Representative Christine Cockley - District 6

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) today voted “NO” on the vote to override a school district property tax levy restriction provision vetoed in House Bill 96 (the state operating budget). Line-item 66 would eliminate several types of levies, limiting the choices voters have in how to support their schools and local governments, and would not provide real property tax relief to Ohioans. Real property tax relief is one of the most pressing needs for everyday Ohioans. House Democrats are ready and willing to work together to get that done.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) today announced that she was pleased to see the U.S. Senate Monday night voted nearly unanimously to remove a ban from the H.R. 1, also known as the Big Beautiful Bill, that would have blocked states from enacting their own safety regulations around artificial intelligence (AI). Rep. Cockley, along with Democratic and Republican colleagues on the committee, sent a joint letter last month to U.S. Senators Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) and Jon Husted (R-Ohio), urging them to reject the preemption language and defend Ohio’s authority to craft AI policy tailored to its people and communities.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) today voted “NO” on House Bill (HB) 96, the Republican-crafted state operating budget, citing cruel and chaotic cuts and its abject failure to invest in children, public education, healthcare, and basic services – all while shoveling billions to the wealthy and well-connected. 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) this month, with fellow members of the Ohio House Technology and Innovation Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted, urging them to oppose language in H.R. 1, also known as the Big Beautiful Bill, that would ban states from regulating artificial intelligence (AI).