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.
Where Frank LaRose stands, based on their records
Opposes
Anti-Corruption (1 record)
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
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
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
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
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
Past race Frank LaRose ran in:
- Auditor of State · November 3, 2026 · Ohio