Scott Wiggam

Wiggam is a graduate of Asbury University with a bachelors and of the University of Akron with a masters in political science. He formerly was a small business owner, operating a restaurant. A veteran of the United States Air Force, Wiggam did a four-year active duty tour where he was honored with an Air Force Commendation Medal for meritorious service.[1]

Wiggam formerly served three terms as a county commissioner for Wayne County. He is married with three children and resides in Wooster, Ohio.

State Representative Ron Amstutz, who was serving as Speaker pro Tempore, had served in both the Ohio House and Ohio Senate for over thirty years before being term-limited in 2016. As a result, Wiggam was one of two Republicans to seek the nomination to replace him.[2] With the district being made up of Wayne County, which Wiggam had represented as a commissioner for three terms, he defeated opponent David C. Kiefer by a 66% to 34% margin.[3]

In the general election, he defeated independent Stephen R. Spoonamore with 67% of the vote.[4] He was sworn into office on January 3, 2017.

In January 2019, Wiggam's former legislative aide Marissa Reyes wrote a two-page letter to her Ohio General Assembly Representative Kristin Boggs accusing certain GOP lawmakers and staff of racist and sexist comments.[5] In the letter, also posted to her Twitter account, Reyes claims that during her time in Wiggam's office, "I had to endure months of unacceptable treatment and was forced to listen to the Representative’s opinions that painted myself, my family and other Hispanics in a demeaning light. When I respectfully disagreed with the Representative about an issue, I was told that ‘women do not think logically, they think with their hearts not with their brains.’" She also claims that Wiggam referred to her as "the good kind of Mexican".[6]

At least some of the complaints were submitted to the House Administrative Office in Sept 2018. In January 2019, the House Administrative Office released its findings, which found no legal wrongdoing, but resulted in a warning being issued to another legislative aide accused of discriminatory behavior in the complaint.[7]

• Ohio State Representative Scott Wiggam official site