Paula Hicks-Hudson News

State Representatives Paula Hicks-Hudson (D - Toledo), Catherine D. Ingram (D-Cincinnati), Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown), and Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Cleveland), members of a Democratic caucus election policy working group,issued statements on the underwhelming voter turnout revealed by the official canvass results in Ohio. 

The Ohio House Democratic Caucus Monday announced its leadership team for the 134^th General Assembly, re-electing Rep. Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) as Minority Whip.

COLUMBUS – State Representative Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) and House Democrats Monday announced the approval of funds by the state Controlling Board to further aid Ohio’s response to the health and economic hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

COLUMBUS— State Representative Paula Hicks-Hudson (D - Toledo) wrote today to Secretary of State Frank LaRose demanding immediate action to increase capacity in counties where voters are waiting hours in traffic and long lines to vote. Over the weekend, voters in Cuyahoga County waited in a line that extended onto a freeway exit ramp. In her letter, she also decried the disinformation being spread at Early Voter Centers about voter ID. Early voters are permitted to either show a physical document OR provide the last four digits of their Social Security Number to receive a regular ballot. Many are being told incorrectly that they must show a physical ID.

COLUMBUS— State Representatives Paula Hicks-Hudson (D - Toledo), Catherine D. Ingram (D-Cincinnati), Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown), and Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Cleveland) are again demanding answers from Secretary LaRose. They asked him yesterday to confirm that his order cutting the time period that counties have to count votes will not actually block any votes from counting.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Hicks-Hudson(D-Toledo) issued a statement Wednesday following the news that Ohio reported 2,366 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, a new record and the sixth day in the last week with over 2,000 new daily cases. Hospitalizations also reached a new high, with a total of 1,252 Ohioans in the hospital for COVID-19, according to the Ohio Department of Health.

COLUMBUS— State Representatives Paula Hicks-Hudson (D - Toledo), Catherine D. Ingram (D-Cincinnati), Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown), and Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Cleveland) wrote a letter to Secretary of State Frank LaRose asking him to account for a directive he issued late Friday afternoon. The directive cuts off six days of vote counting time that counties might need to finish the count. It moves the deadline from November 24 to November 18 for counties to complete the official canvass.

COLUMBUS— State Representative Paula Hicks-Hudson (D - Toledo) wrote a letter to Secretary of State Frank LaRose today asking for daily updates on any ongoing election problems in the state of Ohio, including the delay in mailing absentee ballots that impacted roughly 67,000 Lucas County voters.

COLUMBUS– State Rep. Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) today announced the start of early voting in Lucas County. The announcement comes as thousands of Ohioans converged on their county board of elections early on Tuesday morning to cast a ballot on the first day of early voting.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) and House Democrats Monday announced the approval of funds by the Controlling Board to further aid the state’s response to the health and economic hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding was also approved for voter education efforts and to support women-owned and veteran friendly businesses.