Matt Huffman

Matt Huffman
107th Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 6, 2025
Preceded byJason Stephens
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 78th district
Assumed office
January 6, 2025
Preceded bySusan Manchester
96th President of the Ohio Senate
In office
January 4, 2021  January 6, 2025
Preceded byLarry Obhof
Succeeded byRob McColley
Majority Leader of the Ohio Senate
In office
February 6, 2019  January 4, 2021
Preceded byRandy Gardner
Succeeded byKirk Schuring
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 12th district
In office
January 3, 2017  January 6, 2025
Preceded byKeith Faber
Succeeded bySusan Manchester
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 4th district
In office
January 2, 2007  December 31, 2014
Preceded byJohn R. Willamowski
Succeeded byRobert Cupp
Personal details
Born (1960-04-01) April 1, 1960
Lima, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Notre Dame (BA)
University of Cincinnati (JD)

Matt Huffman (born April 1, 1960) is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 78th district since 2025, while concurrently serving as Speaker of the House as a Republican. The district includes all of Allen County and a portion of northern Auglaize County.

Huffman is the former Speaker Pro Tempore of the Ohio House of Representatives, and served in the House from 2007 to 2014. Prior to his service in the House, he served as president of Lima City Council for seven years. He is an attorney with Lima law firm, Huffman, Kelley, Brock & Gottschalk. From 2017 to 2025, he represented the 12th district in the Ohio Senate, serving as Ohio Senate President from 2021 to 2025.