Kay Ayres

Vice Chairman

Kay Ayres was elected Vice Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party in May of 2003, succeeding longtime vice chair Martha Moore who retired after 52 years of service to the party.

As Vice Chairman, Ayres is responsible for supporting the duties of the Chairman in addition to overseeing various party-building activities and outreach efforts, especially among women voters. Ayres serves on the board of directors for the Jo Ann Davidson Leadership Institute, an organization founded to support and train women in pursuit of public service. She also served as president of the Ohio Federation of Republican Women and as a vice chair for the National Federation of Republican Women.

Ayres has worked for more than 30 years on the frontlines of grassroots Ohio politics, serving as chairman of the Highland County Republican Party since 1978. She has assisted hundreds of candidates and campaigns over the years from the courthouse to the White House.

Ayres is also active in her community, where she has served on multiple boards including 4-H, Southern State Community College, Leadership Highland, and the Highland County Farm Bureau. She is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and lives with her husband, David Ayres, M.D., in Hillsboro. They have two grown children.

John Kasich

Governor
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Rob Portman

United States Senator
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Jon Husted

Secretary of State
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Legislative leader who passed the most conservative state budget in 40 years & the largest income tax cut in Ohio history.
Dave Yost

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Award-winning county auditor & prosecutor with a record of rooting out government waste & corruption.
Mike DeWine

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Josh Mandel

State Treasurer
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Mary Taylor

Lieutenant Governor
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