Keith Faber (born January 19, 1966) is an American politician from Ohio . A Republican , he has been State Auditor of Ohio since 2019. He was formerly a member of the Ohio House of Representatives (2001-2007), elected from the 84th district, and then a member of the Ohio State Senate (2007-2016), elected from the 12th District . He was president of the Ohio Senate from 2013 to 2016.
16-511: Public office in Ohio State Auditor of Ohio [REDACTED] Seal of the state auditor [REDACTED] Incumbent Keith Faber since January 14, 2019 Style The Honorable Term length Four years, two term limit Inaugural holder Thomas Gibson 1803 Formation Ohio Constitution Salary $ 109,554 Website Office of
32-625: A Republican in 1895, and re-elected without opposition in 1898. As president of the County Auditor's Association of the State of Ohio, he agitated for improvement of methods for keeping public accounts. The legislature passed a bill establishing a State Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Public Offices, later to be known as the Bureau of Accounting. Fullington was named chief of this unit when his term as county auditor ended in 1902. In 1904,
48-645: A seat in Congress, Faber was one of seven who sought to replace him, along with Derrick Seaver , Gene Krebs , Robert J. Luckey III, Toni Slusser, Vincent Foulk and Kreg Allison. Faber won the support of Senate Republicans, and took the seat in the Senate in February 2007. Soon after the appointment, Senate President Bill Harris appointed Faber to the Senate Finance and Financial Institutions Committee. For
64-472: The 128th General Assembly , Faber served as Senate majority floor leader, and in the 129th General Assembly , he served as president pro tempore, the second highest post in the Senate. As President pro tempore, Faber was also vice chairman of the Senate Rules and Reference Committee. Faber won reelection to a second term in 2012, defeating Libertarian Paul Hinds with 79.07% of the vote. Faber served as
80-570: The 94th President of the Ohio Senate throughout his last term in the upper chamber, before being ineligible to run again in 2016 due to term limits. In a 2016 survey by Columbus Monthly of Statehouse insiders ("lawmakers, legislative aides, lobbyists, journalists and Kasich administration officials"), Faber was rated "Most Ambitious," "Most Humorless," "Least Compassionate," "Most Arrogant," and "Most Aggressive Campaign Fundraiser." In 2016, state Representative Jim Buchy , who had returned to
96-475: The Associated Press published an investigation revealed that Faber and his businesses incurred penalties for tax delinquencies between 2008 and 2015 across multiple properties and years and in two counties. Before Faber's tax payment history came to light, Faber had run digital ads attacking Space for his two tax penalties in 2005 and 2008. Both candidates cited administrative errors as the reason for
112-662: The House Cliff Rosenberger considered running for the Republican nomination for auditor, but chose not to do so. He ran unopposed for the Republican nomination in the May 2018 primary. During his campaign, Faber emphasized performance audits to promote government efficiency. Faber faced former U.S. Representative Zack Space , the Democratic nominee, in the 2018 campaign for state auditor. In October 2018,
128-511: The House after Faber had succeeded him in 2000, again decided to retire, in what perhaps strategically opened up the seat for Faber, who himself was term-limited from his seat in the Senate, where he had served as the body's president since 2013. He easily won election, receiving over 83% of the vote against Democrat Ed Huff in the 2016 general election. In February 2017, Faber announced his intention to run for Ohio Auditor of State. Ohio Speaker of
144-660: The Legislature created the position Deputy Auditor of State, and Fullington was appointed to the position. He served as Deputy until he was elected Ohio State Auditor in 1908 for a term of 1909–1913. For seven years, beginning 1898, Fullington served in the Ohio National Guard, including service throughout the Spanish–American War in Puerto Rico as Major and quartermaster. He was later named by
160-540: The Ohio Supreme Court Sharon Kennedy. Faber is married to Andrea Faber, and together they have two children. They reside in Celina, Ohio . Edward M. Fullington Edward McMullan Fullington (August 25, 1864 – November 8, 1927) was an American Republican politician from the U.S. state of Ohio who served as Ohio State Auditor from 1909–1913, and was later appointed auditor of
176-576: The Philippines. Fullington was born on his father's farm in Union Township , Union County , Ohio August 25, 1864. His parents were James and Eliza McMullan Fullington. He was educated in local schools and at Kenyon College . He went to Marysville, Ohio in 1888 to work in the Bank of Marysville , which had been established by his father. Fullington was elected Auditor of Union County as
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#1732801796651192-3053: The State Auditor of Ohio The Ohio state auditor (formally known as the auditor of state ) is responsible for auditing all the public offices of the state of Ohio . The auditor is elected to a four-year term. The current auditor is Keith Faber . Term Image Name Party Notes 1803–1808 Thomas Gibson Democratic-Republican 1808–1815 Benjamin Hough Democratic-Republican 1815–1833 [REDACTED] Ralph Osborn Democratic-Republican 1833–1839 John A. Bryan 1839–1845 [REDACTED] John Brough Democratic 1845–1852 [REDACTED] John Woods Whig 1852–1856 William Duane Morgan Democratic 1856–1860 Francis M. Wright Republican 1860–1863 [REDACTED] Robert W. Tayler Republican Resigned April, 1863. 1863–1864 Oviatt Cole Republican 1864–1872 [REDACTED] James H. Godman Republican 1872–1880 James Williams Republican 1880–1884 John F. Oglevee Republican 1884–1888 [REDACTED] Emil Kiesewetter Democratic 1888–1896 [REDACTED] Ebenezer W. Poe Republican 1896–1909 [REDACTED] Walter D. Guilbert Republican 1909–1913 [REDACTED] Edward M. Fullington Republican 1913–1921 [REDACTED] A. Victor Donahey Democratic 1921–1937 Joseph T. Tracy Republican 1937–1953 Joseph T. Ferguson Democratic 1953–1963 [REDACTED] James A. Rhodes Republican resigned 1963–1964 Roger W. Tracy, Jr. Republican died in office 1964–1965 Chester W. Goble Republican appointed 1965–1966 Roger Cloud Republican appointed 1966–1967 Archer E. Reilly Republican 1967–1971 Roger Cloud (2nd term) Republican 1971–1975 Joseph T. Ferguson Democratic 1975–1995 Thomas E. Ferguson Democratic 1995–2003 [REDACTED] James M. Petro Republican 2003–2007 [REDACTED] Betty Montgomery Republican 2007–2011 [REDACTED] Mary Taylor Republican 2011–2019 [REDACTED] Dave Yost Republican 2019– [REDACTED] Keith Faber Republican Incumbent References [ edit ] ^ Taylor, William A. (1891). Hundred-year book and official register of
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224-606: The United States Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Keith Faber With incumbent Jim Buchy unable to run for another term in the House in 2000, Faber sought to replace him. He faced a primary race with fellow Republican Terry Haworth, and won by about 1,300 votes. He defeated Democrat Bill Sell in the general election by about 14,000 votes. He won reelection in 2002, 2004, and 2006. When Jim Jordan vacated his state Senate seat after winning
240-440: The late payments. Space's campaign accused Faber of hypocrisy; Faber’s bookkeeper took responsibility for the delays. On November 6, 2018, Faber was elected State Auditor. Faber received 49.66% of the vote, defeating Space, who received 46.28%. Faber was first inaugurated as auditor on January 12, 2019. He was inaugurated for a second term on January 9, 2023, joined by his family and sworn in by newly elected chief justice of
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