11 Facts About Mike Dovilla

Michael D Dovilla was born on March 13,1975 and is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives who represented the Seventh District from 2013 to 2016.

Mike Dovilla is a member of Phi Kappa Tau and began a two-year term as national president of the fraternity in July 2016.

Mike Dovilla is a lieutenant commander in the Reserve Component of the US Navy, having earned his commission in 2002.

Mike Dovilla manages The Dovilla Group, a strategic consulting firm.

When incumbent Matt Patten won a district in 2008 by a slim margin, he quickly became a big target to Republicans in 2010, and Mike Dovilla was fielded to try and knock him off.

Quickly decided the favorite, Mike Dovilla still faced strong opposition in a negative and costly campaign.

Mike Dovilla was sworn into his first term on January 3,2011, and served as a member of the committees on Economic and Small Business Development; Education ; State Government and Elections and its Subcommittee on Redistricting; and Ways and Means.

In 2012, Mike Dovilla was redistricted into the 7th District, composed of the same communities as the former 18th District.

Mike Dovilla was sworn into his second term on January 7,2013, and served as a member of the committees on Finance and Appropriations and its Subcommittee on Higher Education; Military and Veterans Affairs; and Policy and Legislative Oversight.

Mike Dovilla served as the non-voting House member of the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission from 2011 through 2016.

Mike Dovilla did not seek re-election in 2016 to run for the Ohio Senate, losing the Republican primary for the 24th District to Matt Dolan.