Cameron Koffel

Cameron Koffel graduated from Upper Arlington High School. Koffel earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri in 2025. Koffel's career experience includes working as a legal assistant.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I’m Cameron Koffel. I grew up in this area, graduated from the University of Missouri’s journalism school, and turned toward law and public service. I’m running for State House as an independent because I don’t work for a party, I work for the people of District 7. The decisions made at the Statehouse right now, on schools, on housing, on how we spend our money, will shape the lives of my generation for decades, and they’ll shape the kind of community every generation here has to live in. I’m 23, and I’m running because I’d rather show up and do the work than sit out and complain.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

I’m running as an independent because I don’t work for a party, I work for the people of District 7. Both parties spend more time fighting each other than fixing what’s broken, and the people caught in the middle, families trying to afford a house, parents trying to fund their schools, retirees trying to keep up with their bills, get ignored. Representation isn’t complicated. It’s someone who listens, shows up, and tells you the truth. That’s what I’m running to be.District 7 is full of people who built something here, a small business, a practice, a shop, a startup, and that’s the kind of community I want to protect and grow. State government should make it easier to open a business in Ohio, not harder, with fairer regulation, predictable taxes, and real support for the people taking the risk. A strong small business culture is what makes a community feel alive, and it gives the next generation a reason to stay. I want District 7 to be a place worth building in, whether you’re starting a coffee shop or growing a company you already love.Big decisions are being made in our community right now, on data centers, school funding, property taxes, that will shape District 7 for decades. Too many of those deals get made quietly, with residents finding out only after the fact. I’ll fight for a Statehouse that protects local schools, keeps ratepayers from subsidizing billion-dollar companies, and puts every major deal in the open before it’s signed. People deserve to see the trade before it’s made, not after.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

The areas I keep coming back to are economic mobility, accountable government, schools, and small business.

On economic mobility, I think the way our benefits system treats work is broken. Families get punished for earning more. Benefits should taper, not collapse, so every extra hour pays off. Work should always pay.

On accountable government, too many big decisions, especially around data centers and tax breaks, get made quietly. I want every major deal in the open before it’s signed, with the real numbers on the table.

On schools, the way Ohio funds education leans too hard on property taxes, which hurts the communities with the least cushion. We can do better.

On small business, the state should make it easier for small businesses.