Democratic News

COLUMBUS – As corporate bailout costs for failing coal plants in Ohio and Indiana are projected to climb to $500 million over the next six months, Ohio House Democrats today highlighted consumer protections in a pair of bills the Democrats say would reverse the economic damage of the corrupt passage of House Bill 6.

COLUMBUS - Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) today released the following statement following the passage of the undemocratic House Bill 1 through the Ohio House of Representatives.

COLUMBUS - Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) today released the following statement concerning Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s letter regarding the deadline to certify the Democratic Party candidate by the August 7th, 2024 deadline. 

COLUMBUS – House Democrats today held a news conference to introduce the Learning & Education Advancement Package (LEAP) Initiative, legislation to reaffirm K-12 education as a Democratic priority, setting goals and standards for our education system prior to the next school year for for-profit charter school oversight, private school vouchers accountability, investing in early childhood education, and supporting public schools, educators, and students. 

COLUMBUS – House Democrats today announce the swearing-in of Rep. Jodi Whitted (D -Madeira) to represent Ohio’s 28th House District, after the resignation of former State Rep. Jessica E. Miranda last month.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake) today responded to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s plans for another statewide voter purge clouded in darkness that will happen two weeks before voting in the upcoming presidential election. 

COLUMBUS - Leaders of the Ohio Democratic Caucus, the Franklin County House and Senate delegation and the Jewish Caucus released the following statement concerning the overnight protests and arrests on the campus of the Ohio State University. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today was elected by the Ohio House of Representatives as minority whip of the Ohio House Democratic Caucus for the remainder of the 135th General Assembly, replacing former State Rep. and current Hamilton County Auditor Jessica E. Miranda. 

COLUMBUS – The members of the Ohio House Jewish Caucus, State Reps. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson), Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) and Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (D–Gahanna), today released a message of hope and humanity as the holiday of Passover begins Monday at sundown. 

COLUMBUS– House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) today congratulated former State Rep. Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park) for being appointed Hamilton County auditor.