Juanita O. Brent News
COLUMBUS—State Rep. Juanita Brent (D-Columbus) issued a statement today following the House passage of House Bill (HB) 109, Republican legislation that would increase penalties and create new criminal offenses related to riots.
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COLUMBUS– State Rep. Juanita Brent (D-Cleveland) issued a statement after the 4th anniversary of the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida. On Feb. 14, 2018, a gunman entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, killing 17 students and staff members, and injuring 17 others.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS—State Representative Juanita Brent (D-Cleveland) released a statement on the 202nd anniversary of Susan B. Anthony’s birth. Susan B. Anthony played a fundamental role in the women’s suffrage movement and was president of the national women’s suffrage movement from 1892-1900.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS– Ohio Legislative Black Caucus (OLBC) President Rep. Thomas E. West and OLBC First Vice President Rep. Juanita Brent (D-Cleveland) today released the following statements on the first day of Black History Month.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS– State Rep. Juanita Brent (D-Cleveland) announced the committee passage of bipartisan House Bill (HB) 60 yesterday, which would add autism spectrum disorder as a qualifying condition for use of medical cannabis.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS—State Rep. Juanita Brent (D-Cleveland) released the following statement prior to Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS- State Rep. Juanita Brent (D-Cleveland) issued a statement today following the Supreme Court’s ruling that the legislative maps for the Ohio House and Senate must be redrawn. The Court ruled that the 2021 state legislative maps violated the anti-gerrymandering provision included in a state constitutional amendment passed in 2015.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) released the following statement regarding the sentencing in the Ahmaud Arbery case. Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Bryan were all sentenced to life in prison for their roles in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in February 2020.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS– State Rep. Juanita Brent (D-Cleveland) issued a statement on the one-year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol
Read Full StoryState Rep. Juanita Brent (D-Cleveland) issued a statement today on the 9th anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. On December 14, 2012, a gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut and killed 20 children and 6 teachers.
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