Tristan Rader News

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) and Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) this week introduced bipartisan legislation, House Bill (HB) 821, to designate the Loveland Frog as Ohio’s official state cryptid, celebrating a legend that has captured imaginations and drawn visitors for generations.

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) and Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) yesterday introduced a bill to protect Ohio’s drinking water by providing state-level standards for drinking water that limit contaminant levels for common toxic chemicals such as PFAS, chromium-6, 1,4 dioxane, and others as the need arises. 

COLUMBUS — Ohio House Minority Leader, Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati), Assistant Minority Leader Phil Robinson (D-Solon), Minority Whip Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (D- Gahanna), Representative Anita Somani (D- Dublin), Representative Karen Brownlee (D- Symmes Township), Representative Crystal Lett (D- Hilliard), Representative Munira Abdullahi (D- Columbus) and Representative Tristan Rader (D- Lakewood) today unveiled innovative and timely legislation that will reduce Ohioans’ rising healthcare, childcare, energy, housing, and consumer goods costs. 

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) and Tristan Rader (D- Lakewood) today issued a statement following the passage of House Bill (HB) 372, a bill that makes the penalty for aggravated murder either death or life without the possibility of parole if the victim is a peace officer, prosecutor, first responder, or military member.

COLUMBUS — Ohio House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati), Assistant Minority Whip Desiree Tims (D-Dayton), and Representative Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) today unveiled legislation aimed at lowering rising energy costs for Ohio families and bringing much-needed relief to household budgets across the state. The Ohio House Democrats legislation would:  

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Tristan W. Rader (D–Lakewood) and Justin Pizzulli (R–Scioto County) today introduced the JobsOhio Transparency Act, bipartisan legislation to improve oversight and create transparency with JobsOhio, the state-created entity that oversees Ohio’s liquor profits to finance economic development projects.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) today voted “NO” on House Bill (HB) 84 to send a clear message to the Ohio Senate: this bill is not ready.

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Tristan Rader (D–Lakewood) and Chris Glassburn (D–North Olmsted) today announced the introduction of legislation to formalize plug-in or  “balcony solar” systems in Ohio, a simple technology that allows residents to generate clean electricity using small solar panels that plug directly into a standard outlet.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) and Munira Abdullahi (D-Columbus) today released the following statement following the House passage of House Bill (HB) 292 which would establish the Ohio Defense Commission:

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) and David Thomas (R-Jefferson) today announced bipartisan legislation to establish minimum statewide standards for electric service agreements with data center customers. The bill would ensure costs of new infrastructure and grid upgrades needed to serve these facilities are not shifted onto existing Ohio ratepayers.