Introduction
Candice Keller is the state representative for the 53rd District of the Ohio House of Representatives, which includes part of Butler County. She is a Republican.
Life and career
Keller grew up in Butler County, Ohio. She has been a director of an Anti-Abortion organization in southwestern Ohio, the Community Pregnancy Center, since 2008. She is also a member of the Central Committee of the Local Republican Party.
Keller has been married for over 40 years to Kent Keller, a retired software company project manager. They have two sons and seven grandchildren. She resides in Middletown, Ohio.
Ohio House of Representatives
In 2016, Ohio Representative Tim Derickson was barred from running for a fifth term due to term limits. Keller was one of two Republicans to run to replace Derickson; she won the primary 59% to 41%. She won the general election with 65% of the vote over Democrat Susan Rubin.
With Derickson leaving his term early to join the administration of Ohio Governor John Kasich, Keller was appointed to finish his term on November 16, 2016.
After a mass shooting in the Oregon District of nearby Dayton, Ohio, Keller posted an essay on her personal Facebook page on August 4, 2019. This essay blamed the Dayton shooting on the breakdown of the traditional family, gay marriage, video game violence, recreational marijiuana, open borders, disrespect of veterans and law enforcement, and failed school policies.