For more than two decades, Mike Dittoe has been at the forefront of Ohio’s political and policy landscape, shaping key policy initiatives and spearheading successful political campaigns.

Starting as a page, Mike devoted 15 years as a staff member in the Ohio House of Representatives, where he was honored to end his career there as Majority Caucus Chief of Staff. In this role, he played a key part in developing state operating, transportation, and capital budgets while overseeing all departments and managing a staff of more than 200 employees. Before becoming Chief of Staff, Mike served as Director of Communications and spokesman for Speaker William G. Batchelder and the members of the majority caucus, following his role as a caucus policy advisor. As Communications Director, his insights were regularly featured in Ohio news outlets and garnered national attention, appearing in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Politico.

Mike served as the first executive director of the Ohio House Republican Organizational Committee (OHROC), the campaign arm for the Ohio House, and later as a senior advisor for nearly a decade. He and his team helped Republicans secure a record number of seats in a single election year and the largest supermajority in Ohio House history at the time. Since leaving the House, he has also consulted for the Republican Senate Campaign Committee (RSCC), where his efforts have contributed to several of the largest Republican supermajorities in Ohio Senate history.

Mike’s campaign experience extends well beyond the state legislature. In 2018, he managed United States Congressman Troy Balderson’s successful primary and has served as a senior advisor for two winning statewide ballot campaigns. Additionally, he has been the chief political strategist for numerous successful local campaigns for judge, county commissioner, county treasurer, levies, and other elected offices.

Mike is a volunteer board member with Ohio’s Museum of Catholic Art & History in Columbus, the Capitol Square Foundation at the Ohio Statehouse, the USO, and a past board member of Miami University’s Public Leaders Board. In 2021, Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman appointed Mike to represent Central Ohio on the Transportation Review Advisory Council, which assists the leadership of the Ohio Department of Transportation in funding priority road and transit construction projects across the state.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in public administration from Miami University and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Dayton, where he served as a graduate teaching and research assistant on scholarship. He also holds a graduate certificate in political management from The George Washington University in Washington D.C.

Mike and his wife, Erica, reside in Central Ohio with their son and three daughters.