Ohio Right to Life Endorses Mike Dovilla for Ohio Senate

COLUMBUS, OHIO—State Representative Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) today received the sole endorsement of the Ohio Right to Life PAC in the campaign to represent the 24th Senate District.

“I am honored to receive the endorsement of Ohio Right to Life,” said Dovilla. “Each and every human life has innate worth, and I am proud of my unflagging support for legislation and public policies that will protect human life, including the unborn and the elderly.”

Boasting a 100 percent pro-life voting record in defense of the innocent unborn, Dovilla has also been the primary leader in the House of Representatives on legislation to protect Ohio’s growing population of senior citizens. He authored legislation during his freshman term to designate June 15th of each year as Ohio Elder Abuse Awareness Day and has since worked that time to enact the Ohio Elder Justice Act (House Bill 24 in the current General Assembly), the first major reforms to Adult Protective Services statutes in over two decades. The measure unanimously passed the House last year.

“Pro-life momentum is on our side and we are clearly winning the battle in Ohio,” said Michael Gonidakis, president of Ohio Right to Life. “We believe that Mike Dovilla is the superior candidate on life in the 24th Senate District.”

Representative Mike Dovilla, the House Majority Whip, is an accomplished state legislator, U.S. Navy veteran, small business owner, and adjunct professor. He has served as an appointee of President George W. Bush, an advisor to U.S. Senator George V. Voinovich, and a Presidential Management Fellow. He is an Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran and continues to serve as a lieutenant commander in Navy. Rep. Dovilla holds a Master of Public Administration from American University and Bachelor of Arts from Baldwin Wallace University. An engaged citizen, volunteer, and mentor, he resides in his hometown of Berea.

Founded in 1967, Ohio Right to Life, with more than 45 chapters and local affiliates, is Ohio’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. Recognized as the flagship of the pro-life movement in Ohio, ORTL works through legislation and education to promote and defend innocent human life from conception to natural death.

The primary election is scheduled for Tuesday, March 15, 2016.