Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2013-2021

Candidate, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 99, 2018

Former Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Member, Education and Career Readiness Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Member, Finance Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Committee on Education Oversight, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Member, Manufacturing and Workforce Development Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Member, Prescription Drug Addiction and Healthcare Reform Study, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Member, Primary and Secondary Education Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on State Government and Agency Review, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Truck Driver, Ashtabula County Highway Department

Former Laborer, Ashtabula County Highway Department

Former Instructor, Gannon University

Former Baseball Coach, Kent State Ashtabula

Former Instructor, Kent State University

United States History Teacher, Jefferson Area High School, 1983-2012

Vice-President, Henderson Library Memorial Foundation, present

President, Jefferson Memorial Foundation, present

Member, Jefferson United Methodist Church, present

Former Advisor, Academic Challenge Team, Jefferson Area High School

Former Coach, Jefferson Area High School

Former Member, Jefferson Area Teachers Association

Advisor, Model United Nations, Jefferson Area High School, 1984-2012

Awards:

John is a Martha Holden Jennings Scholar (1991), Ashtabula Country Teacher of the Year (1991), Ashland Oil Teacher of the Year (1992), Jefferson Village Citizen of the Year (1995) and Kent State Ashtabula Alumnus of the Year (1999). He serves as president of the Jefferson Memorial Foundation and the vice-president of the Henderson Library Memorial Foundation.

Father's Occupation:

Navy veteran of World War II, Chiropractor

Hobbies or Special Talents:

John appreciates the outdoors; he enjoys fishing and respects hunters and their 2nd Amendment rights.

Mother's Occupation:

Stay-at-home Mom