Full Name:
Kevin R. Bacon
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Melissa; 3 Children: Rebecca, Emma, Kathryn
Birth Date:
11/27/1971
Birth Place:
Defiance, OH
Home City:
Westerville, OH
Religion:
Catholic
JD, Capital University Law School, 1995-1998
BA, Political Science, Miami University, 1990-1994
Senator, Ohio State Senate, District 3, 2011-2019
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 12, 2018
Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 21, 2007-2010
Trustee, Blendon Township, 2002-2006
Former Chair, Civil Justice Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Chair, Commerce and Labor Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Criminal Justice Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Finance Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Finance Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Finance Subcommittee on Higher Education, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Financial Institutions, Housing and Urban Development Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Government Oversight and Reform Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Chair, Judiciary Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Chair, Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member, Public Utilities Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives
Former Member, Public Utilities Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Reference Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Transportation, Commerce and Workforce Committee, Ohio State Senate
Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Ohio State Senate
Attorney, Farmers Insurance
Prosecutor, Lancaster City Attorneys Office
Enforcement Attorney, Ohio Department Commerce
Member, Dublin-Worthington Rotary Club, present
Member, Gahanna Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, New Albany Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, Ohio Bar Association, present
Chair, Ohio Childrens Trust Fund, present
Member, Ohio Fatherhood Commission, present
Member, Prevent Blindness Ohio, present
Member, Reynoldsburg Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, United Way of Central Ohio, present
Member, Westerville Chamber of Commerce, present
Former Member, Capital Law School Alumni Board
Member, Columbus Bar Association
Member, Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Former Member, National Home Visiting Taskforce, National Conference of State Legislators
Former Member, National Taskforce for Employment of People with Disabilities, National Conference of State Legislators
Member, Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
Former Member, Ohio Governor Health and Human Services Transition Team
Member, Worthington Chamber of Commerce
Awards:
Legislator of the Year Award (Autism Society of Ohio, 2007)
Freshman Legislator of the Year Award (ARC of Ohio, 2008)
Legislator of the Year Award (Association of County Boards of MRDD, 2008)
Legislator of the Year Award (Ohio Academy of Pediatrics, 2008)
Leadership Award (School Choice Ohio, 2011)
Legislator of the Year (Governor's Council on People with Disabilities, 2011)
Legislator of the Year (AMVETS Department of Ohio, 2012)
Watchdog of the Treasury (United Conservatives of Ohio)
Defender of Liberty (American Conservative Union)
Legislator of the Year (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, 2014)
Legislator of the Year (Governor's Counsel on People with Disabilities, 2014)
Guardian of Small Business (NFIB of Ohio, 2016)