Chris Redfern

Chris Redfern
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office
January 2, 2013 – January 5, 2015
Preceded byTerry Johnson
Succeeded bySteve Kraus
Constituency89th district
In office
September 8, 1999 – January 5, 2009
Preceded byDarrell Opfer
Succeeded byDennis Murray
Constituency53rd district (1999–2003)
80th district (2003–2009)
Chair of the Ohio Democratic Party
In office
December 19, 2005 – December 31, 2014
Preceded byRhine McLin (acting)
Succeeded byDavid Pepper
Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office
January 6, 2003 – January 15, 2006
Preceded byDean DePiero
Succeeded byJoyce Beatty
Personal details
Born (1964-10-01) October 1, 1964
PartyDemocratic
EducationBowling Green State University (BA, MA)

Chris Redfern (born October 1, 1964) is an American politician, former state representative in Ohio, and former chair of the Ohio Democratic Party. He won election to the chairmanship of the Ohio Democratic Party in December 2005 and was reelected in 2008 and again in 2012 before resigning in December 2014. He was previously a Democratic State Representative for Ohio House District 80 and had been a member of the Ohio House since 1999. During the 2012 general election, he was again elected to serve as State Representative for the newly drawn 89th District.