The 6th Senate District covers most of the Montgomery County suburban areas including Kettering, Oakwood, Miamisburg, Riverside, Huber Heights, Vandalia, Brookville, Centerville, Moraine and Germantown. It also includes some parts of east and south Dayton.
Antani has served in the Ohio House of Representatives since 2014, when he was selected by the Montgomery County Republican Party as a 23-year-old to fill the seat created by Terry Blair’s death. At the time he was the youngest lawmaker in the state.
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He was elected to the seat later that year and has been re-elected twice.
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In November 2018, Antani defeated Democrat Zach Dickerson to win re-election.
In May 2018, Antani faced two Republicans in a primary.
Antani accused state Rep. Jim Butler, R-Oakwood, of recruiting Miamisburg Vice Mayor Sarah Clark to run against him in an effort to clear his path for a state Senate run in 2020 to replace Lehner. Antani easily defeated Clark and Republican Marcus Rech in the primary.
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On Wednesday, Butler said he was going to wait until the state budget is finalized before he decides whether to run for the state Senate, setting up a primary with Antani.
“One of my most important duties is to work on Ohio’s biennial budget. This work will require all my time and attention over the next six months. After that, I will consider in what role I can best serve the community.
In his announcement Wednesday, Antani says he expects a primary, but didn’t mention Butler by name.
“I fully expect the Republican primary election in March of 2020 to be one of the most competitive races in Ohio,” he said.
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