Troy Balderson is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate

Ohio Senate

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, representing the 20th District since his appointment in 2011. He served in the Ohio House of Representatives

Ohio House of Representatives

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 from 2009 to 2011.

Career

Balderson is co-owner of Balderson Motor Sales in Zanesville, and also helps out with the family-owned farm located in Salem Township.

With Representatives Jim Aslanides

Jim Aslanides

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 unable to run again due to term limits, Balderson and Dr. Patrick Johnston sought for the 94th House District's Republican nomination in 2008. He won the nomination with 67.63% of the vote. In the general election, Balderson faced Democrat Jennifer Stewart, who Democrats hoped could build on solid party showings from the previous election cycle. Balderson won a first term over Stewart with 54.01% of the vote.

In 2010, Balderson won a second term unopposed in the general election.

Ohio Senate

In late May 2011, Senator Jimmy Stewart announced that he planned to resign his seat in the 20th Senate District at the end of the fiscal year, when he would go to work for the Ohio Gas Association. Stewart continued his service as majority floor leader

Floor Leader

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 until he resigned. As a result, Balderson opted to replace him.

On July 12, 2011, Senate President Tom Niehaus

Tom Niehaus

Tom Niehaus is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 14th District since 2005. Previously he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2000 until 2004. Niehaus succeeded Ohio Senate President Doug White, who was prevented by Ohio's term limits law from running for...

 announced that Balderson would be appointed to the vacant Senate seat. He was sworn into office on July 13, 2011. He serves on the committees of Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources; Energy and Public Utilities (Vice Chair); Health, Human Services and Aging; and Highways and Transportation. He also serves on the Guernsey County

Guernsey County, Ohio

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Transportation Improvement District, and the Council on Unreclaimed Strip Mined Lands.

External links

The Ohio Senate: Senator Troy Balderson (R-Zanesville) official site