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Governor of Ohio

Don Kissick

Television station operator; Navy veteranLIB

Race
Governor of Ohio
Election
2026-11-03
Opponents
Vivek Ramaswamy (R); Amy Acton (D)
Research
Minimal record

Party linenone

No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.

Said vs. did0 statements · 0 votes

Don Kissick is the Libertarian nominee for governor, running with James Mills, and a Navy veteran who says Ohio needs a government with someone who has "actually punched a clock in their life." He was previously the Libertarian nominee for Ohio's 5th Congressional District in 2018 and for U.S. Senate in 2024.[1][2][3]

On the ballotGovernor

2026-11-03

Vivek Ramaswamy Rchallenger
Amy Acton Dchallenger
Don Kissick LIBchallenger

Running with Lt. Gov. candidate James Mills. Won the May 5 Libertarian primary with 97.8% of the vote.

Biography

Don Kissick is the Libertarian nominee for governor, running with James Mills, and a Navy veteran who says Ohio needs a government with someone who has "actually punched a clock in their life." He was previously the Libertarian nominee for Ohio's 5th Congressional District in 2018 and for U.S. Senate in 2024.[1][2][3]

Little public record found for this candidate.

Kissick served six years in the U.S. Navy, according to his campaign website, including two deployments to the Middle East during Desert Storm/Desert Shield and Southern Watch.[3] The site says he moved to Ohio in 2007 and to Ottawa in 2014, and that northwestern Ohio is home to his family.[3]

Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.

Profile: /people/don-kissick

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.2026 Ohio gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  2. 2.Libertarian candidates for Ohio governor talk to 2 NEWS · Libertarian Party of Montgomery County (excerpting WDTN) Reference
  3. 3.About Don and James - Kissick/Mills for Ohio · Kissick/Mills for Ohio · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words