Mark Romanchuk

Mark J. Romanchuk
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 22nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 4, 2021
Preceded byLarry Obhof
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 2nd district
In office
January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2020
Preceded byJay Goyal
Succeeded byMarilyn John
Personal details
Born (1962-09-22) September 22, 1962
Mansfield, Ohio, U.S.
PartyRepublican
EducationDeVry University (BS)
Vanderbilt University (MBA)

Mark James Romanchuk (born September 22, 1962)[1][2] is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio Senate from the 22nd district.[3] Romanchuk is a member of the Republican Party.

Early life and education

Romanchuk was born in Mansfield, Ohio and is a graduate of Ontario High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electronic engineering technology from DeVry University and his MBA from Vanderbilt University.[4]

Career

Romanchuk is the Owner of PR Machine Works and vice president of Slick Automated Solutions, both located in Ontario, Ohio.[5] Prior to his business ownership, Romanchuk served as a civilian engineering adviser to the United States Navy regarding the F-18 aircraft. Romanchuk was then assigned to Votkinsk in the former USSR in a diplomatic capacity to oversee implementation of the INF Treaty.[6]

Romanchuk is a member of the National Tooling and Machining Association,[7] the NFIB, the Ohio Manufacturers' Association and served on the Ohio Skills Bank development council.

Ohio House of Representatives

Romanchuk was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives position in 2012 by garnering 57.23%[8] of the vote against Democratic challenger, Ellen Haring.

Romanchuk was appointed vice chair of the House Manufacturing and Workforce Development Committee,[9][10] which was created in the 130th General Assembly.[11] He was also appointed to the House Public Utilities Committee and the House Insurance Committee.[12]

Trump Nobel Peace Prize nomination

On November 13, 2018, Romanchuk introduced Ohio House Resolution 31 calling for President Donald Trump to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. The resolution claimed that North Korea ended its ballistic missile and nuclear weapons program on April 20, 2018, after Trump implemented international sanctions on the regime.[13][14]

Abortion rights

In 2019, Romanchuk 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 reimplant an ectopic pregnancy into the woman's uterus".[15][16][17] Reimplantation of an ectopic pregnancy is not a recognized or medically feasible procedure.[15][18]

Electoral history

Ohio House of Representatives 2nd District
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct Other Votes Pct
2012 Ellen Haring 23,532 42.77% Mark Romanchuk 31,482 57.23%
2014 Don Bryant 9,649 30.09% Mark Romanchuk 22,422 69.91%
2016 Brittany Bowman 15,725 30.28% Mark Romanchuk 36,186 69.68% Tim Grady (write-in) 20 0.04%
2018 Lane J. Winters 13,317 30.12% Mark Romanchuk 29,824 67.45% Tim Grady (Libertarian) 1,072 2.42%
Ohio Senate 22nd District
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct Other Votes Pct
2020 Ryan Hunger 58,924 31.14% Mark Romanchuk 130,273 68.86%
2024 Kathy Salem 56,821 31.79% Mark Romanchuk 121,928 68.21%

References

  1. ^ Alciere, Tom. "Mark James Romanchuk". Registered Voters in the State of Ohio. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  2. ^ "Ohio State Legislature Member Page for Representative Mark J. (Mark) Romanchuk of Mansfield (R SH 02)". Capitol Impact LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "Senator Mark Romanchuk". ohiosenate.gov. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Home Page". romanchuk2012.com. Retrieved June 6, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ "Precision CNC Machining - Machine Shop". prmachineworks.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  6. ^ "Bio – Romanchuk OH". Archived from the original on January 24, 2026. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  7. ^ "Special Report on Poverty: Filling the job skills gap". bucyrustelegraphforum.com. December 10, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ^ "Election Summary Report: General Election November 6, 2012 Richland County" (PDF). November 19, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  9. ^ "Manufacturing and Workforce Development Committee". Ohio House of Representatives. Archived from the original on February 11, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
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  11. ^ "House and Senate shake up committees - Lexology". lexology.com. January 24, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  12. ^ "Representative Mark J. Romanchuk (R) - District 2 | The Ohio House of Representatives". ohiohouse.gov. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  13. ^ "Ohio House resolution seeks to nominate Pres. Trump for Nobel Peace Prize". nbc4i.com. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  14. ^ Bierman, Noah (February 15, 2019). "Trump: Where's my Nobel Prize?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Ohio bill would make doctors 'reimplant' ectopic pregnancies (which is impossible) or face 'abortion murder' charges, National Post, November 29, 2019
  17. ^ "House Bill 413". The Ohio Legislature. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  18. ^ Rezac, Mary. "Pro-life doctors: Despite Ohio bill, there is no procedure to save ectopic pregnancies". Catholic News Agency.
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