Kyle Koehler

Kyle Koehler (born October 5, 1961) is the Representative for the 79th district of the Ohio House of Representatives. Koehler was born and raised in Springfield, Ohio, attended Springfield's Catholic Central High School and then Wright State University. He and his family own a small business in Springfield.^[1] In 2014, Koehler opted to make his first run for elected office, and decided to run for the Ohio House of Representatives to replace Ross McGregor who was term-limited. He faced Democrat Darryl Jackson in a competitive seat.^[2] Koehler went on to defeat Jackson 61%-39%.^[3]

In 2016, Koehler faced a challenge from Democrat Alex Wendt in a highly competitive race. Koehler won re-election in another 61%-39% victory.

Career

Kyle Koehler received his bachelor’s degree from Wright State University in computer science. He spent seven years leading teams developing classified software surrounding signal analysis and data acquisition for government contractors. "About Kyle". Retrieved 2014-12-11. </ref>

Along with his duties in the House, Koehler is Vice President of K.K. Tool Co. Inc. His responsibilities cover all aspects of Design and Development

Marriage and family life

Kyle Koehler married Kathrin (Eimer) Koehler in July 1988. Kathrin Koehler, who is a licensed psychologist in the State of Ohio, worked as an independent counselor until taking a break to home educate their five children starting in 1999.

The Koehlers have five children ranging in ages from 17-25.

Payday Lending

Representative Koehler, along with Rep. Mike Ashford (D), has spent the 132nd General Assembly fighting to bring reform to the payday lending industry in Ohio. Fighting for well over 13 months for movement on House Bill 123, Koehler successfully moved the bill out of Government Accountability and Oversight in April of 2018. The Ohio House passed the bill on June 7th with a 71-17 bipartisan vote.

The bill spent four weeks in the Ohio Senate, where Senate Finance Chair, Scott Oelslager introduced Substitute House Bill 123. The Substitute House Bill, kept the structure of the original bill introduced by Reps Koehler and Ashford; but made adjustments to the fees and loan limits. Senate Finance and the full Senate passed SUB HB123 on July 10th.

The Ohio House concurred on the Senate changes on July 24th after a furious floor debate. Governor John Kasich signed the bill six days later on July 30th.^[4]

The 15 month fight over payday lending has been closely tied to the resignation of former Speaker of the Ohio House, Cliff Rosenberger and possible attempts to stall the legislation. ^[5]

Committees

In his first term, Representative Koehler served on the following committees: Agriculture and Rural Development, Economic & Workforce Development, and Education.

In the current 132nd General Assembly, Koehler serves as Vice-Chair of Agriculture and Rural Development as well as on Education & Career Readiness. He was assigned to the newly formed Federalism & Interstate Relations Committee that will focus on State's Rights issues.

Koehler served on the Straight-A-Fund Governing Board as one of three appointed legislators on the eight member board.

Representative Koehler was recently appointed to the 21 member board of the Ohio Family Stability Commission. The commission is tasked with conducting research and generating recommendations to the General Assembly and state agencies related to societal issues impacting the stability of families in Ohio. These issues include, among others, divorce rate, birth rate among unmarried individuals, domestic violence and child abuse and child custody. Upon making recommendations for improving these factors, the commission will then work with the legislature and agencies for implementing appropriate policies.

References

Links

• official campaign site
• campaign Facebook page
• campaign Twitter