Frank LaRose
Vote for 1; 4-year term commencing 1/11/2027. Open seat (incumbent term-limited).
Candidate list checked 2026-10-11 against Ashtabula County BOE
Party: Republican
Background
LaRose’s campaign biography says he has served as Ohio Secretary of State since 2019, previously served two terms in the Ohio Senate, and served in the U.S. Army. His campaign announced his candidacy for Auditor of State in February 2026. Frank LaRose campaign announcement for Auditor of State Evidence type: candidate statement · LaRose’s campaign announcement gives his current and prior offices, military service, and Auditor campaign launch.
Campaign statements and positions
- LaRose says he would bring transparency, efficiency, and accountability to state and local government. Frank LaRose campaign announcement for Auditor of State Evidence type: candidate statement · LaRose’s campaign announcement says he plans to bring transparency, efficiency, and accountability to public offices.
- His campaign says he would apply high performance standards and operational-efficiency practices to government offices. Frank LaRose campaign announcement for Auditor of State Evidence type: candidate statement · LaRose’s announcement describes applying performance standards and operational-efficiency practices to government offices.
- LaRose says he would continue efforts to identify fraud, waste, abuse, cybercrime, and public corruption. Frank LaRose campaign announcement for Auditor of State Evidence type: candidate statement · LaRose’s campaign announcement says he would build on programs to identify fraud, waste, abuse, cybercrime, and public corruption.
Voting record
- As Secretary of State, LaRose issued a 2023 directive instructing county boards of elections to implement election-law changes under HB 458 for that year’s primary. This is an administrative action, not an Auditor of State record. Ohio Secretary of State: implementation of HB 458 election reforms Evidence type: official record · The Secretary of State’s February 2023 release documents Directive 2023-03 implementing HB 458 reforms for the May 2023 primary.
Promise and record
Selected proposals are attributed to LaRose’s campaign. The record item documents an election-administration directive from his current office and is not evidence of how he would perform as auditor. No overall match score is assigned. Frank LaRose campaign announcement for Auditor of State · Ohio Secretary of State: implementation of HB 458 election reforms Evidence type: editorial summary · The listed record item concerns election administration in LaRose’s current office and does not establish performance in the auditor role.