Erika White News

COLUMBUS — The Ohio House Democratic Caucus today held a press conference discussing a legislative package of eight bills and resolutions aimed at protecting Ohio families, safeguarding due process, and ensuring accountability related to recent federal immigration enforcement activity impacting communities across the state. 

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Erika White (D-Springfield Township) and Anita Somani (D-Dublin) today announced they will be introducing legislation which would require the Governor’s approval before National Guard troops from other states can be stationed in Ohio, reinforcing state authority in deployment decisions.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Erika White (D-Springfield Township) today announced that she will be continuing her ongoing effort to help Ohioans locate and claim unclaimed funds by connecting residents with an upcoming¿virtual state resource workshop¿designed to guide constituents through the unclaimed funds process. 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Erika White (D-Springfield Township) today expresses deep concern in the wake of the closure of Center for Innovative Food Technology (CIFT), a nonprofit organization that works to connect the food and manufacturing industries. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Erika White (D-Springfield Township) today issued the following statement on Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 3, which passed in attempts to weaken child labor protections in Ohio.  

COLUMBUS —State Rep. Erika White (D-Springfield Township) today released the following statement after Governor Mike DeWine signed an executive order directing the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) giving $7M though the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to various Ohio food banks and up to $18M in funds to Ohioans who are at or below 50% of the federal poverty level who already qualify for Ohio Works First (OWF) cash assistance. While 63,000 of the 1.4 million Ohioans on SNAP may be provided some relief due to this effort, excluding 529,000 children who are currently on SNAP, the $18M in emergency funds does not go far enough to support those living just at the federal poverty level. For example, a family of four making roughly $17,000/year or more will not be eligible for this benefit. While a small step in the right direction, this insufficient allocation of funds is hardly enough to address the urgency of this crisis in the state. 

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Erika White (D-Springfield Township) and Ismail Mohamed (D-Columbus) today provided sponsor testimony on their cybersecurity-focused House Bill (HB) 475 in the House Technology and Innovation Committee. 

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Erika White (D-Springfield Township) and James Hoops (R-Napoleon) today delivered sponsor testimony before the House Public Safety Committee on bipartisan House Bill (HB) 311 that would designate the third full week of May as EMS week. 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Erika White (D-Springfield Township) today reminded the Republican-controlled Joint Committee on Congressional Redistricting that they failed the people of Ohio in their stalling tactic and failure to advance any fair, constitutional maps, calling it another broken promise to the people of Ohio. 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Erika White (D-Springfield Township) today announced that she has been appointed as ranking member for the House Public Insurance and Pensions Committee for the remainder of the 136th General Assembly.¿