Frank LaRose

Frank LaRose
51st Secretary of State of Ohio
Assumed office
January 14, 2019
GovernorMike DeWine
Preceded byJon Husted
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 27th district
In office
January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2019
Preceded byKevin Coughlin
Succeeded byKristina Roegner
Personal details
Born (1979-04-18) April 18, 1979 (age 45)
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLauren Kappa
EducationOhio State University (BS)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1998–2007, 2021–present[1]
Rank Sergeant first class
Unit101st Airborne Division
19th Special Forces Group[2]
Battles/warsIraq War[citation needed]
Awards Bronze Star

Frank LaRose (born April 18, 1979) is an American politician who has served as the 51st Secretary of State of Ohio since January 2019. He was a Republican member of the Ohio State Senate for two terms, from January 2011 to January 2019. He was a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in the 2024 election, challenging incumbent Senator Sherrod Brown.[3] He lost to Bernie Moreno in the primary.[4]

  1. ^ "Ohio Secretary of State joins the Army Reserve". United States Army Reserve. March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ohio National Guard Special Forces Soldiers honor fallen comrade by dedicating drop zone in his name". Ohio National Guard. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  3. ^ Beavers, Olivia (July 17, 2023). "Ohio's messy GOP Senate primary gets a third candidate". Politico. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  4. ^ Kasler, Karen (March 19, 2024). "Trump-endorsed Senate candidate Bernie Moreno wins Ohio's GOP Primary". NPR. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

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