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Issue 1 Poll Proves Overwhelming, Bipartisan Support to Vote "NO" on August Special Election for Special Interests

COLUMBUS – House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) today says the new USA TODAY Network/Suffolk University poll that shows 57% of likely Ohio voters are against Issue 1 proves there is overwhelming, bipartisan support to defeat this undemocratic attack by extremists and special interest to make it harder to amend the Ohio constitution. 

Read Full Story : Issue 1 Poll Proves Overwhelming, Bipartisan Support to Vote "NO" on August Special Election for Special Interests Thu, Jul 20, 2023

Citizen-Led Ballot Initiatives Key to Healthy Democracy, Says House Dem Leader

COLUMBUS – House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) today celebrated citizen-led ballot initiatives ahead of the Aug. 8 special election for Issue 1, the politician-proposed constitutional restrictions that would end majority rule in Ohio and make it virtually impossible for citizen-led ballot initiatives to qualify for the ballot. 

Read Full Story : Citizen-Led Ballot Initiatives Key to Healthy Democracy, Says House Dem Leader Wed, Jul 5, 2023

Recent U.S. Supreme Court Verdicts Stifle Progress, Undermines Support For Those Who Need it Most

COLUMBUS– House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) today calls the U.S. Supreme Court's recent rulings destroying student loan forgiveness, gutting affirmative action, and legalizing discrimination against members of the LGTBQ+ community a complete and utter setback for equality and full access to opportunity.

Read Full Story : Recent U.S. Supreme Court Verdicts Stifle Progress, Undermines Support For Those Who Need it Most Fri, Jun 30, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court Shuts Door on Fringe Legal Theory

COLUMBUS – House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) calls today’s Moore v. Harper ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that rejects the so-called “independent state legislature theory” that gives unchecked power to gerrymandered state legislatures a victory for the constitutional authority granted to the state’s courts and to the people of Ohio.

Read Full Story : U.S. Supreme Court Shuts Door on Fringe Legal Theory Tue, Jun 27, 2023

Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation an Act of State-Sponsored Bullying and Bigotry During Pride Month

COLUMBUS – House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) calls today’s shameful passage of the Don’t Say Gay Bill (House Bill 8) and the Bully Trans Kids Act (HB 68), in the middle of Pride Month, an act of state-sponsored bullying and bigotry, as well as a direct attack on the freedoms of countless LGBTQ+ children, adults and families. 

Read Full Story : Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation an Act of State-Sponsored Bullying and Bigotry During Pride Month Wed, Jun 21, 2023