Betsy Sunderman, a judge on the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Domestic Relations Division, is running for a General Division seat on the same court. The nonpartisan race appears on the Nov. 3 Ohio general election ballot.
Sunderman faces one opponent, Christian A. Jenkins, according to BallotReady election data. Both candidates are listed as nonpartisan for this race.
Sunderman was raised in Hyde Park.
Candidate information
- Name: Betsy Sunderman
- Party: Nonpartisan
- Office sought: Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge, General Division (Term Commencing 1/2)
- Education: Bachelor's degree, DePauw University (1998); juris doctor, University of Cincinnati College of Law (2003)
- Hometown: Raised in Hyde Park, Cincinnati
Experience and public service
Sunderman has held elected and appointed roles in Hamilton County government. She served as a Cincinnati City Council member from March 2020 through January 2022, according to WVXU.
Before her judicial post, she worked as a magistrate on the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Probate Division, BallotReady data shows. She serves as a judge on the Domestic Relations Division of the same court, according to BallotReady.
Endorsements
The Hamilton County Republican Party lists Sunderman as a 2026 judicial candidate on its website, though the party's page lists her under the Domestic Relations Division rather than the General Division seat she is seeking.
- Hamilton County Republican Party
What voters should know
The candidate profile reviewed for this article did not include issue responses or policy positions from Sunderman.
Editor's note: This profile was built from a reviewed candidate profile, public records and published reporting. No issue responses were supplied by the candidate for this profile.
