WHO ARE OUR REPRESENTATIVES?

The Allen County Democrats have put together this helpful summary of who represents us.

And: We can run for office, as well. One place to start: Consider running for Democratic Party Central Committee. Every County has precincts with one Central Committee member (aka Precinct Captain) in each precinct. Central Committee members educate their neighbors about upcoming elections and vote on local party leadership. The filing deadline to be a Central Committee member in Allen County is Feb. 4 (in Hardin County, Central Committee elections are in 2028). If you’re interested, in Allen County contact comm.allendems@gmail.com. In Hardin County, contact hardindems@gmail.com.

There is also still time to file for US Rep, State Rep, County Commissioner or County Auditor! The filing deadline for candidates is Feb. 4, 2026. 

OK, back to our state and federal elected officials.

We have elected representatives to the federal government in Washington DC and to the state government in Columbus, OH.

FEDERAL

Each state has 2 Senators in Washington DC. Ohio’s Senators are:

• Bernie Moreno (R)- serving until 2030.
• Jon Husted (R)- up for election in 2026. Sherrod Brown (D) is running against him.

Ohio has 15 US Representatives in Washington DC. The Representative for Allen and Hardin Counties is:

• Jim Jordan (R)- OH District 4- up for re-election in 2026. District 4 includes all of Allen, Auglaize, Champaign, Hardin, Logan, Marion, Morrow, Mercer, Shelby, Union, and VanWert, counties with portions of Clark, Delaware & Richland counties.

STATE

Ohio has 33 State Senators in Columbus. The Senator for Allen County is Susan Manchester (R)- OH District 12- up for re-election in 2028. The Senator for Hardin County is Rob McColley (R) – OH District 1.

Ohio has 99 Representatives in Columbus. The Representative for Allen County is Matt Huffman (R)- OH District 78. The Representative for Hardin County is Ty Matthews (R) – OH District 83. Both are up for re-election in 2026.

Ohio’s current Governor is Mike DeWine (R). DeWine is not up for re-election. The current candidates for Governor are Vivek Ramaswamay (R)- and Dr. Amy Acton (D).