{"id":194500,"date":"2025-07-02T21:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T02:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=194500"},"modified":"2025-07-02T21:00:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T02:00:59","slug":"rep-klopfenstein-recognized-by-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2025\/07\/02\/rep-klopfenstein-recognized-by-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Klopfenstein recognized by group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COLUMBUS &#8212; In recognition of his steadfast support of the engineering profession, State Representative Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) was named Legislator of the Year by the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE-Ohio) at the organization&#8217;s 147th Annual Meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Roy-Klopfenstein-1-23-2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162418\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Roy Klopfenstein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Currently serving his second term in the Ohio House of Representatives, Rep. Klopfenstein represents the 82nd House District and chairs the House Agriculture Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past year, he has sponsored key legislation that directly impacts professional engineers and strengthens support for county engineers and local governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lifelong farmer and former Paulding County Commissioner, Representative Klopfenstein brings practical experience, dedication, and a deep understanding of public service to his work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a statement by NSPE-Ohio, his commitment to thoughtful legislation, regulatory oversight, and infrastructure investment has helped protect engineering licensure and promote public health, safety, and welfare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent staff\/submitted information COLUMBUS &#8212; In recognition of his steadfast support of the engineering profession, State Representative Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) was named Legislator of the Year by the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE-Ohio) at the organization&#8217;s 147th Annual Meeting. Currently serving his second term in the Ohio House of Representatives, Rep. Klopfenstein represents [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-21 23:56:28","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194500"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":194501,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194500\/revisions\/194501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}