Kevin (Kevin) Ritter (R-SH94)
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Capitol: 614.466.2158
FAX: 614.719.6992
District: 740.236.8390
Representative
Ohio House of Representatives
11th Floor Vern Riffe Center 77 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215-6111

District Office:
77 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Elected: 2024    Next Election: 2026
Committee Assignments
Vice ChairHouse Committee on Workforce and Higher Education
MemberHouse Committee on Education
MemberHouse Committee on Energy
MemberHouse Committee on Finance

Bio

Kevin was born and raised in the Detroit area. He attended Central Michigan University on a baseball scholarship and graduated in 1990 with a double major in History and Political Science. Kevin remained at CMU to complete a Masters Degree in Political Science in 1992. After three years working in private business in Washington, DC, Kevin attended Western Michigan University to pursue a PhD. in Modern European History. Shortly before graduation, he founded a successful sports marketing company - Coast to Coast Athletics - and left the University. Ritter moved to Washington County, Ohio in 2000 with his wife, Khadine. For the next 20 years he ran his business and taught History and Government at Ohio Valley University, Washington State Community College, and Veritas Classical Academy, a preK-12 school he co-founded.

A popular public speaker, Kevin has given hundreds of lectures on a variety of topics all around the country. In the fall of 2018, he was elected Washington County Commissioner, a position he continues to hold today. Ritter and his wife have two children, Liam and Anna.