On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State Senate (OH) - District 20
Senate Building
1 Capitol Square
1st Floor
137
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-8076
Senate Building
1 Capitol Square, 1st Floor, 137
Columbus, OH 43215
Full Name:
Timothy 'Tim' O. Schaffer
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Lori
Birth Date:
01/25/1963
Birth Place:
Columbus, OH
Home City:
Lancaster, OH
Religion:
United Methodist
Attended, Ohio University-Lancaster
BA, Political Science/Communication, Mount Union College, 1982-1985
Senator, Ohio State Senate, District 20, 2019-present
Candidate, Ohio State Senate, District 20, 2024
Candidate, Ohio State Senate, District 20, 2020
Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 77, 2015-2019
Candidate, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 77, 2018
Senator, Ohio State Senate, District 31, 2006-2014
Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2000-2006
Chair, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Member, Insurance
Member, Rules and Reference Committee
Member, Transportation
Member, Ways and Means
Former Member, Aging and Long Term Care Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives
Former Member, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Education and Career Readiness Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives
Former Member, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives
Former Member, Energy and Public Utilities Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, General Government and Agency Review Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Local Government, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Public Utilities Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Ways and Means Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives
Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Chairman, Ways and Means and Economic Development Committee, Ohio State Senate
Executive Director, Ohio Society of Professional Engineers, 1993-present
Vice President/Public Affairs, American Diabetes Association, Ohio Affiliate, 1989-1993
Director of Public Relations, Ohio Grocers Association, 1988-1989
Member, American Society of Association Executives, present
Member, Board of Directors, Ohio Society of Association Executives, present
Member, Ohio Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, American Legislative Exchange Council
Member, Baltimore Chamber of Commerce
Member, Fairfield County Board of Elections
Member, Fairfield Heritage Association
Member, Lancaster-Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce
Member, National Conference of State Legislatures
Member, National Rifle Association
Member, Pickerington Chamber of Commerce
Chair, Fairfield County Republican Party, 1996-2002
President/Treasurer/Member, Board of the Fairfield Center for Disabilities and Cerebral Palsy, 1996-1999
President/Treasurer, State Society Executive Council, National Society of Professional Engineers, 1999
President, Fairfield County Lincoln Republican Club, 1993-1995
President/Treasurer/Member, Board of the National Voluntary Health Agencies of Ohio, 1987-1993
President, Fairfield County Young Republican Club, 1990-1992
Vice Chair, Ohio League of Young Republican Clubs, 1991
Awards:
Watchdog of the Treasury Award, National Federation of Independant Business's Guardian of Small Business, Champion of the Ohio Quarter Horse Congress, Friend of Philanthropy, Ohio Development Association Distinguished Service Award, National Federation of the Blind Distinguished Service Award, MS Society of America Advocate of the Year, Business First 40 under 40 and the Fairfield County Republican Party Statesmanship Award