Ron Hood

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Ron Hood

|image = Ron Hood (53911853392) (cropped).jpg

|state_house = Ohio

|district = 78th

|term_start = January 7, 2013

|term_end = December 31, 2020

|predecessor = John Adams

|successor = Brian Stewart

|state_house1 = Ohio

|district1 = 91st

|term_start1 = January 3, 2005

|term_end1 = December 31, 2006

|predecessor1 = Larry Householder

|successor1 = Dan Dodd

|state_house2 = Ohio

|district2 = 57th

|term_start2 = January 3, 1995

|term_end2 = December 31, 2000

|predecessor2 = Judith Carr

|successor2 = John Boccieri

|birth_name = Ronald Edward Hood

|birth_date = {{birth date|1969|6|2}}

|birth_place = Warren, Ohio

|death_date = {{death date and age|2025|4|19|1969|6|2}}

|death_place = Circleville, Ohio

|party = Republican

|spouse = {{marriage|Michal Dean|2001|2020|end=DIV}}

|children = 6

|education = Ohio State University (BS)

}}

Ronald Edward Hood (June 2, 1969 – April 19, 2025) was a Republican legislator in the Ohio House of Representatives. He represented the 78th District. He also represented, at various times, both the 57th and the 91st districts. Hood was a candidate in the 2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election and was a candidate in the 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election.

Education

A graduate of the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University, Hood earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in 1991.{{cite web|author = Ron Hood for Congress Campaign Committee|year = 2008|title = Ron Hood for Congress|url = http://ronhood.com|work = Campaign Web Site|publisher = Ron Hood for Congress Campaign Committee|accessdate = December 6, 2009|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080216234000/http://ronhood.com/|archivedate = February 16, 2008|url-status=dead|df = mdy-all}}{{Self-published source|date=June 2017}} He had dual majors in marketing and economics.{{Cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/45468/ron-hood|title=The Voter's Self Defense System}}

Political career

In 1992, Hood ran for an open seat in the Ohio House of Representatives, but lost by a narrow margin. In 1994, he ran again and was elected to represent the 57th District, a position he held for three terms. In 2005, he won a close race for the 91st District with a 5.28% margin.{{cite web |author = Ohio Secretary of State |year = 2004|title = Ohio House of Representatives: November 2, 2004 Official Results|url = http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2004ElectionsResults/04-1102OHReps.aspx|work = Official Election Results|publisher = State of Ohio|accessdate =December 6, 2009}} He served on both the House Commerce and Labor Committee and the House Criminal Justice Committee.

In 2019 Hood and Candice Keller sponsored legislation that would ban abortion in Ohio and require doctors to "reimplant" ectopic pregnancies into the uterus, which is not medically possible, or face charges for "abortion murder".{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/29/ohio-extreme-abortion-bill-reimplant-ectopic-pregnancy|title=Ohio bill orders doctors to 'reimplant ectopic pregnancy' or face 'abortion murder' charges|date=November 29, 2019|accessdate=November 29, 2019|work=The Guardian|first=Jessica|last=Glenza}}[https://nationalpost.com/news/world/ohio-abortion-bill-would-make-doctors-reimplant-ectopic-pregnancies-which-is-impossible-or-face-abortion-murder-charges Ohio bill would make doctors 'reimplant' ectopic pregnancies (which is impossible) or face 'abortion murder' charges], National Post, November 29, 2019 Hood sponsored a heartbeat bill in 2018 that did not pass. A later heartbeat bill introduced in the senate in 2019 was signed into law but did not take effect due to court action.{{Cite web|last=Ingles|first=Jo|date=2019-12-31|title=In 2019, Ohio Passed Its Most Restrictive Abortion Law In Modern History|url=https://radio.wosu.org/post/2019-ohio-passed-its-most-restrictive-abortion-law-modern-history|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-22|website=WOSU Radio|language=en}}

On February 1, 2022, Hood announced that he would run for governor in the 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election.{{Cite web |last=Balmert |first=Jessie |title=Ex-state Rep. Ron Hood files to run for Ohio governor against incumbent Mike DeWine |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/02/01/ex-state-rep-ron-hood-files-run-ohio-governor/9303667002/ |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=The Columbus Dispatch |language=en-US}}

Personal life

In 2001, Hood married Michal Marie Dean of Xenia, Ohio. The couple had five children and divorced in January 2020.{{cite web |title=Franklin County Court Records |url=https://fcdcfcjs.co.franklin.oh.us/CaseInformationOnline/ |website=Franklin County Clerk of Courts |access-date=18 July 2021}} Hood died unexpectedly on April 19, 2025, due to medical complications.{{Cite web |last=Newman |first=Jeremy |date=2025-04-20 |title=Pickaway County - Former Ohio State Representative Ron Hood Passes Away Unexpectedly |url=https://www.sciotopost.com/pickaway-county-former-ohio-state-representative-ron-hood-passes-away-unexpectedly/ |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Scioto Post |language=en-US}}

References

External links

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 57th district|years=1995–2000}}

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 91st district|years=2005–2006}}

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 78th district|years=2013–2020}}

Category:1969 births

Category:2025 deaths

Category:Candidates in the 2021 United States elections

Category: Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives

Category:21st-century members of the Ohio General Assembly

Category:Ohio State University Fisher College of Business alumni

Category:People from Ashville, Ohio

Category:Candidates in the 2022 United States elections

Category:Candidates in the 2024 United States House of Representatives elections