Ben Pfeiffer for Contributing (Active) Member Seat on STRS Ohio Board

Ben Pfeiffer is an award-winning Science Teacher at Clay High School in Oregon, Ohio. He is currently the President of Oregon City Federation of Teachers and a member of OFT’s Executive Committee and standing committee on retirement issues. He has organized members of his local union to attend and participate in STRS meetings and has been active in researching and authoring OFT Resolutions on retirement issues. He has also served his community as a member of the Jerusalem Township Volunteer Fire Department for 15 years.
If elected to the STRS Board, Ben would focus on making STRS proceedings more transparent, providing diligent oversight of STRS’s finances, and empowering members to be more informed and take action on matters that concern their financial futures. He is committed to protecting the interests of both active and retired members alike through the serious examination of audits, fund manager bonus structures, and STRS in-house expenses. Ben understands the uphill endeavor of bringing back COLA benefits and believes that these conversations can start with a willingness to commit to simply beginning the process with an eye toward making future COLA benefits whole. He is opposed to simple “dashboard” decision making when it comes to the livelihood and financial wellbeing of members and sees all fund fluctuations as an opportunity to surgically examine the operations of Ohio STRS. Ben firmly believes in integrating Board policies that put members interests first with advocating for legislative initiatives that will move the fund into a more favorable and stable future.