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15 Facts About Pat DeWine

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Richard Patrick DeWine was born on February 22,1968 and is an American jurist who has served as a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court since 2017.

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Pat DeWine served as a justice of the 1st district of the Ohio District Courts of Appeals from 2013 to 2017 and as a politician in Hamilton County, Ohio.

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Pat DeWine is the son of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine.

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Pat DeWine grew up in the Mount Lookout neighborhood of Cincinnati.

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Pat DeWine served as a member of the Cincinnati City Council and the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners.

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Pat DeWine was first elected to city council in 1999, finishing sixth with 27,745 votes in a field of 20.

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Pat DeWine resigned from city council in order to take his seat on the Hamilton County Commission.

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Pat DeWine was a candidate in the June 14,2005 Republican primary for the Ohio's 2nd congressional district special election after Rob Portman resigned to become US Trade Representative.

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Pat DeWine placed fourth behind Jean Schmidt, Bob McEwen, and Tom Brinkman.

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Pat DeWine sought and won election to the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas in 2008, defeating Norma Holt Davis in the general election.

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Pat DeWine subsequently won a seat on the 1st District Ohio District Courts of Appeals in 2012, defeating Bruce Whitman in the November 6,2012 election.

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Pat DeWine took his seat on the Appellate bench in January 2013 after defeating Bruce Whitman in the November 2012 general election.

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Pat DeWine won an uncontested Republican primary election in March 2016 for a seat on the Ohio Supreme Court commencing January 2,2017.

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Pat DeWine was reelected to the Ohio Supreme Court in November 2022 for a second six-year term.

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Pat DeWine was married to his second wife, Rhonda DeWine, from 2010 until 2019 when she filed for divorce.