15 Facts About Kirk Schuring

James Kirk Schuring was an American politician of the Republican Party from the state of Ohio.

Kirk Schuring was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1993 to 2002, and from 2011 to 2018.

In 2018, Kirk Schuring was interim Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, following the resignation of Speaker Cliff Rosenberger.

Kirk Schuring was the Republican nominee for Ohio's 16th congressional district in the 2008 election.

Kirk Schuring joined his family's insurance agency in Plain Township, Stark County, Ohio, in 1978, and took it over after his father's death two years later.

Kirk Schuring was president of the Canton Jaycees, the Young Republicans, and the Canton Urban League.

In 1993, Kirk Schuring was appointed to an open seat in the Ohio House of Representatives vacated by Representative David Johnson.

Kirk Schuring was elected to his full first term in 1994, and re-elected in 1996,1998 and 2000, before being term limited in 2002.

Kirk Schuring again served as Reference Committee Chairman for the 127th General Assembly.

When Congressman Ralph Regula announced in late-2007 that he would not seek another term in Congress, Kirk Schuring won the Republican nomination to succeed him.

Kirk Schuring's opponent was fellow state Senator John Boccieri, who had been elected to the Senate in 2006.

Kirk Schuring was sworn in to begin his second tenure in the House on January 3,2011.

Kirk Schuring worked to develop a pension reform plan that doesn't involve hikes to employer contribution to public retirement systems.

The only Republican to vote against the measure, Kirk Schuring joined Democrats in voting against a measure to require a photo ID when casting a ballot in Ohio.

Kirk Schuring died from pancreatic cancer at his home on November 22,2024, at the age of 72.