MIKE DITTOE
Mike Dittoe served for 15 years in the Ohio House of Representatives, completing his tenure there as director of communications and later as chief of staff. Among other duties, he helped develop multiple state operating, transportation, and capital budgets and supervised all departments and the 200+ employees of the House with an annual $23 million operating budget
Mike was the first executive director of the Ohio House Republican Organizational Committee (OHROC), the campaign arm for Ohio House Republicans, later serving as a senior advisor there for nearly a decade. During his tenure, Republicans earned a record number of seats in a single election year and the largest Republican supermajority in Ohio House history at the time.
Mike managed the winning primary of U.S. Congressman Troy Balderson and was an advisor on the successful statewide ballot initiative on Congressional redistricting reform in 2018. He has consulted for the Republican Senate Campaign Committee (RSCC), the campaign arm for Ohio Senate Republicans, and helped them achieve one of the largest Republican supermajorities in Ohio Senate history.
Mike is the past chairman of Ohio’s Museum of Catholic Art & History in Columbus and a board member with the Ohio Statehouse Capitol Square Foundation, the USO, and 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 Ohio Department of Transportation in funding priority road and transit construction projects across Ohio.
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.
Mike was the first executive director of the Ohio House Republican Organizational Committee (OHROC), the campaign arm for Ohio House Republicans, later serving as a senior advisor there for nearly a decade. During his tenure, Republicans earned a record number of seats in a single election year and the largest Republican supermajority in Ohio House history at the time.
Mike managed the winning primary of U.S. Congressman Troy Balderson and was an advisor on the successful statewide ballot initiative on Congressional redistricting reform in 2018. He has consulted for the Republican Senate Campaign Committee (RSCC), the campaign arm for Ohio Senate Republicans, and helped them achieve one of the largest Republican supermajorities in Ohio Senate history.
Mike is the past chairman of Ohio’s Museum of Catholic Art & History in Columbus and a board member with the Ohio Statehouse Capitol Square Foundation, the USO, and 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 Ohio Department of Transportation in funding priority road and transit construction projects across Ohio.
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.
