Representative Brigid Kelly - District 31

COLUMBUS- State. Reps. Brigid Kelly (D-Cincinnati) and Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) today renewed their calls for a $15 per hour minimum wage after it was announced this week that Ohio’s minimum wage will increase $.50 to $9.30 per hour for 2022. The representatives acknowledged that while the $.50 raise is a step in the right direction, it still doesn’t go far enough to fully support working Ohioans struggling to make ends meet. 

COLUMBUS—Today, State Rep. Brigid Kelly (D-Cincinnati) sent a letter to Gov. Mike DeWine urging him to veto Senate Bill (SB) 157, the latest Republican anti-abortion bill. Opponents say SB 157 would put patients in danger by interfering with the ability for doctors and patients to make appropriate and life-saving medical decisions if faced with a medical crisis during pregnancy.

State Rep. Brigid Kelly (D-Cincinnati) today issued a statement on the passage of House Bill (HB) 29, which legalizes regulated sports betting in Ohio. Legalizing and taxing sports gaming is estimated to raise tens of millions of dollars per year for education in Ohio. Revenues will also go to support Ohio veterans and fund problem gambling support programs. Additionally, HB 29 will require the state to ensure sports gaming profits and proprietors are fair and consider diversity, inclusion and disparate impact across Ohio’s diverse population.

Today, State Rep. Brigid Kelly (D-Cincinnati) voted in favor of Substitute House Bill (HB) 169 to appropriate $4.18 billion to support education, expand access to childcare and improve public health, among other investments in Ohio’s working people, families and communities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill is funded through several federal COVID-19 relief packages, the majority of which comes from the American Rescue Plan Act backed by Democrats and signed into law by President Biden earlier this year.