Representative Juanita O. Brent - District 18
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COLUMBUS – State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) 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.
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COLUMBUS - State Reps. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood), Munira Abdullahi (D-Columbus) and Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today released the following statement concerning the Ohio Senate's latest budget proposal including a plan to divert $1.7 billion from the state's unclaimed funds to finance stadium projects, including a $600 million giveaway to the Cleveland Browns billionaire owner Jimmy Haslam to move the Browns to Brook Park:
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COLUMBUS – Members of the Ohio House Democratic Caucus today hosted a press conference with LGBTQ+ advocates, and members of the LGBTQ+ community where they unveiled their June 2025 Pride Month legislative package.
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COLUMBUS — State Reps. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland), Anita Somani (D-Dublin) and Munira Abdullahi (D-Columbus) issued a statement following their press conference denouncing House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 88, which they say targets immigrant communities and violate federal housing protections.
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