Rosenberger selected as House speaker

Rep. Cliff Rosenberger, R-Clarksville, was selected as House speaker today by the House Republican Caucus.

He will begin serving as speaker in January.

Joining the Speaker-Elect, State Representative Ron Amstutz (R-Wooster) will serve as Speaker Pro Tempore, Rep. Sears will serve as the Majority Floor Leader, and State Representative Jim Buchy (R-Greenville) will serve as Assistant Majority Floor Leader. The House Republican Whip team will include State Representative Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) as the Majority Whip and State Representative Dorothy Pelanda (R-Marysville) as the Assistant Majority Whip.

“It is with deep appreciation, honor and humbleness that I have been chosen by my constituents to again represent them at the Statehouse and also that I have been selected by my esteemed colleagues as the new Speaker of the Ohio House,” said Rep. Rosenberger. “I am immeasurably proud of what this Legislature has achieved over the past few years under the sound leadership of Speaker Batchelder. It is my hope that we can continue this progress and I am up to the task. I look forward to building an even stronger Ohio with the help of my legislative partners and my fellow Ohioans across the state.”

Rosenberger is currently serving his second term at the Ohio House of Representatives.

He represents the 91st House District, which includes Clinton, Highland and Pike counties, and parts of Ross County.

He is an Air Force veteran, formerly assigned to the 113th fighter wing of the Air National Guard, which he enlisted in shortly after graduating from Clinton Massie High School.

He has also served as the national political events coordinator for Governor Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, and Special Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Interior, Dirk Kempthorne.