Mike Dovilla

Education

Dovilla was raised in Berea, Ohio, and graduated from Baldwin-Wallace College and American University. In 2007-2008, he completed a 12-month deployment in Iraq.

Career

Prior to redistricting, he was first elected to represent the Eighteenth District in 2010. He is a Republican. A United States. Navy veteran, he formerly worked as a Presidential appointee at the United States. Office of Personnel Management, committee staffer for United States. Senator George Voinovich and a Presidential Management Intern at the United States. Department of State. Dovilla is a lieutenant commander in the Reserve Component of the United States. Navy, having earned his commission in 2002.

He also manages The Dovilla Group, a strategic consulting firm.

Quickly decided the favorite, Dovilla still faced strong opposition in a negative and costly campaign. In an overwhelmingly Republican year, Dovilla bested Patten by about 2000 votes.

In 2012, Dovilla was redistricted into the 7th District, composed of the same communities as the former 18th District (Berea, North Royalton, Olmsted Falls, Olmsted Township, and Strongsville). He was reelected to the house with 50.11% of the vote over his predecessor Matt Patten, a margin of 122 votes.

In 2014, Patten again challenged Dovilla for his seat but withdrew his candidacy in August, leaving Dovilla unopposed in the General Election.

Achievements

• When incumbent Matt Patten won a district in 2008 by a slim margin, he quickly became a big target to Republicans in 2010, and Dovilla was fielded to try and knock him official

Membership

He is a member of Phi Kappa Tau and served four years on its national council before being elected National Vice President in July 2014. He was sworn into his first term on January 3, 2011, and served as a member of the committees on Economic and Small Business Development. Education (vice-chairman, 2012).

State Government and Elections and its Subcommittee on Redistricting.

And Ways and Means (vice-chairman 2011-2012). He was sworn into his second term on January 7, 2013, and serves as a member of the committees on Finance and Appropriations and its Subcommittee on Higher Education.

Military and Veterans Affairs. And Policy and Legislative Oversight (chairman).

Dovilla has also served as the non-voting House member of the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission since 2011.