Mike Duffey (born December 14, 1977) is an American politician who was appointed as Senior Vice Chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education in January 2019.
[2] When incumbent Representative Kevin Bacon decided to run for the state Senate seat being vacated by David Goodman, Duffey entered the race to replace him.
Uncontested in the Republican primary,[3] Duffey faced Democrat David Robinson in the general election.
In his freshman term, Duffey offered legislation to privatize oversight of the state's Department of Development, a major campaign plank of Governor John Kasich.
"[9] Duffey, while an opponent of the estate tax, has questioned the timing of its abolishment, citing the drastic cuts that are already taking place on the local level.