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Frank LaRose

Republican · OH · Ohio Secretary of State

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Frank LaRose is Ohio secretary of state, a U.S. Army veteran and former Green Beret, former Ohio state senator, and the 2026 Republican nominee for Ohio auditor. His campaign emphasizes transparency, efficiency, accountability, election administration, fraud detection, and public-service experience.

Where Frank LaRose stands, based on their records

Opposes

Anti-Corruption (1 record)

Campaign Finance Information — Auditor of State

Campaign Finance Information · Auditor of State · November 3, 2026

Data last updated August 7, 2026

Raised
$1,335,582
Spent
$267,505
Cash on hand
$1,016,376
Direct contributions by size
  • $5,000+$828,847
  • $1,000-$4,999$407,458
  • $500-$999$55,136
  • $250-$499$15,017
  • $100-$249$21,633
  • $1-$99$7,490

Source: Ohio Secretary of State · 2026 cycle · www6.ohiosos.gov

Track record

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Anti-Corruption · 1 oppose

  • The Ohio Supreme Court ordered the ballot board chaired by LaRose to rewrite misleading portions of the August 2023 Issue 1 ballot language while allowing the election to proceed.

    June 12, 2023Opposes Anti-Corruption

    Source: ny1.com · researched July 13, 2026

Track record — General

General · 4 records

  • The Ohio Supreme Court found LaRose's office wrongly rejected a challenge to a Bellefontaine ballot measure on drag shows, and ordered the measure off the November 2023 ballot because the petition's title was swapped after voters signed it.

    October 5, 2023

    Source: law.justia.com · researched July 13, 2026

  • As Ohio secretary of state, canceled 26,666 voter registrations on September 27, 2023, five days after military and overseas voting opened for the November 7 election. His office said federal law set the timing; a Cleveland Plain Dealer editorial faulted the timing and the missing advance public notice.

    September 27, 2023

    Source: apnews.com · researched July 13, 2026

  • The Ohio Supreme Court required a partial rewrite of abortion-rights ballot language approved by the ballot board chaired by LaRose, while leaving most challenged wording intact.

    September 20, 2023

    Source: apnews.com · researched July 13, 2026

  • The Ohio Supreme Court ordered LaRose to restore a candidate to the ballot after finding that his office improperly disqualified the candidate.

    June 24, 2022

    Source: courtnewsohio.gov · researched July 13, 2026

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Profile last researched July 13, 2026.