[1] Buchy served as Assistant Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture and with the National Federation of Independent Business.
[citation needed] Prior to his time in the Ohio House, Buchy served on the Greenville Board of Education.
In 2011, Representative Jim Zehringer was appointed by Ohio Governor John Kasich as the Director of Agriculture.
[3] In the 129th General Assembly, he served on the committees of Agriculture and Natural Resources; Economic and Small Business Development; and State Government and Elections.
Returning to the Ohio House of Representatives for another term, Buchy was elected back to leadership where he held the post, Assistant Majority Whip.