Democratic News

COLUMBUS- State Representative Don Jones (R-Freeport) announced that Harrison County leads the state in enrollment in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio, with 79% of eligible kids signed up. 

COLUMBUS –State Rep. Cindy Abrams (R-Harrison) today issued the following statement on the passing of former Ohio House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson:

COLUMBUS—State Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) today issued the following statement on the recent passing of former Speaker Jo Ann Davidson:

COLUMBUS-State Rep. Bob Peterson (R-Sabina) today announced that the Highland County Land Reutilization Corporation will receive $129,628 to assess the East Monroe Tank Farm. The funds were awarded through the Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program.

COLUMBUS—State Rep. Sharon Ray (R-Wadsworth) is pleased to announce the Medina Metropolitan Housing Authority (MHA) was recently awarded grant funding to support Next Step Up, a new Emergency Housing Shelter in Medina County.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Justin Pizzulli (R-Scioto County) is pleased to announce that Adams County was recently awarded funding to support local brownfield remediation and building demolition projects.

COLUMBUS – Laketran is one of 26 to receive grant funding through the Ohio Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Urban Transit Program (UTP), announced State Representatives Jamie Callender (R-Concord) and Daniel Troy (D-Willowick). 

COLUMBUS – The annual meeting of the Great Lakes Commission concluded in New York today, announced State Representative and Great Lakes Commissioner Jamie Callender (R-Concord). 

COLUMBUS—State Rep. Scott Oelslager (R-North Canton) today held a press conference on soon-to-be introduced legislation to provide Ohio voters the opportunity to renew the State Capital Improvement Program (SCIP), which provides funding for local, critical infrastructure projects throughout Ohio. 

COLUMBUS- State Rep. Bill Roemer (R-Richfield) met with the Boston Heights Council to discuss the $75,000 awarded to Matthews Thomas Park through Substitute House Bill 2, in conjunction with State Senator Roegner, the state's two-year construction budget for capital projects across Ohio.

House Democratic lawmakers Reps. Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown), Jeffrey A. Crossman (D-Parma) and Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) held a Statehouse press conference today to announce a resolution to remove Rep. Larry Householder (R-Glenford) from office and to discuss other Democratic legislation that would root out corruption and begin to restore integrity to the Ohio House. After Democrats announced the press conference Tuesday, House Republicans rushed to introduce an expulsion resolution of their own.

House Democrats, led by Rep. Lisa Sobecki (D-Toledo), the Ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee, voted in opposition Wednesday to House Bill (HB) 157, legislation that would prohibit the collection of income taxes from workers who aren’t physically in an office inside the city or village limits. 

State Rep. Stephanie Howse (D-Cleveland) yesterday joined legislators across the Midwest for the first meeting of the Forum on Social Justice’s Steering Committee. The purpose of the new nonpartisan forum is to provide legislators with opportunities to discuss and address a wide range of racial and social justice issues, including economic equity, systemic racism, discrimination, racial disparities in public health, education, corrections, police reform, voting rights, and more.

Democratic lawmakers walked out of the House Government Oversight Committee Thursday after the Republican chairman threatened to cut off testimony on House Bill 294, anti-voter legislation that would roll back ballot access and intentionally make the process more confusing for voters. 

Tuesday morning, alongside Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, Ohio Legislative Black Caucus President State Rep. Thomas West (D-Canton), and a coalition of supporters, State Rep. David Leland (D-Columbus) announced the introduction of bipartisan bail reform legislation. 

Rep. Lisa Sobecki (D-Toledo), the Ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee, released a statement Tuesday following the committee passage of House Bill (HB) 157, legislation that would prohibit the collection of income taxes from workers who aren’t physically in an office inside the city or village limits. The bill comes as many Ohio workers remain on work from home status amid the coronavirus pandemic.

House Minority Leader Emilia Strong Sykes (D-Akron) issued a statement on the passing of Otto Beatty Jr, a Columbus native and long-time state representative who served 18 years in the Ohio House.

Rep. Lisa Sobecki (D-Toledo) criticized Republican lawmakers for limiting public testimony during Thursday’s meeting of the Unemployment Compensation Modernization and Improvement Council. Concerned Ohioans were barred from offering in-person testimony on their experiences with the state’s unemployment system during the coronavirus pandemic. The committee accepted only written testimony.

House Minority Leader Emilia Strong Sykes (D-Akron) issued a statement on Gov. DeWine’s announcement Wednesday that the state would end all health orders effective June 2 and roll out series of million-dollar drawings to random vaccinated Ohioans.

COLUMBUS—Today, the Ohio Democratic Women’s Legislative Caucus (ODWLC) hosted their virtual Women’s Lobby Day. The virtual event gathered participants from across the state to discuss policy solutions to the challenges Ohio women and families face.