Matt Borges

Matt Borges
Chair of the Ohio Republican Party
In office
May 31, 2013 – January 6, 2017
Preceded by Kevin DeWine
Succeeded by Jane Timken
Personal details
Political party Republican
Alma mater Ohio State University (BA)

Matt Borges is an American politician, and the former Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party.

He has been listed as a potential candidate for chairman of the RNC.[1]

Early life and education

Borges grew up in Barrington, Rhode Island,[2] and earned a B.A. in political science from The Ohio State University in 1994. He works as government relations director for the law firm Roetzel & Andress.[3]

Controversy

Borges was embroiled in pay-to-play scandal in 2004 when Borges was chief of staff to former Republican state Treasurer Joe Deters. Borges plead "guilty in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court to a misdemeanor count of unauthorized use of a public office for giving preferential treatment to certain brokers who contributed to Deters' re-election campaign." He paid $1,000 in fines and the record was later expunged.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Short list emerges for RNC chair". Politico. November 14, 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/05/the_next_republican_national_c.html
  3. ↑ "Roetzel & Andress". ralaw.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  4. ↑ "New lobbyists in Ohio have strong Republican ties | cleveland.com". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Kevin DeWine		 Chair of the Ohio Republican Party
2013–2017		 Succeeded by
Jane Timken
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