! She is fighting for us! Support Powers for Prosecutor! Also great to spend time with Prosecutor Orlando Sonza! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
We had a great fundraiser last week. I greatly appreciate everyone who came out and supported our campaign.
A special thank you to Kim and George Vincent for hosting us in their beautiful home!
The 30th Ohio House District restaurant tour continues with a delicious meat lasagne entree at Giovanni's Family Italian Restaurante in Cheviot, Ohio! 😀😀
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Happy Birthday to my incredible wife Leslie Odioso ! I took her out to a very intimate restaurant (Cintas Center) to celebrate with my friends at the
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Lincoln-Reagan Dinner.😀😀
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Congratulations to our son Lucas Raymond Odioso who graduated Summa Cum Laude from UD today with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Honors Program). Thank you to all of Lucas’ teachers throughout the years! 😀
HAMCOGOP Chair Russ Mock, Vice-Chair Triffon Callos & I met with some of our County candidates: Jeff Baker Treasurer, David Heimbach Recorder, Jim Neil Sheriff, Mary Hill Clerk, and Adam Koehler/ Jonathan Pearson Commissioners. Proud to stand with this strong GOP ticket! 🇺🇸
I spent part of my first Monday morning of my post teaching life at a breakfast meeting with Representative Cindy Abrams in Harrison. Relying on advice from good friends like Cindy during this career transition makes all the difference! 😀
I had my annual physical exam on Tuesday. Blood work revealed I am still within age appropriate ranges. With one year until my next exam, Leslie and I decided to continue our tour of 30th Ohio District fine dining!😀
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I’m proud to have so many strong leaders endorse my campaign for the Ohio House of Representatives!
I look forward to working with each of them as a member of the legislature to promote our shared conservative values.
THANK YOU to everyone who supported our fundraiser last week at Aston Oaks. A special thanks to our featured speaker, fmr. Congressman
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Your faith in our campaign means the world. I won’t let you down!
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THANK YOU to everyone who came out and supported our campaign kickoff last night!
I look forward to working hard to earn your vote and getting to work for the great people of the 30th District. 🇺🇸
Thank you Delhi-Miami Township Republican Club for giving me an opportunity to speak tonight! Great hearing Congressional Candidate Orlando Sonza speak tonight. Shout out to Gabe Guidarini for a sharp presentation! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Today, I engaged in due diligence for my State Rep. (District 30) campaign by meeting Nan Kohnen Cahall & Ken Wilson-Ohio Council on Aging. (SW Region). We are blessed with the efforts of dedicated, creative & inspiring community leaders like Nan and Ken. 😀
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Thank U Cin. West Rep. Club for the chance to talk about our VOTE YES ON ISSUE 1 efforts & my Campaign for St. Rep. (30th) at tonights 4th AnnualConey Fest! Great to hear from Sec. of St. Frank Larose, Gr Twp. Trustee Tony Rosiello, HamCoGOP Chair Russ Mock.
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Enjoyed a special event for the ORP & Chair Alex Triantafilou this evening. US Sen. candidate Bernie Moreno was the featured speaker. Common Pleas Judge candidate Katie Casch, Green Township Trustee Tony Rosiello and HAMCO Prosecutor Melissa Powers were among the guests. 🇺🇸
Good times joining US Senate candidate Bernie Moreno and my rock solid
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friends at Elder High’s outstanding Sports Stag tonight at the Pit! 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Fine dining 30th OH House tour took Leslie & me to Maury’s Tiny Cove Steak House (Cheviot.) NY Strip, sides, service -and of course- pickles were top notch! Setting- retro music brought back warm memories of Ray & Mary Odioso.
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Leslie and I shared a delicious Werkhaus Stuffed Pizza for dinner tonight as my tour of the restaurants in the 30th District continues. Yes- we managed to save leftovers!😀
Energized today by the Cheviot Memorial Day Parade organized by the Green Township VFW Post 10380! Included meeting USS Cincinnati Foundation, and others voters in OH 30th House District! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Picked up a new black tailored suit (not pictured) moments ago from West Price Hill’s Pepe Ramundo’s Tailor Shop. Thank you Carmen Ramundo and his assistant Ross Halverstadt for taking so much care of me. Ready to rock my new suit!🤜🤜
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Proud to support a successful Katie Casch for Judge event this evening at Igbys downtown! Katie is an outstanding Hamilton County Prosecutor with both criminal and civil litigation experience. ⚖️⚖️🇺🇸🇺🇸
Attended successful Chris Lipps for Common Pleas Judge fundraiser this evening at the M.I. Boat House. Great to catch-up with retired Judge Robert Ruehlman and UC Law School Classmate -HAMCO Prosecutor Phil Cummings among others! 🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Leslie and I joined Karla and Marc Morgan on the enjoyable Cincinnati Dinner Train this evening. Good times! Fun to get a glimpse of life in 1940s Queen City.🚞🛤️🚞🛤️🥩🍽️☕️🍰🚞🛤️🚞🛤️😀
Awesome to see so many friends & family at my campaign kickoff for State Rep (30th.) last night. And a special thank you to Ralph Tate (great grade school baseball coach and role model) & his son (and St. Antoninus classmate) Paul who came from Indianapolis last night!
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Great work by HAMCOGOP Candidates, Vols., Chair Russ Mock, Staff, ORP Political Dir. Mitch Tulley, Congressional Candidate Orlando Sonza & Rising Republicans of Greater Cincinnati (among others) for making HAMCOGOP's contribution to today's Statewide Call to Action a success! 🇺🇸
Great turn out and fun today as the HAMCOGOP helped organize and execute a successful door2door effort in Hyde Park this morning for Keep Curt Kissinger for Municipal Court Judge! 😀😀
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Leslie & I attended a successful event for Ohio Supreme Court Candidate Judge Dan Hawkins at the beautiful Lytle Park Hotel tonight. State GOP Chairman Alex Triantafilou, Rep. Bill Seitz and GOP Central Cmt Member Diane Cunningham Redden came out to support Judge Hawkins. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Leslie and I had another fun CincItalia Festival Friday Night. Felt blessed by the support for my campaign for State Rep! Good food-Good Band-Good folks and Good West-Side Times in Cheviot! 🍕🎸😀🇺🇸
Good times this evening as Leslie and me joined my sister Maureen Davies and her husband Ashley and their friends at Safe Haven Farms annual Share the Love fundraising event. Leslie is Board VP and our daughter Audrey thrived there. 😀😀
Leslie & I enjoyed Cincinnati Classical Academy’s 2024 Renaissance Gala at Music Hall. Honored to join Rep. Brad Wenstrup & Marcus Thompson & other supporters of this new, successful academic option inspired by Hillsdale College President Dr. Larry Arnn- the featured speaker. 🇺🇸
“It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.”
— Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address
Guest column published in today’s Cincy Enquirer describing how Leslie & I continue to honor our late daughter Audrey through our work to assist the entire Developmental Disability community & my campaign for 30th. Ohio House seat.
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The grassroots campaign for the 30th Ohio District also kicked off in Delhi Township this evening! Thank you Nick, Keith and others I met for your energizing support!😀😀🇺🇸🇺🇸
Also attended Green Township VFW’s Memorial Day ceremony. Proud to join Financial Director Tom Straus, Trustee Tony Rosiello, Judge Pat Dinkelacker, (Ret.) State Senator Lou Terhar and Judicial Candidate Elizabeth Polston and so many others to honor our fallen! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Good times, food and memories on the campaign trail this evening with Leslie at the St. Antoninus Parish Festival. Great to meet St. X. parents, my Antoninus classmates, voters in the 30th Ohio District and be reminded of the awesome Mr. Ed McCafferty! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you & Congratulations to Debbie Flammer who today marks her 35th. year serving as HAMCOGOP Office Manager! Hired by the late Ralph Kohnen on September 22nd., 1988, she has served in this position for 10 Chairmen! She has no plans to retire. Debbie Rocks! 😀😀
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Leslie & I were thrilled to attend the Seta Family's Re-Elect Tony Rosiello for Green Township Trustee event on Friday. Awesome to join
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@CincySeitz
in celebrating Tony's & Sally Rosiello's gifts to Green Township and the entire West Side! 😀
Thank you HAMCOGOP TCV for asking me to speak about my candidacy for State Represenative (30th District) at the Burgers & Brews Summer fundraiser joining
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Chair Russ Mock, Judge Curt Kissinger & former & future Sheriff Jim Neil.
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Thank U Ohio Sec. of State Frank LaRose, Oak Hills School Bd. candidates Lisa Ibold/Sam Yorgovan, Sheriff Jim Neil & LaRosas for making our GTRC Spaghetti Dinner a success on Weds. evening at Nathanael Greene Lodge!
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Mysterious (but friendly and socially well-adjusted) grassroots volunteer has been knocking doors in the 30th. Ohio House District for Mike Odioso for Ohio.
