Kirk Schuring

Kirk Schuring
President pro tempore of the Ohio Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Jay Hottinger
Majority Leader of the Ohio Senate
In office January 4, 2021 – January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Matt Huffman
Succeeded by	Rob McColley
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 29th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Scott Oelslager
In office January 6, 2003 – December 31, 2010
Preceded by	Scott Oelslager
Succeeded by	Scott Oelslager
Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives
Acting
In office April 12, 2018 – June 6, 2018
Preceded by	Cliff Rosenberger
Succeeded by	Ryan Smith
Speaker pro tempore of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office January 3, 2017 – December 31, 2018
Preceded by	Ron Amstutz
Succeeded by	Jim Butler
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 48th district
In office January 3, 2011 – December 31, 2018
Preceded by	Scott Oelslager
Succeeded by	Scott Oelslager
In office January 3, 1995 – December 31, 2002
Preceded by	David Johnson
Succeeded by	Scott Oelslager
Personal details
Born	(1952-09-17) September 17, 1952 (age 71) Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Darlene
Education	Kent State University

Kirk Schuring (born September 17, 1952) is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio Senate. He served as interim Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, following the resignation of Speaker Cliff Rosenberger.^[1][2] Rosenberger resigned amid revelations he was under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.^[3] He was previously a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1993 to 2002, and from 2011 to 2018. Schuring also previously served in the Ohio Senate from 2003 to 2010. He was the Republican nominee for Ohio's 16th congressional district in the 2008 election. In 2018, Schuring was re-elected to the Ohio Senate, where represents the 29th district.