Mike Kirchner

Mike Kirchner's interests range from pension mathematics to catering gatherings for family and friends.¹ The retired consultant lives in Highland Heights with Audrey and has two sons.¹ He volunteers at the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament, runs three sports pools and skis.¹

Originally from Tiffin, he earned an applied mathematics degree at the University of Akron.¹ He joined the Wyatt Company, which was known as Towers Watson by the time he retired.¹ His consulting career lasted thirty years and focused largely on evaluating pension plans.¹ His travels have included climbs up Mount Elbert, Longs Peak and Half Dome.¹

Retirement benefits are also a substantial part of his published policy work.² His 2026 paper argues that Social Security's retirement and survivor benefits involve unsustainable promises and that workers should receive more direct warnings about possible reductions.²

Kirchner proposes stopping the accumulation of additional retirement benefits in 2027 and redirecting the employee portion of the relevant payroll tax into tax deferred retirement accounts.² His proposal would initially retain employer contributions and leave the disability program unchanged.² He is the Republican challenging Democratic Representative Shontel Brown in November.³