Democratic News

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) today commends Governor Mike DeWine and Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik for the more than $52M in support of the Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program and Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program, including $2.9M in grants allocated to Rep. Upchurch’s district. 

COLUMBUS — House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) and State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake) today made the following statements concerning the Ohio Supreme Court’s 4-3 ruling that makes it harder for voters with disabilities to cast in-person absentee ballots in Ohio:

COLUMBUS — Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington), State Representatives Willis Blackshear (D-Dayton) and Adam Miller (D-Columbus) today sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine requesting his office work with state agencies and City of Springfield government and business leaders to publicly account for the economic harm and increased costs shouldered by taxpayers in response to the fabrications instigated by Sen. JD Vance and former President Donald Trump. 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) today proudly stands alongside President Joe Biden in acknowledging his monumental efforts to replace lead pipes across America, particularly as he highlights that over 367K lead pipes have already been replaced nationwide under his administration. These efforts have benefited nearly 1M Americans and mark a significant stride toward ensuring clean, safe drinking water for all communities.

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake) today announced nearly $1M in federal funding has been awarded for initiatives in Cuyahoga County aimed at combating gun violence. The federal funding has been made available through the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Byrne State Crisis Intervention Plan (SCIP) with appropriations from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Daniel Troy (D-Willowick) and Scott Oelslager (R-North Canton) Wednesday hosted a press conference detailing bipartisan legislation necessary to continue funding vital Public Works projects. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake) today sent a letter to Secretary of State Frank LaRose once again seeking information clarifying his office’s removal of more than one hundred thousand registered Ohioans from the voter rolls. 

COLUMBUS- State Rep. Brewer (D-Cleveland) urges the community to assist in bringing justice & peace to the family of Jose Ervin Jr.

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Jewish Caucus today released the following statement marking the one-year anniversary of the October 7th, 2023 terrorist attacks on Israel

COLUMBUS –State Rep. Munira Abdullahi (D-Columbus) Community Refugee & Immigration Services (CRIS)’ representatives Vincent Wells and Sowdo Mohamud and Columbus City Councilwoman Lourdes Barroso de Padilla today hosted a press conference where they discussed Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s recent cancellation of voter registrations for certain individuals his office has identified as non-citizens and his lack of transparency in the identification of voters and implementation of those cancellations.