Biography
State Representative Gerald Stebelton was sworn into the Ohio House of Representatives in 2007 and is serving his second term. He represents the 5th House District, which encompasses all of Fairfield County.
A graduate of Lancaster High School, Representative Stebelton received his bachelor’s degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from The Ohio State University and his law degree from Capital University.
In addition to his work in the Legislature, Representative Stebelton is also the founder and senior partner of the law firm Stebelton, Aranda & Snider in Lancaster. His public service includes two terms on Lancaster City Council and two terms on the Lancaster Board of Education. He has previously worked for the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office, Battelle Memorial Institute and Grumman Aircraft and Rockwell International as an aeronautical engineer.
Representative Stebelton is a member of the American, Ohio, Fairfield County and Columbus Bar Associations, the Lancaster Sherman Rotary Club, the American Association for Justice, and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He served as chairman of the Lancaster-Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors in 2006 and has chaired many other Fairfield County community organizations including the Fairfield County United Way and the Lancaster High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Committee.
He and his wife Rebecca have been married for 45 years. They have two adult children, Laura and David, and one granddaughter, Caroline.
Education
B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering, The Ohio State University; J.D., Capital University Law School
Responsibilities
A State Representative is an elected official whose job is to serve as a direct link between those Ohioans he or she was elected to represent and state government. In order to best fulfill this role, a representative responds to constituent concerns and works to provide solutions through legislative action. In order to best serve their constituents, a state representative attends meetings of their local civic, social and business groups in addition to responding to mail, email and telephone correspondence from constituents in their district.
