Tim Ginter
Tim Ginter | |
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| Speaker pro tempore of the Ohio House of Representatives | |
| In office January 4, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Butler |
| Succeeded by | Scott Oelslager |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 5th district | |
| In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Nick Barborak |
| Succeeded by | Richard Brown (redistricted) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 25, 1955 Shelby, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Pam Ginter |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
Timothy E. Ginter (born May 25, 1955) is an American politician and minister who served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 5th district, which included all of Columbiana County. Ginter was speaker pro tempore of the house from 2021 to 2023. He has served as a Columbiana County commissioner since 2024.
Career
[edit]Ginter pursued biblical studies at Nazarene Bible College and later received a bachelor's degree in the discipline from Mount Vernon Nazarene University.[1] He was a pastor at numerous churches in Ohio before and during his political career.[1] In 2006, Ginter placed third in the Republican primary for Ohio's 6th congressional district.[1] He ran against incumbent Democrat Jason Wilson for the Ohio Senate in 2008, but lost.[2]
In 2014, Ginter replaced former representative Craig Newbold as the Republican candidate for the Ohio House of Representatives' 5th district.[3] Ginter went on to defeat incumbent Democrat Nick Barborak in the 2014 general election with 59% of the vote.[4] He was reelected in 2016, 2018, and 2020 before being term-limited.[1] Ginter's district was redistricted to be the 79th district following the 2020 census, and was won by Republican Monica Robb Blasdel in the 2022 Ohio House of Representatives election.[5]
Ginter is a member of the Ohio Farm Bureau, National Rifle Association of America, Buckeye Firearms Association, Salem Chamber of Commerce, an associate member of the Columbiana County Township Association, a member of the Columbiana County Republican Party Central Committee, and served as an appointed member of the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood.[6]
In 2019, Ginter co-sponsored legislation that would ban abortion in Ohio and criminalize what they called "abortion murder". Doctors who performed abortions in cases of ectopic pregnancy and other life-threatening conditions would be exempt from prosecution only if they "[took] all possible steps to preserve the life of the unborn child, while preserving the life of the woman. Such steps include, if applicable, attempting to re-implant an ectopic pregnancy into the woman's uterus".[7][8][9] Reimplantation of an ectopic pregnancy is not a recognized or medically feasible procedure.[7][10]
In 2024, Ginter was elected as a commissioner of Columbiana County, Ohio, and was sworn in later that year.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Gongwer News Service-Ohio". Ohio's Home For Policy & Politics. May 25, 1955. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
- ^ "Wilson, Ginter topped spending list". Morning Journal. December 31, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ "Newbold Out, Ginter In". East Liverpool Morning Journal. February 25, 2014. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ Ohio election results, 2014; Ohio Secretary of State
- ^ "Monica Robb Blasdel". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Timothy E. Ginter Biography". Ohio House of Representatives. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- ^ a b Glenza, Jessica (November 29, 2019). "Ohio bill orders doctors to 'reimplant ectopic pregnancy' or face 'abortion murder' charges". The Guardian. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ Ohio bill would make doctors 'reimplant' ectopic pregnancies (which is impossible) or face 'abortion murder' charges, National Post, November 29, 2019
- ^ "House Bill 413 | The Ohio Legislature". www.legislature.ohio.gov.
- ^ Rezac, Mary. "Pro-life doctors: Despite Ohio bill, there is no procedure to save ectopic pregnancies". Catholic News Agency.
- ^ Greier, Mary Ann (December 28, 2024). "Tim Ginter sworn in as new Columbiana County commissioner". salemnews.net. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
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