Biography
Tom Pruss is the Libertarian nominee. He owns a Toledo printing business, has run for the Toledo school board, Lucas County clerk of courts and, in 2024, Ohio's 9th Congressional District, where he received about 4%. He supports voter ID with free state identification, ballot access reform and ranked-choice voting.[1][2][3]
Pruss was born in Toledo, Ohio, graduated from Calvin M. Woodward High School and attended the University of Toledo, according to Ballotpedia's profile, which draws on candidate-provided information.[1] He has worked in the printing industry since 1985 and has owned NorthCoast Print Mail Marketing in Toledo since 2017.[1]
Pruss is vice president of the Northwest Ohio Polish Cultural Center and a former president of the Polish American Community of Toledo.[1]
- 1.Tom Pruss · Ballotpedia (includes Candidate Connection survey and campaign-site text) Candidate's own words
- 2.How Ohio secretary of state candidates want to change elections · Columbus Dispatch (via Yahoo News) · 2026-10-12 News report
- 3.Who's running for Ohio secretary of state? What to know about the 2026 candidates · USA TODAY Network (via Yahoo News) News report
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
