Democratic News

COLUMBUS — Ohio House Democrats today sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine requesting a full veto of anti-voter Senate Bill (SB) 293, which places new burdens on voters by adding unnecessary hurdles to the voting process, shortening the time available for Ohioans to make their voices heard, and weakening essential accountability measures.

COLUMBUS — Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today condemned the passage of anti-voter Senate Bill (SB) 293 which implements unnecessary hurdles to the voting process, SB 56 which overrides the will of Ohio voters on cannabis and undercuts local craft brewers and businesses with hemp products, and HB 184 which slashes funding for nursing homes and childcare.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus (OLBC) today condemns the advancement of House Concurrent Resolution 26, a measure that seeks to summon and publicly admonish Judge Ted N. Berry, a respected Cincinnati Municipal Court judge and son of Cincinnati’s first Black mayor.

COLUMBUS - Ohio House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today released the following statement concerning Friday’s meeting of the Ohio Redistricting Commission where a negotiated congressional map was approved that ensures current Democratic seats remain competitive races: 

COLUMBUS — Ohio House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today released the following statement after Governor Mike DeWine signed an executive order directing the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) giving $7M though the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to various Ohio food banks and up to $18M in funds to Ohioans who are at or below 50% of the federal poverty level who already qualify for Ohio Works First (OWF) cash assistance. 

COLUMBUS – The Ohio House Democratic Caucus today sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine urging him to take immediate action to preserve SNAP benefits for 1.4M Ohioans at risk of going hungry when the federal government defaults on its November deposit to fully fund SNAP benefits due to President Trump and Congressional Republicans' refusing to end the federal government shutdown.

COLUMBUS — Ohio House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today delivered testimony in front of the Ohio Redistricting Commission on House Bill (HB) 442, House Democrats’ proposed fair, constitutional congressional map. 

COLUMBUS — Ohio House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today released the following statement concerning the long-awaited announcement that the Ohio Redistricting Commission has been called to convene.

COLUMBUS — Ohio House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today released the following statement concerning the long-awaited announcement that the Ohio Redistricting Commission has been called to convene:

COLUMBUS – After Republican lawmakers ignored the constitutionally-set deadline for proposing congressional district maps, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) and House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine today asking him to reconstitute the Ohio Redistricting Commission within the next 7 days to start the process to fulfill its constitutional obligation to produce a fair, bipartisan congressional map.