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Tim Ginter

b. 1955

American politician

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Born 1955. Tim Ginter is an American politician.

Timothy E. Ginter (born May 25, 1955) is an American politician and minister who served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 5th district, which included all of Columbiana County. Ginter was speaker pro tempore of the house from 2021 to 2023. He has served as a Columbiana County commissioner since 2024.

Career Ginter pursued biblical studies at Nazarene Bible College and later received a bachelor's degree in the discipline from Mount Vernon Nazarene University. He was a pastor at numerous churches in Ohio before and during his political career.

In 2014, Ginter replaced former representative Craig Newbold as the Republican candidate for the Ohio House of Representatives' 5th district. Ginter went on to defeat incumbent Democrat Nick Barborak in the 2014 general election with 59% of the vote. He was reelected in 2016, 2018, and 2020 before being term-limited.

Ginter is a member of the Ohio Farm Bureau, National Rifle Association of America, Buckeye Firearms Association, Salem Chamber of Commerce, an associate member of the Columbiana County Township Association, a member of the Columbiana County Republican Party Central Committee, and served as an appointed member of the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood.

In 2019, Ginter co-sponsored legislation that would ban abortion in Ohio and criminalize what they called "abortion murder". Doctors who performed abortions in cases of ectopic pregnancy and other life-threatening conditions would be exempt from prosecution only if they "[took] all possible steps to preserve the life of the unborn child, while preserving the life of the woman. Such steps include, if applicable, attempting to re-implant an ectopic pregnancy into the woman's uterus". Reimplantation of an ectopic pregnancy is not a recognized or medically feasible procedure.

In 2024, Ginter was elected as a commissioner of Columbiana County, Ohio, and was sworn in later that year.

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Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Nazarene Bible College
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Ohio state representative

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Who is Tim Ginter?

American politician

When was Tim Ginter born?

Tim Ginter was born on 25 May 1955 in Shelby.

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Tim Ginter is a politician.

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· Wikipedia: Tim Ginter

· Wikidata: Q18686355

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