Kevin Bacon is a Republican former state legislator from Ohio. Born on November 27, 1971, in Defiance, Ohio, he resides in Westerville and is married with three children: Rebecca, Emma, and Kathryn. He is Catholic and has worked as an attorney, including roles at Farmers Insurance, as a prosecutor in the Lancaster City Attorney's Office, and as an enforcement attorney for the Ohio Department of Commerce.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: BA in Political Science from Miami University ; JD from Capital University Law School .
• Political Experience:
  • Blendon Township Trustee .
  • Ohio House of Representatives, District 21 .
  • Ohio State Senate, District 3 , representing parts of Franklin County including Westerville, New Albany, Gahanna, and others.
  • Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio District 12 .

Notable achievements and positions: Served as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Civil Justice and primary sponsor of Senate Bill 9, updating Ohio’s insurance laws for federal health care changes. Also chaired the Commerce and Labor and Judiciary Committees; re-elected in 2014 with 61% of the vote.