Kevin Ritter

Kevin was born and raised in the Detroit area.  He attended Central Michigan University on a baseball scholarship and graduated in 1990 with a double major in History and Political Science.  Kevin remained at CMU to complete a Masters Degree in Political Science in 1992. 

After three years working in private business in Washington, DC, Kevin attended Western Michigan University to pursue a PhD. in Modern European History.  Shortly before graduation, he founded a successful sports marketing company - Coast to Coast Athletics - and left the University. 

Ritter moved to Washington County, Ohio in 2000 with his wife, Khadine.  For the next 20 years he ran his business and taught History and Government at Ohio Valley University, Washington State Community College, and Veritas Classical Academy, a preK-12 school he co-founded.

A popular public speaker, Kevin has given hundreds of lectures on a variety of topics all around the country.  In the fall of 2018, he was elected  Washington County Commissioner, and in 2024, he was elected to his first term in the Ohio Statehouse.   Ritter and his wife, Khadine, have two children, Liam and Anna.

When the first settlers in Southeast Ohio landed at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers in April, 1788, the area was an undeveloped wilderness. Those who made this first journey into the unknown embodied a pioneer spirit that is still apparent in the region today. The people of Appalachian Ohio are still willing to take risks, operate outside their comfort zone, and approach challenges in new and innovative ways. The promise those first settlers saw when they reached the Northwest Territory is still untapped in many ways. Modern pioneers in industry, education, and healthcare are currently laying a foundation for what is certain to be explosive growth in the region in the next 25 years.  

Pro life - protect the sanctity of life from conception to natural death

2nd Amendment - preserve the right to keep and bear arms

Efficient government - reduce the size and scope of government

School choice - provide greater parental freedom in education

Save women's sports - ensure a level playing field for biological females

Infrastructure - address aging water/sewer systems, bridges, and roads

Broadband - expand access to quality high-speed internet

Support key industries - unshackle our energy producers