Derek Merrin
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42nd district (2023–2025)
January 4, 1986
Derek Merrin | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives | |
| In office August 2, 2016 – January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara Sears |
| Succeeded by | Elgin Rogers Jr. |
| Constituency | 47th district (2016–2023) 42nd district (2023–2025) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Derek Scott Merrin January 4, 1986 Smithtown, New York, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Owens Community College University of Toledo (BA) Bowling Green State University (MPA) |
Derek Scott Merrin[1] (born January 4, 1986) is an American politician who previously served as the state representative for the 42nd District of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Republican. He was the Republican nominee for Ohio's 9th congressional district in 2024, where he was narrowly defeated by incumbent Marcy Kaptur.
Merrin was born in Smithtown, New York on Long Island, and moved to Waterville, Ohio, with his family when he was thirteen years old.[2] His father, Russ Merrin, was a public-school teacher and pastored Monclova Road Baptist Church for twenty-three years. Merrin's mother, Norma, was a registered nurse. Merrin is a graduate of Monclova Christian Academy. In addition, Merrin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toledo and a Master of Public Administration degree from Bowling Green State University. He attended Owens Community College before transferring to UT.[3]
Merrin was elected to the Waterville City Council, a city of just over 6,000 people, at the age of nineteen.[4] Two years later, he was elected Mayor. Along with his time in public office, Merrin previously worked for Ohio Auditor Dave Yost.[5] In 2012 he was named 'Thirty Conservatives Under Thirty' by Red Alert Politics.[6]