Tim Derickson

Timothy Derickson (born March 20, 1960) is the former state representative for the 53rd District of the Ohio House of Representatives, as well as a former Hanover Township Trustee.

Tim Derickson
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 33rd district
In office
January 5, 2009 – August 21, 2016
Preceded byShawn Webster
Succeeded byCandice Keller
Personal details
Born (1960-03-20) March 20, 1960
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseKelly Derickson
Alma materClark State College; Miami University

Career

Derickson was born on March 20, 1960, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and after graduation from Clark State University and Miami University, Derickson worked as a health care administrator before starting Colonial Woods Furniture and Indian Ridge Golf Course on land that was previously his family's dairy farm. The former Hanover Township trustee is also a Coldwell Banker realtor. In April 2017, Derickson was named assistant director at the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA). During a portion of his service with ODA, he served as interim director. In September 2020, JobsOhio announced the hiring of Tim Derickson, a longtime agribusiness entrepreneur and former state legislator, as its new Senior Director of Food and Agribusiness. In his new role, Derickson oversees a sector that includes hundreds of companies that cultivate, process, package, distribute and market foods and beverages enjoyed around the world.

Ohio House of Representatives

With incumbent Shawn Webster unable to run again due to term limits, Derickson was one of three who sought to replace him.[1] However, in a razor-thin primary victory, Derickson won the Republican nomination by 54 votes.[2] He faced Democrat Rocky Day in the general election, and won with 65.85% of the electorate.[3] In his 2010 reelection campaign Derickson, unopposed in the primary, defeated Democrat James Shew with 70.19 of the electorate to take second term.

On May 10, 2011, Derickson announced that he would seek a seat in the Ohio Senate, following Gary Cates resignation.[4] However, the seat ultimately went to Bill Coley. Derickson won a third term in 2012 with 60.91% of the vote.

On August 15, 2016, Derickson was selected by the Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors to lead the state funeral board. Derickson, who was term-limited and could not seek reelection, subsequently announced his resignation from the Ohio House effective August 22, 2016.[5]

Committee assignments
  • Finance: Agriculture & Development Sub.--Chair
  • Education
  • Finance & Appropriations
  • Manufacturing & Workforce Development

Electoral history
Ohio House of Representatives 53rd District
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct
2012 Suzi Rubin 17,836 39.01% Tim Derickson 27,797 60.99%
2010 JC Shew 10,446 29.45% Tim Derickson 25,030 70.55%
2008 Rocky Day 15,091 34.24% Tim Derickson 28,988 65.76%

Personal life

Derickson and his wife Kelly live in Oxford, Ohio, with their two children, Katie (who is married to Dave Noble) and Matt. Derickson has three grandchildren.

References
  1. "Three seek GOP nod for 53rd Ohio House seat".
  2. Brunner, Jennifer 2008 primary election results Archived 2010-12-27 at the Wayback Machine (2008-03-04)
  3. Brunner, Jennifer 2008 general election Archived 2011-09-16 at the Wayback Machine (2008-11-04)
  4. Pitman, Michael D. (2011-05-10). "6 seek Cates' Senate seat". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  5. Dispatch, Randy Ludlow, The Columbus. "Rep. Tim Derickson hired as funeral board director". The Columbus Dispatch.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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