Tim Ginter

{{Short description|American politician (born 1955)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Tim Ginter

|image = Tim Ginter by Gage Skidmore.jpg

|office = Speaker pro tempore of the Ohio House of Representatives

|term_start = January 4, 2021

|term_end = January 3, 2023

|predecessor = Jim Butler

|successor = Scott Oelslager

|state_house1 = Ohio

|district1 = 5th

|term_start1 = January 3, 2015

|term_end1 = January 3, 2023

|predecessor1 = Nick Barborak

|successor1 = Richard Brown (redistricted)

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|5|25}}

|birth_place = Shelby, Ohio, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Republican

|spouse = Pam Ginter

|children = 1

|education = Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Nazarene Bible College

|website = {{URL|ginterforohio.com|Official website}}

}}

Timothy E. Ginter (born May 25, 1955) is an American politician from Ohio. He served as the Speaker Pro Tempore of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2021 to 2023. He has served in the House of Representatives since 2015, representing District 5. Ginter is an ordained minister, and has also worked in various other occupations. He ran against Jason Wilson in 2008 for the Ohio Senate, but lost.{{cite news|url=http://www.morningjournalnews.com/page/content.detail/id/507191/Wilson--Ginter-topped-election-spending-list.html?nav=5019|title=Wilson, Ginter topped spending list|date=31 December 2008|work=Morning Journal|access-date=21 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129061441/http://www.morningjournalnews.com/page/content.detail/id/507191/Wilson--Ginter-topped-election-spending-list.html?nav=5019|archive-date=November 29, 2014|url-status=dead}} In 2014, Ginter replaced Craig Newbold as the Republican candidate for state representative in the 5th district.{{cite news |url=http://www.morningjournalnews.com/page/content.detail/id/549576/Newbold-out--Ginter-in.html?nav=5006 |title=Newbold Out, Ginter In |work=East Liverpool Morning Journal |date=2014-02-25 |access-date=2014-11-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129061444/http://www.morningjournalnews.com/page/content.detail/id/549576/Newbold-out--Ginter-in.html?nav=5006|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}} Ginter went on to defeat incumbent Democrat Nick Barborak in the 2014 general election with 59% of the vote.Ohio election results, 2014; Ohio Secretary of State He is a member of the Ohio Farm Bureau, National Rifle Association of America, Buckeye Firearms Association, Salem Chamber of Commerce, an associate member of the Columbiana County Township Association, a member of the Columbiana County Republican Party Central Committee, and currently serves as an appointed member of the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood.{{Cite web|title=Timothy E. Ginter Biography|url=https://ohiohouse.gov/members/timothy-e-ginter/biography|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Ohio House of Representatives|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503010245/https://ohiohouse.gov/members/timothy-e-ginter/biography|archive-date=May 3, 2021|url-status=dead}}

In 2019, Ginter co-sponsored legislation that would ban abortion in Ohio and criminalize what they called "abortion murder". Doctors who performed abortions in cases of ectopic pregnancy and other life-threatening conditions would be exempt from prosecution only if they "[took] all possible steps to preserve the life of the unborn child, while preserving the life of the woman. Such steps include, if applicable, attempting to re-implant an ectopic pregnancy into the woman's uterus".{{cite web |last=Glenza |first=Jessica |date=November 29, 2019 |title=Ohio bill orders doctors to 'reimplant ectopic pregnancy' or face 'abortion murder' charges |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/29/ohio-extreme-abortion-bill-reimplant-ectopic-pregnancy |access-date=November 29, 2019 |work=The Guardian}}[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{{cite web |title=House Bill 413 {{!}} The Ohio Legislature |url=https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-413 |website=www.legislature.ohio.gov}} Reimplantation of an ectopic pregnancy is not a recognized or medically feasible procedure.{{cite news |last1=Rezac |first1=Mary |title=Pro-life doctors: Despite Ohio bill, there is no procedure to save ectopic pregnancies |language=en |agency=Catholic News Agency |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/41307/pro-life-doctors-despite-ohio-bill-there-is-no-procedure-to-save-ectopic-pregnancies}}

In the 2022 Ohio House of Representatives election, his redistricted district was won by Republican Monica Robb Blasdel.{{Cite web |title=Monica Robb Blasdel |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Monica_Robb_Blasdel |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}