Biography
Craig Riedel is the Republican nominee for Ohio Senate District 1 in the November 3, 2026 general election and a former state representative.[1] He represented Ohio House District 82 from 2017 to 2022.[1]
Riedel graduated with a civil engineering degree from Ohio State University in 1988, according to Ballotpedia.[1] He worked as a design engineer and sales manager at Nucor Valcraft Group, a steel company, until retiring in 2015.[1]
Riedel defeated incumbent Tony Burkley in the 2016 Republican primary for House District 82 and won the general election unopposed, taking office on January 1, 2017.[1] He served on the House Ways and Means Committee as vice chair in 2021-2022 and did not run for re-election in 2022.[1] He defeated James Hoops in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary for Senate District 1.[1]
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Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Ohio Senate District 1
Craig Riedel is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Ohio Senate District 1 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.