Jennifer Brunner
Jennifer Brunner | |
|---|---|
 Brunner in 2008 | |
| Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Judith L. French |
| Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals from the 10th district | |
| In office January 20, 2015 – December 31, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Amy O'Grady |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Sadler |
| 49th Secretary of State of Ohio | |
| In office January 8, 2007 – January 10, 2011 | |
| Governor | Ted Strickland |
| Preceded by | Ken Blackwell |
| Succeeded by | Jon Husted |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 5, 1957 Springfield, Ohio, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Rick Brunner |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Miami University (BA) Capital University (JD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Jennifer Lee Brunner (born February 5, 1957) is an American attorney, jurist, and former politician who has served as an associate justice of the Ohio Supreme Court since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Brunner also served one term as Ohio secretary of state from 2007 to 2011 and as a judge on the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals from 2015 to 2020. Following Supreme Court elections being made partisan in 2021, Brunner is the only statewide elected Democrat in Ohio as of 2026.
Prior to being elected secretary of state, Brunner worked in the secretary of state's office and served as a county judge in Franklin County, Ohio. Brunner unsuccessfully ran to be the Democratic nominee in the 2010 United States Senate election in Ohio. In 2022, she was defeated by fellow associate justice Sharon L. Kennedy in an election to become chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.