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Mike Kahoe
Mike Kahoe
Background and Bio
Mike Kahoe, who was born and raised in Northeast Ohio, earned his bachelor’s degree in data analytics from the University of Maryland Global Campus after also studying at Case Western Reserve University. He was elected to the Revere School Board in 2019 when he was a high school senior. He was later appointed to the Cuyahoga Valley Career Center Board of Education before working as a Workforce Program Manager at the Governor's Office of Workforce Transformation. Kahoe currently works at his family business, Group Management Services—a professional employer organization. 
Policy Issue Summaries
  • Economy and Taxes: Campaign materials state Kahoe’s support for reducing regulations on businesses and creating incentives for able-bodied people to enter the workforce. Kahoe’s campaign website highlights his support for tax policies that provide targeted property tax relief for seniors and encourage local tax solutions to diversify revenue sources, lower property taxes, and expand senior property tax credits. 
  • Education: Kahoe’s campaign website states his support for increasing state funding investments in public education while also promoting taxpayer savings and efficiency through districts implementing shared services and administrative partnerships. According to his campaign, he supports expanding career and technical education in high-demand careers like construction, manufacturing, and healthcare. 
  • Healthcare: According to his campaign, Kahoe is supportive of policy proposals that protect Medicaid “for those who need it most” by addressing fraud, waste, and abuse within the program, calling for incentives to help able-bodied Medicaid recipients find employment and transition off the program to employer-sponsored health insurance coverage. His campaign materials also highlight his support for increasing competition in the healthcare marketplace as a way to lower healthcare costs for families. Kahoe’s campaign website also calls for “creating a healthier Ohio” through proposals such as improving nutrition assistance programs and expanding health education.

Endorsements
  • Associated Construction Trades Ohio (ACT Ohio)
  • Americans for Prosperity 
  • Buckeye Firearms Association PAC
  • International Union of Operating Engineers Local 18
  • Summit County Republican Party
  • Ohio Chamber of Commerce PAC
  • Ohio Republican Party
  • Ohio Right to Life
  • Ohio Young Republicans
  • National Federation of Independent Business Ohio PAC
  • Ohio Society of CPAs PAC

Background and Bio
Mike Kahoe, who was born and raised in Northeast Ohio, earned his bachelor’s degree in data analytics from the University of Maryland Global Campus after also studying at Case Western Reserve University. He was elected to the Revere School Board in 2019 when he was a high school senior. He was later appointed to the Cuyahoga Valley Career Center Board of Education before working as a Workforce Program Manager at the Governor's Office of Workforce Transformation. Kahoe currently works at his family business, Group Management Services—a professional employer organization. 
Policy Issue Summaries
  • Economy and Taxes: Campaign materials state Kahoe’s support for reducing regulations on businesses and creating incentives for able-bodied people to enter the workforce. Kahoe’s campaign website highlights his support for tax policies that provide targeted property tax relief for seniors and encourage local tax solutions to diversify revenue sources, lower property taxes, and expand senior property tax credits. 
  • Education: Kahoe’s campaign website states his support for increasing state funding investments in public education while also promoting taxpayer savings and efficiency through districts implementing shared services and administrative partnerships. According to his campaign, he supports expanding career and technical education in high-demand careers like construction, manufacturing, and healthcare. 
  • Healthcare: According to his campaign, Kahoe is supportive of policy proposals that protect Medicaid “for those who need it most” by addressing fraud, waste, and abuse within the program, calling for incentives to help able-bodied Medicaid recipients find employment and transition off the program to employer-sponsored health insurance coverage. His campaign materials also highlight his support for increasing competition in the healthcare marketplace as a way to lower healthcare costs for families. Kahoe’s campaign website also calls for “creating a healthier Ohio” through proposals such as improving nutrition assistance programs and expanding health education.

Endorsements
  • Associated Construction Trades Ohio (ACT Ohio)
  • Americans for Prosperity 
  • Buckeye Firearms Association PAC
  • International Union of Operating Engineers Local 18
  • Summit County Republican Party
  • Ohio Chamber of Commerce PAC
  • Ohio Republican Party
  • Ohio Right to Life
  • Ohio Young Republicans
  • National Federation of Independent Business Ohio PAC
  • Ohio Society of CPAs PAC

Last Updated:2026-09-24
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