Lisa A. Sobecki News

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lisa Sobecki (D-Toledo) issued a statement condemning the leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that indicates the court’s conservative majority intends to overturn Roe v. Wade in the coming months. The leaked opinion, which is not a final decision by the Court, presents a 50 year reversal on safe and legal access to abortion in the United States.

COLUMBUS – Today, State Reps. Tavia Galonski (D-Akron) and Lisa Sobecki (D-Toledo) condemned the first hearing of House Bill (HB) 598, extreme Republican legislation to completely ban access to abortion in Ohio without exception, in the House Government Oversight Committee. 

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Lisa Sobecki (D-Toledo) today joined local and state leaders to announce a $1 million grant issued through the Department of Development to restore the historic Spitzer Building in downtown Toledo.

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Lisa Sobecki (D-Toledo) issued the following statement in response to the federal court decision released yesterday on state legislative districts:

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Lisa Sobecki (D-Toledo) today condemned the introduction of House Bill (HB) 616, Ohio’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill as divisive and dangerous.

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Lisa Sobecki (D-Toledo) today announced that the House concurred with the Senate changes to House Bill (HB) 291, which included Rep. Sobecki’s legislation to create the Officer Dia and Officer Stalker Memorial Highways.

COLUMBUS —Today, State Rep. Lisa Sobecki (D-Toledo), the Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued a statement following the Ohio House passage of House Bill (HB) 519, Republican-backed legislation that prohibits local governments from notifying residents they are overdue to file their municipal tax returns if they have filed an extension. 

COLUMBUS– State Rep. Lisa Sobecki (D-Toledo) announced the Ohio House passage of House Bill (HB) 597, which reappropriates over $2 billion in capital funds for the FY 2023-24 biennium. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lisa Sobecki (D-Toledo) announced that the State Controlling Board approved $320,821 to support first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder arising from their employment.  

COLUMBUS —State Rep. Lisa Sobecki (D-Toledo) issued a statement following the Ohio House passage of Senate Bill (SB) 215, Republican-backed legislation that undermines public safety laws that currently require permits for people who carry hidden, loaded handguns in public.