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Ohio Sen. Frank Hoagland said his time in office has made him more appreciative of the quality of his district's residents and the strength and potential of the area for the future.
On Tuesday, Hoagland, R-Mingo Junction, announced his planned retirement from the Ohio Senate, with his resignation to take effect Dec. 1. He was first elected to represent the 30th Senate District in 2016 and was reelected in 2020. The Senate will establish a screening committee to review potential replacements for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Hoagland did not elaborate on his reasons for retirement.
"What I'd rather do is just say thank you to the people who supported me and voted me in for the 30th District. I appreciated all the support," he said.
A press release from Hoagland's office states he spent a career in the U.S. Navy and continued to fight for his fellow veterans by securing funding for key mental health and rehabilitation programs in the state budget.
"This job is not about me," he said in a phone interview. "It's about the people of the 30th District. That's what it's about. We did this, not Frank Hoagland. This is the stuff that we did. We did make an impact in the 30th District -- just take a look around, see what we've got for infrastructure and everything else that we've got going on."
Hoagland looks forward to spending time with his grandchild and family.
"Anybody that knows me knows that I'm going to continue trying to do something somewhere," he concluded. "I'm definitely a people-helping-people type person."