Bob Hackett

Bob Hackett (born August 3, 1949) is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 10th District since 2016.

Bob Hackett
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 10th district
Assumed office
February 23, 2016
Preceded byChris Widener
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 74th district
In office
January 5, 2009-February 23, 2016
Preceded byChris Widener
Succeeded byBill Dean
Personal details
Born (1949-08-03) August 3, 1949
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceLondon, Ohio, U.S.
Alma materColumbia University
ProfessionFinance

Career

Hackett, a graduate of Columbia University, served two terms as a Madison County Commissioner and is the founder and a former managing partner of Central Ohio Financial Mgt. Group, LLC.

With incumbent Chris Widener running for the Ohio Senate, Hackett, along with Craig Saunders, opted for the Republican nomination to replace him.[1] Ultimately, Hackett defeated Saunders with 53.34% of the electorate to move on to the general election.[2] 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.[3] Hackett easily won reelection in 2010 against Aaron Kilbarger with 69.7% of the vote.[4]

Currently, Hackett is serving on the committees of Financial Institutions, Housing, and Urban Development, Health and Aging, Insurance (as chairman) 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 Senate

In early 2016, Senator Bob Hackett was appointed to the Ohio Senate to succeed Senator Chris Widener, who resigned.

References
  1. Candidates file for March 4th Primary
  2. Brunner, Jennifer 2008 primary election results Archived 2010-12-27 at the Wayback Machine (2008-03-04)
  3. Brunner, Jennifer 2008 general election results Archived 2011-09-16 at the Wayback Machine (2008-11-04)
  4. Brunner, Jennifer 2010 general election results Archived 2011-06-27 at the Wayback Machine (2010-11-02)
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