Frank LaRose

Frank LaRose
LaRose in 2025
51st Secretary of State of Ohio
Assumed office
January 14, 2019
GovernorMike DeWine
Preceded byJon Husted
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 27th district
In office
January 1, 2011  January 1, 2019
Preceded byKevin Coughlin
Succeeded byKristina Roegner
Personal details
Born (1979-04-18) April 18, 1979
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLauren Kappa
EducationOhio State University (BS)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service
Years of service1998–2007, 2021–present
Rank Sergeant first class
Unit101st Airborne Division
19th Special Forces Group
Battles/warsIraq War
Awards Bronze Star

Frank LaRose (born April 18, 1979) is an American politician who has served as the 51st secretary of state of Ohio since January 2019. A Republican, he was member of the Ohio State Senate for two terms, from January 2011 to January 2019. He was a candidate for the U.S. Senate in the 2024 election, challenging incumbent senator Sherrod Brown. He lost to Bernie Moreno in the primary.