Gov. Mike DeWine, real estate mogul pardoned by Trump among Ohio RNC delegates

Ohio Republicans will descend on Milwaukee next week to officially choose former President Donald Trump as their nominee for the November election.

Trump tapped 79 delegates and 68 alternates to represent the Buckeye State at the Republican National Convention, according to a list provided by the Ohio secretary of state’s office. The names include top statewide officials, members of the state Legislature, candidates and other key players in the Ohio GOP, from donors to county party leaders.

Three delegates also serve on the Republican National Committee on Ohio’s behalf: State party chair Alex Triantafilou, former U.S. Senate candidate Jane Timken and committeeman Jim Dicke.

Other notable delegates include:

• Gov. Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine.
• Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, Attorney General Dave Yost and Treasurer Robert Sprague, all of whom are eyeing a run for governor in 2026.
• U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno, who is running against Sen. Sherrod Brown this fall.
• Cleveland real estate mogul James Kassouf, who was pardoned by Trump in 2020 − decades after Kassouf pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return.
• Pastor Darrell Scott, head of the New Spirit Revival Center in Cleveland Heights. Scott is a longtime Trump ally and once described him as “the most pro-Black president I’ve seen in my lifetime,” NBC News reported.
• Mike Gonidakis, president of Ohio Right to Life.
• Cowboy hat-wearing Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones, an outspoken and sometimes controversial critic of U.S. immigration policy.
• Etna Township trustee Rozland McKee, who recently attracted criticism after locals saw an upside-down American flag being flown at her home. McKee said her husband hung it that way.
• Newly elected Congressman Michael Rulli. He stepped down from the Ohio Senate last month after winning a special election in Ohio’s 6th Congressional District.

See the full list of delegates below:

Haley BeMiller is a reporter for the USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau, which serves the Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati Enquirer, Akron Beacon Journal and 18 other affiliated news organizations across Ohio. She will be covering the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.