Ohio Chamber's Blueprint for Ohio's Economic Future

The Sandusky County Chamber will be hosting representatives from the Ohio Chamber to introduce their Blueprint for Ohio's Economic Future. This 10-15 year public policy agenda is a research and data-driven agenda to make Ohio the best place in the country to do business. This event is free to business leaders in our area. Registration is required. 

Rick Carfagna, Vice President of Government Affairs, will be presenting the blueprint to area business leaders at 10 am on Wednesday, November 16th at the Chamber office. 

Rick Carfagna serves as Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.  In this position, he is responsible for leading the Chamber’s legislative team and overseeing the Chamber’s public policy agenda.
 
Carfagna formerly served three terms in the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the eastern half of Delaware County and all of Knox County.  His tenure included a role in House leadership as Assistant Majority Floor Leader, where he helped develop and implement the majority caucus’ policy agenda.  He also spent time as Chair of the House Finance Subcommittee on Higher Education and as Vice-Chair of the House Public Utilities Committee.  As State Representative, he was the architect of Ohio’s $270 million Residential Broadband Expansion Program to bring high-speed internet infrastructure to unserved households throughout the state.  He also had measures enacted that combat human trafficking, stabilize mental health emergencies, provide consumer protections to parents of children in daycare, and provide greater access to, and emphasis on, computer science offerings in K-12 education.
 
As former Chair of the Ohio Retirement Study Council, Carfagna provided legislative oversight over the state’s five public retirement systems and their approximately $218 billion in combined assets.  Carfagna also chaired the Midwestern Higher Education Compact, a consortium of 12 member states that strengthens postsecondary education through cost-savings initiatives and policy solutions.
 
A native of the Columbus area, Carfagna earned his B.A. in Political Science from John Carroll University.  Following graduation, he was accepted into the Ohio Legislative Service Commission’s Fellowship Program and later served as a legislative aide in the Ohio House of Representatives.  From 2002 until 2017, Carfagna worked as Government Relations Manager for Time Warner Cable, where he oversaw legislative and regulatory issues at the local, state, and federal levels.
 
Prior to serving in the Ohio House, Carfagna was elected to the Genoa Township Board of Trustees in 2009 and re-elected in 2013.  He was appointed by his peers to serve as Board Chair in 2011, 2014, and 2016.
 
Rick Carfagna and his wife, Jill, reside in Genoa Township and are the proud parents of a daughter, Isabella.