Ohioans in public life and the people from this corner of the state who made a mark.
Ohio's 4th District congressman has become one of the best-known Republicans in Washington. His district reaches into north central Ohio.
By Greg Whitlock ·
The author of Hillbilly Elegy served two years as Ohio's junior senator before becoming vice president in January 2025.
By Greg Whitlock ·
Kaptur has represented the Lake Erie shoreline since 1983. Her district has changed shape several times, and so has the politics around it.
By Diane Kessler ·
The 19th president spent his last years at Spiegel Grove, 20 minutes from Bellevue. His library there was the first presidential library in the…
By Diane Kessler ·
The Bowling Green Republican has represented the 5th District since 2007, a seat his father held before him.
By Greg Whitlock ·
From Medicaid expansion to cuts in local government aid, decisions made in the Kasich years still show up in Bellevue-area budgets.
By Diane Kessler ·
The Cincinnati Republican retired in 2023 after two Senate terms. Projects he championed are still paying out in northern Ohio.
By Greg Whitlock ·
The inventor spent his first seven years in the Erie County canal town. His birthplace is now a museum run by a nonprofit.
By Rachel Yoder ·
Yost has negotiated Ohio's share of national opioid settlements. Huron, Sandusky, Seneca and Erie counties all receive a portion through the OneOhio plan.
By Greg Whitlock ·
The future oil and railroad baron spent part of the 1850s in Bellevue in the grain and distilling trade. His Ohio years set up…
By Diane Kessler ·