Karen Brownlee News

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.

COLUMBUS - The Ohio Jewish Caucus today released the following statement concerning the terror attack Sunday in Boulder, Colorado on peaceful demonstrators marching in support of the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza: 

COLUMBUS - The Ohio Jewish Caucus today released the following statement concerning the death of two staff members of the Israeli Embassy shot and killed Wednesday night outside a Jewish museum in Washington: 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes Twp) today released the following statement after Wednesday’s Ballot Board meeting that advanced the Citizens for Property Tax Reform’s proposed constitutional amendment to abolish property taxes in Ohio:

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes Twp) today released the following statement concerning Issue 2’s resounding passage by Ohio’s voters:

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes Twp) 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. Karen Brownlee (D- Symmes Twp) 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 – The Ohio Jewish Caucus today released the following statement concerning the use of an offensive Nazi reference by U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) aimed at Minority Leader of the United States Senate Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the highest ranking Jewish person in the U.S. government: 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes Twp) Wednesday along with other members of the Ohio House Democratic Caucus sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine respectfully requesting he veto Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Higher Education Destruction Act.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes Twp) today responded to Governor DeWine’s State of the State address: