Democratic News

House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) denounced today’s advancement of SJR 2 from the House Constitutional Resolutions Committee. 

Ohio House Democrats today celebrate the passage of the bipartisan Operating Budget (HB 33) by the House of Representatives.

Ohio House Democrats today call the passage of the $13.5 billion Ohio Transportation Budget (HB 23) by the House of Representatives an intricate plan for the future that will create jobs and help grow Ohio’s economy. It passed with unanimous Democratic Caucus support. 

State Reps. Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park) and Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) today issued a statement from the House Gun Violence Prevention Caucus following Monday’s elementary school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, which killed three students and three adults.

Constitutional Resolutions Committee Ranking Member Ismail Mohamed (D-Columbus), House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington), Reps. Dontavius L. Jarrells (D-Columbus), Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park), Tavia Galonski (D-Akron), and Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake) together call today’s hearing of sponsor testimony on HJR 1- the Freedom and Rights Restriction resolution, nothing but out-of-touch politicians attempting to rewrite the rules so they can get what they want instead of what the people want. 

State Reps. Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park) and Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today reintroduced the Ohio Equal Pay Act in honor of Equal Pay Day being recognized across America.

Ohio House Democrats today celebrate the passage of the bipartisan Ohio Transportation Budget (HB 23) by the House of Representatives. 

State Representatives Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) and Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Cleveland) today sent a letter to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose urging him to engage a third party firm to audit his recent voter purge. The purge revealed over 16,000 voters were initially mislabeled as ineligible to vote.

Ohio House Democrats today sent a letter to the Ohio House Finance Committee and the Ohio House Transportation Subcommittee of Finance suggesting a series of amendments to the State Transportation Budget following the tragic events in East Palestine.

Ohio Senate and House Democrats today sent a joint letter signed by all members to Governor Mike DeWine calling on him to officially declare a disaster in East Palestine.