+ − Contact Information
Phone: (614) 466-1474
Office Address:
Speaker Pro Tempore
77 S. High St
14th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
+ − Biography
State Representative Ron Amstutz serves Wayne County in Northeastern Ohio, a mix of rural agricultural and smaller industrial communities.
He also serves as Speaker Pro Tempore, second to Speaker Cliff Rosenberger (R-Clarksville).
Representative Amstutz is a lifelong resident of Wayne County, was raised on a dairy farm and previously served as mayor of the City of Orrville. He also worked for five years in the Orrville office of The Daily Record as a writer, photographer and bureau editor.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in government communications from Capital University and is a graduate of Central Christian High School. He and his wife have two grown children and live in Wooster.
Representative Amstutz has extensive experience in the legislature, having served more than 35 years, including eight in the Ohio Senate, where his primary assignment was Chair of the Ways and Means and Economic Development Committee. In the House some of his leadership posts included Chair of the House Finance and Appropriations Committee, Assistant Majority Whip and Chair of the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review.