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Spent part of my day at the Ohio Capitol and checked out some of the Ohio Civil War monuments. Reminded me of great Ohio military leadership and ultimate sacrifices made by brave Ohio’s soldiers and their loved ones. Proud to make Ohio my home and a Republic worth preserving! 🇺🇸
Honored to speak tonight at Ollie Schmitt Foundation Golf Classic & Dinner fundraiser at Aston Oaks Golf Club. The foundation has raised funds for different schools, programs & equipment for the Developmental Disability Community on the West Side of Hamilton County.😀
Attended another successful fundraiser last night for Orlando Sonza for Congress (OH-1) at the ARTclectic Fine Art Gallery in Silverton. Supporters included State GOP Chair Alex Triantafilou . 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Another wonderful Green Township Rep. Club Christmas Dinner! Thank You Ron’s Roost, HAMCOGOP Chair Russ Mock, County Com. Candidate Adam Koehler, Recorder Candidate Dave Heimbach, Probate Court Judge Ted Winker, and others who make this a fun night!😀😀
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Proud to be part of a strong turn out in support of Jim Neil for Hamilton County Sheriff at the Best Ever Party Barn! Sheriff Neil outlined how his firm hand will return safer HAMCO streets! 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you Sycamore Township/Deer Park Republican Club for asking me to be the featured speaker this PM! Strong Club, awesome people and leadership. Two vibrant communities! 💪💪
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Thank you
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of Greater Cincinnati President Grant Bagshaw for inviting me to talk about my campaign for State Rep. (30th District). I was also impressed by Forest Hills School Board Candidate Kevin Comerford.
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First place Leslie and I chose for dinner after returning from the 10 day Ignatian Pilgrimage last night- Monfort Heights Skyline- another one of our go to “Happy Places” in the 30th Ohio House District! 😀😀
Moving Green Twp. Memorial Day Ceremony. Vietnam Vet. Sen. Lou Terhar delivered solemn tribute to service members who lost lives/MIA and those who died of self-inflicted wounds upon returning home after experiencing horrors of combat. Caught up with Lou afterwards.🇺🇸
Mike Metz recently gave me a tour of Metzcor. Metzcor is exceeding its mission as a place to provide opportunities that offer a wide range of unique activities for individuals over the age of 18 with ID/DD. & Metzcor has integrated its participants with the entire West-Side! 😀😀
I attended the informative Miami Township Ambassadors Program tonight. Rep. Bill Seitz, Ham. CO. Commissioner Denise Driehaus, Trustees Mike Robison, Dan Blanton & Tim Vollrath among others discussed the important issues impacting Miami Township with constituents. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Great meeting and tour of Hamilton County’s Center for Addiction Treatment with Executive Director Patti Webb and her outstanding leadership team. We have to keep supporting their critical mission to save and change lives. 😀
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No crowds-no loud noises-easy parking and great Hamilton County Board of Election service if you want to Vote Yes On Issue One early as August 8 (Election Day) may find you out of town or getting ready for Back to School.📮📮😀😀🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Thank you Jim Kiefer for asking me to speak tonight at the Cincinnati West Republican Club! Always good to spend time with Delhi Township Trustees Cheryl Sieve and Mike Davis, and HAMCO judicial candidate (and HAMCO Prosecutor) Katie Casch. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Leslie and I hit the Chicken Buffet Dinner at Ron’s Roost last evening- one of our “go to” happy places in the 30th. 🍗🍗Ohio House District! Outside I toured Ron’s Classic Car Lot! 😀
Honored to support Chad Cole’s strong testimony for HB434 Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Accelerator Pilot Program Act before the OH House Finance Com. The program will advance scientific research & treatments. Gary Rellar related son Nick’s TBI challenges after car crash.
Attended this evening’s Miami Township Trustees meeting to learn more about the priorities of this thriving West Side community. Also learned more about the West Region Blueway & Trail System Great Parks proposals. & Thanks Trustees for asking me to speak.
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This last Saturday evening Leslie and I celebrated our 34th. wedding anniversary at Jeff Ruby's Restaurant in downtown Cincy with my lifelong friend Mark Ruehlmann and his lovely wife Anna. And I know I am a very lucky man! 😀
Leslie and I joined Dan Bellissemo in attending Margaret B. Rost School Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser this evening. Proud to support these awesome students, teachers and staff! 😄😄
Joined Delhi-Miami Townships Republican Club dinner/meeting this PM at Delhi Park Lodge. Important speeches by Ham. Co. Prosecutor Melissa Powers, Delhi Trustee Rose Stertz, & Oak Hills School Board Candidates Lisa Ibold & Sam Yorgovan.
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Enjoyed Delhi-Miami Townships Republican Club meeting this PM. Common Pleas Cand. Chris Lipps, Ct. of Appeals Cand. Sean Donovan, Recorder Cand. Dave Heimbach & Trustees Mike Robison, Rose Stertz, Mike Davis, and Cheryl Sieve and Fin. Dir. Jim Luebbe spoke.🇺🇸
Advocating for the Developmental Disability Community has always been close to my heart.
As a State Rep. I'll continue this work in Columbus to improve care and protections for those among our most vulnerable.
Read more in my recent column. ⬇️