Meet Steve

Steve grew up in Northeast Ohio. After high school, he attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated with Dean’s List honors and a degree in economics before commissioning as an Army infantry officer.

During his military service, Steve earned his Army Ranger tab and Airborne wings. While deployed to Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom, he led an infantry platoon. Steve earned the Bronze Star Medal for his service. He knows what it means to put his country first and lead from the front.

After serving our nation, Steve built a small business, growing it from three employees to over sixty in just three years. He created jobs, met payrolls, and kept his business afloat through economic uncertainty, COVID, and labor shortages. Now, he helps run multiple small businesses with his family; he knows firsthand that the government should work for job creators, not against them.

Steve and his wife Carly, a former schoolteacher, are raising their three young boys—Steven, Teddy, and James—in Geauga County. They are parishioners of Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church.

Driven to give back to his community, Steve continues to serve today as our State Representative. With a proven track record of solving problems and getting results, he’s working hard to make Northeast Ohio an even better place to live, work, and raise a family.

His top priorities include:

Lowering Costs:
Steve is fighting to make Northeast Ohio more affordable for families, workers, and seniors. He delivered property tax relief for homeowners, energy reforms to bring down utility bills, and the largest income tax cuts for working Ohioans in a generation.

Excellence in Education:
As a father of three, Steve knows every child deserves a real shot at success. He voted to secure record school funding and historic investments in career-technical education so every Ohio student has a path forward after graduation.

Protecting Our Communities:
Our first responders put themselves in harm’s way to keep us safe. Steve will always have their backs in Columbus. He secured increased funding, invested in law enforcement training, and delivered Next Generation 9-1-1 upgrades so that emergency calls get to the right place faster.

Steve has spent his life answering the call to serve—whether leading troops, creating jobs as a small business owner, or fighting for us at the Statehouse. Now he’s stepping up to represent us in the Ohio Senate. With his experience, integrity, and proven leadership, no one is more prepared to deliver for Northeast Ohio than Steve Demetriou. We can count on him to listen, lead, and get things done.