U.S. House · Ohio's 11th District
Mike Kirchner
CandidateR
- Race
- U.S. House · Ohio's 11th District
- Result
- Shontel Brown, projected winner
- Opponent
- Shontel Brown (D)
- Research
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Mike Kirchner, a Republican retired consultant who spent about 30 years evaluating mostly pension plans, lost the November 3, 2026 election for U.S. House in Ohio's 11th Congressional District to Shontel Brown. According to his campaign website, he lives in Highland Heights.[1][2][3]
Biography
Mike Kirchner, a Republican retired consultant who spent about 30 years evaluating mostly pension plans, lost the November 3, 2026 election for U.S. House in Ohio's 11th Congressional District to Shontel Brown. According to his campaign website, he lives in Highland Heights.[1][2][3]
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According to his campaign website, Kirchner is from Tiffin, Ohio, and graduated from Akron University with a degree in applied mathematics.[2] He joined the Wyatt Company, known as Towers Watson when he retired, and worked about 30 years as a consultant evaluating mostly pension plans.[2] The site says he lives in Highland Heights with Audrey and has two sons who live in Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.[2] He received 16.5% of the vote to Shontel Brown's 83.5%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]
In their own words
Priorities
- Proposes stopping Social Security (Old Age and Survivor) benefit accruals in 2027 and redirecting the 5.3% employee payroll tax into a deferred tax program account.[4]
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Mike Kirchner · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.About · Mike Kirchner campaign Candidate's own words
- 3.U.S. House Ohio's 11th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 4.Preparing for the OAS Catastrophe · Mike Kirchner (campaign website) · 2026-09-01 Candidate's own words