Kyle Koehler

Kyle Koehler (born October 5, 1961) is the Representative for the 79th district of the Ohio House of Representatives. Koehler (pronounced "kay-ler") 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]

Kyle Koehler
Member of the
Ohio House of Representatives
from the 79th district
Assumed office
January 5, 2015
Preceded byRoss McGregor
Personal details
Born (1961-10-05) October 5, 1961
Springfield, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Dr. Kathrin Koehler Psy.D
Children5
ResidenceSpringfield, Ohio, U.S.
Alma materWright State University
ProfessionSoftware/Mechanical Engineer

In 2016, Koehler faced a challenge from Democrat Alex Wendt in a highly competitive race. Koehler won re-election in another 61%-39% victory.[4]

In 2018, Koehler faced a challenge from Democrat Amanda Finfrock in another highly competitive race. There was an attempt to influence the race by outside sources tied to payday lending industry.[5] Koehler won the 2018 general election by 19% in a 59.5%-40.5% victory.[6]

Representative Koehler has won each of his general elections in 2014, 2016 and 2018 by margins of 22%, 22% and 19% points respectively in a district that is considered a 50-50 district for Presidential Elections.

In 2018, Representative Koehler passed a bill bringing major reform to the payday lending industry in Ohio.

As the 133rd General Assembly began in 2019, Representative Koehler was named Chairman of the Ohio House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee

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.[7]

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), 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 2018. The Ohio House passed the bill on June 7 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 10.[8]

The Ohio House concurred on the Senate changes on July 24 after a furious floor debate. Governor John Kasich signed the bill six days later on July 30.[9][10]

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.[11]

Committees

Rep. Koehler has been named Chairman of the Ohio House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee for the 133rd General Assembly. This will be his third term serving on this committee. He is also returning for his third term to the Ohio House Primary and Secondary Education Committee (formerly the Education Committee). For the 2nd term in a row, Chairman Koehler will also serve on the Federalism Committee which saw a number of gun rights/regulation bills in the 132nd General Assembly.

In the 132nd General Assembly, Koehler served 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 focused on State's Rights issues including a number of gun bills.

In his first term in the 131st General Assembly, Representative Koehler served on the following committees: Agriculture and Rural Development, Economic & Workforce Development, and Education.

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

Representative Koehler was appointed to the 21 member board of the Ohio Family Stability Commission.

As the Chair of the Ohio House Agriculture Committee, Koehler also was automatically appointed to the Ohio Expo Commission.

Electoral History
Primary Election Results[12]
Year Office Election Subject Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes %
2014 State Representative Primary Kyle Koehler Republican 6,221 53.7% Argeri Lagos Republican 4,179 36.1% Rick Chimento Republican 1,185 10.2%
General Election Results[13]
Year Office Election Subject Party Votes % Subject Party Votes %
2012 County Commissioner General Kyle Koehler Republican 30,246 49.79% David Hartley Democratic 30,505 50.21%
2014 State Representative General Kyle Koehler Republican 19,157 60.7% Darrell Jackson Democratic 12,388 39.3%
2016 State Representative General Kyle Koehler Republican 29,687 60.53% Alex Wendt Democratic 19,360 39.47%
2018 State Representative General Kyle Koehler Republican 23,3877 59.4% Amanda Finfrock Democratic 16,016 40.6%

References
  1. "About Kyle". Retrieved 2014-12-11.
  2. "Koehler, Jackson vie for Statehouse seat". Dayton Daily News. Dayton. 2014-10-11. Retrieved 2014-12-11.
  3. "Koehler wins Ohio House seat". Springfield News Sun. Springfield. 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-12-11.
  4. "Republicans sweep Clark County Statehouse races". Dayton Daily News. Dayton. 2016-11-08.
  5. "Secretive ads accuse Springfield lawmaker of not doing job". Springfield News Sun. Springfield. 2018-10-06.
  6. "Kyle Koehler wins third term by large margin". Springfield News Sun. Springfield. 2018-11-07.
  7. "About Kyle". Retrieved 2014-12-11.
  8. "Springfield lawmaker on progress of payday lending reform he sponsored: 'I am very pleased'". Springfield News Sun. Springfield. 2018-07-11.
  9. "Ohio legislative Republicans, with minor exceptions, finally stand up to the payday lobby". Cleveland.com. Cleveland. 2018-07-14.
  10. "Gov. John Kasich signs payday loan reforms into law". Dayton Daily News. Dayton. 2018-07-30.
  11. "Ohio payday lending crackdown could be coming soon". Columbus Dispatch. Columbus. 2018-04-18.
  12. "Elections". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  13. "Elections". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
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