Frank LaRose
Republican · OH · Ohio Secretary of State
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.
Track record
General
· 2 records
In Hildreth v. LaRose, the Ohio Supreme Court ordered LaRose to remove a candidate from the ballot after finding the candidate did not meet statutory eligibility requirements.
October 5, 2023
Source: law.justia.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
Integrity and Ethics
· 3 records
Frank LaRose's office removed 26,666 inactive voter registrations after a maintenance process; voting-rights groups later identified several mistaken cancellations that the office restored.
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 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, 2023
Source: ny1.com · researched July 13, 2026
Elections
- Auditor of State · November 3, 2026 · Ohio
Profile last researched July 13, 2026.