Tavia Galonski News

COLUMBUS – Rep. Tavia Galonski (D-Akron) announced Monday the state Controlling Board approved another round of federal funding to support Ohio’s efforts to control the COVID-19 outbreak as school districts prepare for fall semester.

COLUMBUS –State Reps. Tavia Galonski (D-Akron) and Jeff Crossman (D-Parma) Wednesday night held a virtual community town hall as part of the Ohio Promise Virtual Town Hall Tour, a series of digital events this summer where local lawmakers provide a Statehouse update on issues including COVID-19, jobs and the economy, the upcoming school year and elections.

COLUMBUS — Ohio House Minority Leader Emilia Strong Sykes (D-Akron), State Representative Tavia Galonski (D-Akron) and State Representative Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) today released a statement in response to President Donald Trump’s calling for a boycott of an American company, based in Akron, Ohio, that employs approximately 62,000 people.

COLUMBUS— State Rep. Tavia Galonski (D-Akron) and House Democrats Tuesday sent a letter to Secretary of State Frank LaRose addressing recent major developments in Ohio’s elections. Ohioans watched last week as Post Office mailboxes and processing machinery were dismantled and removed in Ohio and across the country. Following national outcry over potential election interference, USPS has said they would halt additional reorganization changes until after the November election, but it is still unclear whether the reductions in service and processing will be undone.

COLUMBUS— State Rep. Tavia Galonski (D-Akron), chair of the Ohio House Democratic Women’s Caucus, today issued a statement commemorating 100 years of women’s suffrage.

COLUMBUS –State Representative Tavia Galonski (D-Akron) released a statement today as Ohio recorded over 100,000 COVID-19 cases:

COLUMBUS— Today, Rep. Galonski (D-Akron), a member of the Ohio Black Maternal Health Caucus (OBMHC), recognized the month of August as National Breastfeeding Month and World Breastfeeding Week (Aug. 1-7), which both promote public awareness and support for breastfeeding.

COLUMBUS –State Rep. Tavia Galonski (D-Akron) today issued a statement on the one-year anniversary of a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, which left nine dead and 17 wounded.

COLUMBUS –State Representatives Tavia Galonski (D-Akron) and Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Cleveland) sent a letter today to Secretary of State Frank LaRose encouraging the implementation of a statewide hygiene plan for polling places to follow during the upcoming general election.  In the letter, Galonski and Sweeney suggested that LaRose should provide health guidelines for polling places, including:

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Tavia Galonski (D-Akron) issueda statement today as the Ohio House voted unanimously to strip Larry Householder (R-Glenford) of his role as Speaker of the House. Householder and four associates were indicted by a federal grand jury today amid an ongoing FBI criminal investigation into his connection to an alleged $60 million public corruption and bribery scheme—the largest in state history.