Diane Grendell

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rdf:langString Diane Grendell

rdf:langString Diane Grendell

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rdf:langString Diane V. Grendell (born March 16, 1945) is a current member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the people of the 76th district since 2019. A Republican, Grendell's district includes Geauga County as well as portions of Portage County. Previously, Grendell served as a judge on the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals. She was elected to this position in 2000 in 2006 and 2012. She previously served in the Ohio House of Representatives in a similar seat from 1993 to 2000. She is married to former state legislator and Judge Tim Grendell. In 2019, state Representative Sarah LaTourette resigned from her seat to take a position in the non-profit sector. Ohio House Republicans appointed Grendell to succeed her. She was supported by Larry Householder and a committee that he handpicked, against the recommendation of the Geauga County GOP Executive Committee. She was sworn in on May 29, 2019. On the same day, Grendell voted for House Bill 6, for which Householder was ultimately arrested by the FBI as part of an alleged $61M bribery and racketeering scheme. Being connected to Householder allowed Grendell to raise over $500,000 in her campaign against Frank Hall, who raised only $11,000. She defeated Hall in the primary by 2,734 votes. Grendell’s campaign received $395,000 from the House Republican Campaign Committee, a group alleged by the FBI to be controlled by Householder to funnel money from First Energy to his allies. Grendell won re-election in November 2020, defeating Democrat Garrett Westhoven.