Representative Cecil Thomas - District 25

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) today issued the following statement in response to the tragic and closely linked deaths of 18-year-old Ryan Hinton and Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputy Larry Henderson:

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) today commented on the passage of House Bill (HB 15), a new energy bill that, amongst other provisions, will repeal OVEC fees established in the infamous HB 6 scandal .

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) today voted “NO” on the Republican state operating budget, House Bill (HB) 96, because it arbitrarily and recklessly slashes critical state funding areas while failing to benefit everyday Ohioans. Rather than provide real and meaningful support to Ohio’s citizens, House Republicans chose to dismantle the constitutional and bipartisan fair school funding formula, dump more taxpayer money into vouchers for charter non-public and private schools that benefit the wealthiest Ohioans, and authorize a $600M handout to billionaires to build a new Browns stadium outside of Cleveland amidst opposition by local leaders.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) responded to the House passage of Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Higher Education Destruction Act: