15 Facts About Keith Faber

Keith Faber was born on January 19,1966 and is an American lawyer and politician from Ohio.

Keith Faber was formerly a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, elected from the 84th district, and then a member of the Ohio State Senate, elected from the 12th District.

Keith Faber was president of the Ohio Senate from 2013 to 2016.

Keith Faber faced a primary race with fellow Republican Terry Haworth, and won by about 1,300 votes.

Keith Faber defeated Democrat Bill Sell in the general election by about 14,000 votes.

When Jim Jordan vacated his state Senate seat after winning a seat in Congress, Faber was one of seven who sought to replace him, along with Derrick Seaver, Gene Krebs, Robert J Luckey III, Toni Slusser, Vincent Foulk and Kreg Allison.

Keith Faber won the support of Senate Republicans, and took the seat in the Senate in February 2007.

Keith Faber served as the 94th President of the Ohio Senate throughout his last term in the upper chamber, before being ineligible to run again in 2016 due to term limits.

In 2016, state Representative Jim Buchy, who had returned to the House after Keith Faber had succeeded him in 2000, again decided to retire, in what perhaps strategically opened up the seat for Keith Faber, who himself was term-limited from his seat in the Senate, where he had served as the body's president since 2013.

In February 2017, Keith Faber announced his intention to run for Ohio Auditor of State.

Keith Faber ran unopposed for the Republican nomination in the May 2018 primary.

Keith Faber faced former US Representative Zack Space, the Democratic nominee, in the 2018 campaign for state auditor.

Keith Faber was first inaugurated as auditor on January 12,2019.

Keith Faber was inaugurated for a second term on January 9,2023, joined by his family and sworn in by newly elected chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court Sharon Kennedy.

Keith Faber is married to Andrea Keith Faber, and together they have two children.