Michele S.H. Henne is on the Ohio Voter Guide

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Incumbent
Republican
Michele S.H. Henne
Michele S.H. Henne
Background and Bio
Michele S.H. Henne was raised in Southwest Ohio and earned a Bachelor's degree in Political Science, with a minor in Psychology, from Washington University in St. Louis and a law degree from the University of Dayton School of Law. After law school, she clerked for Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Dennis Langer and externed for U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Rose. Henne served as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Montgomery County from 2006 to 2019, and in the Greene County Prosecutor's Office from 2019 to 2025. In June 2025, she was appointed to the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court, General Division. She lives in Oakwood with her husband, Zac, and their two children, Allyson and Brendon.
Policy Issue Summaries
  • Judicial Philosophy and Interpretative Approach: According to Henne’s campaign website, her approach is focused on upholding the Constitution and the rule of law through the fair, impartial, and respectful administration of justice. Her campaign highlights her approach to be based on the law and the facts, and campaign materials state that fairness means addressing each defendant’s individual circumstances. 
  • Criminal Justice and Public Safety: Her campaign has highlighted the high rates of cases that involve substance use issues and stressed the importance of partnerships with behavioral health organizations to reduce recitivizm rates. According to her campaign, she has experience working with the Career Alliance Academy on a weeks-long job-readiness program for people leaving incarceration.
Endorsements
  • Montgomery County Fraternal Order of Police Lodges 44, 104, 117, and 161

Background and Bio
Michele S.H. Henne was raised in Southwest Ohio and earned a Bachelor's degree in Political Science, with a minor in Psychology, from Washington University in St. Louis and a law degree from the University of Dayton School of Law. After law school, she clerked for Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Dennis Langer and externed for U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Rose. Henne served as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Montgomery County from 2006 to 2019, and in the Greene County Prosecutor's Office from 2019 to 2025. In June 2025, she was appointed to the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court, General Division. She lives in Oakwood with her husband, Zac, and their two children, Allyson and Brendon.
Policy Issue Summaries
  • Judicial Philosophy and Interpretative Approach: According to Henne’s campaign website, her approach is focused on upholding the Constitution and the rule of law through the fair, impartial, and respectful administration of justice. Her campaign highlights her approach to be based on the law and the facts, and campaign materials state that fairness means addressing each defendant’s individual circumstances. 
  • Criminal Justice and Public Safety: Her campaign has highlighted the high rates of cases that involve substance use issues and stressed the importance of partnerships with behavioral health organizations to reduce recitivizm rates. According to her campaign, she has experience working with the Career Alliance Academy on a weeks-long job-readiness program for people leaving incarceration.
Endorsements
  • Montgomery County Fraternal Order of Police Lodges 44, 104, 117, and 161

Last Updated:2026-10-19
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