Bob Hackett
Encyclopedia
Bob Hackett is a Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives
, representing the 84th District since 2009.
, served two terms as a Madison County Commissioner
and is the founder and a former managing partner of Central Ohio Financial Mgt. Group, LLC.
running for the Ohio Senate
, Hackett, along with Craig Saunders, opted for the Republican nomination to replace him. Ultimately, Hackett defeated Saunders with 53.34% of the electorate to move onto the general election. He went on to defeat Democrat Connie Crockett in the general election with 61.39% of the vote, winning his first term in the legislature. Hackett easily won reelection in 2010 against Aaron Kilbarger with 69.7% of the vote.
Currently, Hackett is serving on the committees of Financial Institutions, Housing, and Urban Development, Health and Aging, Insurance (as vice chair) and its Subcommittee on Workers' Compensation, and Local Government. He also is a member of the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee; and the Unemployment Compensation
Advisory Council.
A former county commissioner, Hackett said lawmakers want to do their best to help the local governments save costs and mitigate the financial hit. "Everyone knows these big cuts are coming," he said.
Ohio House of Representatives
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate....
, representing the 84th District since 2009.
Career
Hackett, a graduate of Columbia UniversityColumbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, served two terms as a Madison County Commissioner
Madison County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 40,213 people, 13,672 households, and 10,035 families residing in the county. The population density was 86 people per square mile . There were 14,399 housing units at an average density of 31 per square mile...
and is the founder and a former managing partner of Central Ohio Financial Mgt. Group, LLC.
Ohio House of Representatives
With incumbent Chris WidenerChris Widener
Chris Widener is a member of the Ohio Senate. Widener represents the 10th Senate District, which includes Madison, Clark and Greene counties. Before the Senate, he served three terms in the Ohio House of Representatives...
running for the Ohio Senate
Ohio Senate
The Ohio State Senate is the upper house of the Ohio General Assembly, the legislative body for the U.S. state of Ohio. There are 33 State Senators. The state legislature meets in the state capital, Columbus. The President of the Senate presides over the body when in session, and is currently Tom...
, Hackett, along with Craig Saunders, opted for the Republican nomination to replace him. Ultimately, Hackett defeated Saunders with 53.34% of the electorate to move onto the general election. He went on to defeat Democrat Connie Crockett in the general election with 61.39% of the vote, winning his first term in the legislature. Hackett easily won reelection in 2010 against Aaron Kilbarger with 69.7% of the vote.
Currently, Hackett is serving on the committees of Financial Institutions, Housing, and Urban Development, Health and Aging, Insurance (as vice chair) and its Subcommittee on Workers' Compensation, and Local Government. He also is a member of the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee; and the Unemployment Compensation
Advisory Council.
A former county commissioner, Hackett said lawmakers want to do their best to help the local governments save costs and mitigate the financial hit. "Everyone knows these big cuts are coming," he said.