Timothy E. Ginter News

COLUMBUS—State Representative Tim Ginter (R-Salem) today announced that the Ohio House of Representatives has passed legislation that would make Ohio’s renewable energy standards optional, promoting business growth in the state.

COLUMBUS—State Representative Tim Ginter (R-Salem) today announced that the Ohio House passed legislation prohibiting a person younger than 18 from purchasing any product containing dextromethorphan, an ingredient commonly found in cough and cold medicines.

COLUMBUS—State Representative Tim Ginter (R-Salem) will hold open office hours in the district on Friday, March 24, 2017. Ginter represents Ohio’s 5th House District, which encompasses all of Columbiana County.

COLUMBUS—State Representative Tim Ginter (R-Salem) today announced that the Ohio Legislative Service Commission is accepting applications for its 13-month Legislative and Telecommunications Fellowship Program. The commission will hire 24 fellows to work with members of the Ohio General Assembly during 2018.

With the start of a new general assembly, a challenging yet essential task awaits: crafting the biennial state operating budget. The Ohio House and Senate are heavily involved in the process of creating and revising this package of bills that allocates the state’s financial resources with regard to thousands of funding priorities. It is no easy task, to be sure, and one that necessitates months of deliberation before the final bills go to the Governor’s office to be signed into law.

COLUMBUS—State Representative Tim Ginter (R-Salem) today announced the passage of legislation that makes changes to drug trafficking and possession laws regarding cocaine. House Bill 4 restores the statutory penalties for possession of cocaine and clarifies the penalties for the trafficking of cocaine.

COLUMBUS—Speaker of the Ohio House Clifford A. Rosenberger (R-Clarksville) has appointed Representative Tim Ginter (R-Salem) as Chair of the Advisory Board of the Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (GOFBCI).

COLUMBUS—Speaker of the Ohio House Clifford A. Rosenberger (R-Clarksville) today announced that State Representative Tim Ginter (R-Salem) has been appointed to serve on four Ohio House committees.

During my first term as your state representative, I had the privilege to serve as Vice Chair and later Chair of the Community and Family Advancement Committee. Recently, Speaker of the House Clifford A. Rosenberger reappointed me as Chair of the Community and Family Advancement Committee. I am incredibly honored to be named chair, during the 132nd General Assembly, of a committee that handles bills that directly impact our communities and families.