--- title: "VoteR Connect | Meet Ed Schimmel, Republican for Ohio House District 44" description: "Northwood Mayor Ed Schimmel on data centers, school funding, school choice, and ending unfunded mandates — and his run for the open 44th District seat." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Article", "headline": "Meet Ed Schimmel, Republican for Ohio House District 44", "url": "https://voterconnect.lovable.app/articles/meet-ed-schimmel-republican-for-ohio-house-district-44", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "VoteR Connect", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://voterconnect.lovable.app/voter-connect-logo.png" } }, "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://voterconnect.lovable.app/articles/meet-ed-schimmel-republican-for-ohio-house-district-44" }, "description": "Northwood Mayor Ed Schimmel on data centers, school funding, school choice, and ending unfunded mandates — and his run for the open 44th District seat.", "datePublished": "2026-08-10T16:00:00+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-08-25T13:19:11.684251+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Toby Miller" } }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://voterconnect.lovable.app/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Articles", "item": "https://voterconnect.lovable.app/articles" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Meet Ed Schimmel, Republican for Ohio House District 44", "item": "https://voterconnect.lovable.app/articles/meet-ed-schimmel-republican-for-ohio-house-district-44" } ] } ] --- [![VoteR](/assets/voter-logo-light-D4J3N2RF.png)](/) [Home](/)[About](/about)[Issues](/issues)[Events](/events)[Candidates](/candidates)[Races](/offices)[Articles](/articles) Toggle theme [Donate](/donate) [Log in](/login)[Sign up](/register) Toggle menu [](/)[Articles](/articles)Meet Ed Schimmel, Republican for Ohio House District 44 [Back to Articles](/articles) # Meet Ed Schimmel, Republican for Ohio House District 44 Podcast Toby Miller Published August 10, 2026 Northwood Mayor Ed Schimmel on data centers, school funding, school choice, and ending unfunded mandates — and his run for the open 44th District seat. Ed Schimmel sat down with the VoteR podcast to share his story: born in Toledo and raised in Northwood, he built a law practice on Woodville Road, spent eight years on city council — where he led the fight that removed the city's red light cameras — and is now in his 11th year as Northwood's mayor. With Rep. Josh Williams running for Congress, Schimmel won the Republican primary for the open 44th District seat with 64% of the vote. In this interview he lays out his priorities: making data centers recycle their water and cover their own power costs, a fair floor-and-cap for state school funding, protecting school choice, and ending unfunded mandates on small communities. Watch the highlights below, and learn more at [EdSchimmelForOhio.com](https://edschimmelforohio.com). **Watch the shorts** (a new clip goes live on each date): - Aug 10: [Born in Toledo, Raised in Northwood](https://youtube.com/shorts/9zhi_\IfY\8) - Aug 14: [The Red Light Cameras That Got Me Into Politics](https://youtube.com/shorts/djQwrV6MTyY) - Aug 18: [Why I'm Running for House 44](https://youtube.com/shorts/DEoAXWRgo6U) - Aug 24: [Prepared for Columbus](https://youtube.com/shorts/78qciJxXWJI) - Aug 28: [Data Centers - The Hottest Issue at the Door](https://youtube.com/shorts/RSOu1YZjqA0) - Aug 31: [Make Data Centers Cover Their Own Costs](https://youtube.com/shorts/OM0vo\z7-Z8) - Sep 3: [Who School Choice Really Helps](https://youtube.com/shorts/6R0261M6\8w) - Sep 6: [A Floor and a Cap for School Funding](https://youtube.com/shorts/QakzvCk-zI4) - Sep 8: [Stop the Unfunded Mandates](https://youtube.com/shorts/ehrAaczKAtg) - Sep 11: [Get Involved - EdSchimmelForOhio.com](https://youtube.com/shorts/cuMJVj8XLpM) 1 likes 0 comments ### Share this article Help spread the word Share: ## Other Articles You Might Like [ ### Meet Ian Chamberlain, Republican for Ohio House District 41 Podcast Ian Chamberlain — a Toledo native who negotiated Department of Defense contracts — sits down with the VoteR podcast about his run for Ohio House District 41. 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