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Ohio Legislative Black Caucus
The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus (OLBC), formally known as the Black Elected Democrats of Ohio, is an American political organization now composed of African Americans elected to the Ohio General Assembly. The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus is the oldest legislative black caucus in the nation. Purpose The purpose for establishing OLBC was to recognize and address the hopes, aspirations and needs of African Americans in Ohio. The organization continues to help ensure equality for all citizens by promoting, fostering and sponsoring educational, civic and political initiatives. Its primary focus is public policy advocacy and development, as well as, significant involvement in state and national electoral politics. History The first African-American man elected to the Ohio House of Representatives was George Washington Williams in 1880, followed by John Patterson Green's election to the Ohio Senate in 1892. Unlike in many parts of the United States, African-Americans in the Ohio Hous ...
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132nd Ohio General Assembly
The One Hundred Thirty-Second Ohio General Assembly was a meeting of the Ohio state legislature, composed of the Ohio State Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives. It convened in Columbus, Ohio on January 3, 2017 and adjourned December 31, 2018. The apportionment of legislative districts was based on the 2010 United States census and 2011 redistricting plan. Both the Ohio Senate and Ohio House of Representatives were retained by the Ohio Republican Party. Membership Senate House of Representatives See also * List of Ohio state legislatures References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ohio House Of Representatives 132 Ohio legislative sessions Ohio Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ... 2017 in Ohio 2018 in Ohio ...
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Thomas E
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225ā€“1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640sā€“650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195ā€“1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330ā€“1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel) 1969 novel ...
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Paula Hicks-Hudson
Paula S. Hicks-Hudson (born May 28, 1951) is an American politician currently serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. She is the former Mayor of Toledo, Ohio. Early life and education Hicks-Hudson was born in Hamilton, Ohio. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Spelman College, Master of Arts from Colorado State University, and Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa College of Law. Career She was admitted in the Ohio State Bar Association in 1982 and specialized in business and education Law, as well as Social Security and Working Disability before entering public office. Hicks-Hudson was appointed to the Toledo City Council in 2011, representing the 4th district, after Michael Ashford vacated the seat when he was elected to the Ohio General Assembly. She ran in the special election in May 2011, and again in the general election in November 2011, winning both to retain her seat. In 2013, her council colleagues voted for her to replace council Presiden ...
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Emilia Sykes
Emilia Strong Sykes (born January 4, 1986) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Ohio's 13th congressional district. She formerly represented the 34th district of the Ohio House of Representatives, which consists of portions of the Akron area. From 2019 until 2021, she also served as minority leader of that chamber. Biography Sykes grew up in the Akron area and is the daughter of former state representatives Vernon Sykes (now an Ohio state senator) and Barbara Sykes, who successively held the same seat from 1982 to 2014. Between Vernon, Barbara, and Emilia, the Sykes family held the seat for 40 years. Sykes holds a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Kent State University. She received a JD from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and a Master of Public Health from the College of Public Health and Health Professions. She previously attended Tuskegee University, where she filed a lawsuit against the university after it mistakenly honored her ...
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Vernon Sykes
Vernon Sykes (born October 2, 1951) is an American politician serving as the state Senator for the 28th district of the Ohio Senate. The district included Akron, Ohio, Akron, Barberton, Ohio, Barberton, Green, Ohio, Green, Portage Lakes, Ohio, Portage Lakes, Sawyerwood, Ohio, Sawyerwood, Lakemore, Ohio, Lakemore and portions of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Cuyahoga Falls, Mogadore, Ohio, Mogadore and Tallmadge, Ohio, Tallmadge in Summit County, Ohio, Summit County. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Sykes formerly served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1982 to 2000 and again from 2007 to 2014, and prior to that was an Akron City Councilman. Career Sykes served two terms on Akron City Council before his appointment to the House of Representatives in 1983. He has also served on the faculty at Kent State University as an assistant professor of political science, and as assistant professor of social science at the University of Akron. Sykes first s ...
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Hearcel Craig
Hearcel F. Craig (born July 1, 1949) is an American politician serving as the Senator for the 15th District of the Ohio State Senate. Craig formerly served in the United States Army and then had a career with the Ohio Department of Youth Services. He then went on to help develop City Year in Columbus. He has a degree from Central Michigan University. In 2007, Craig was appointed to serve on Columbus City Council. While on Council, Craig rose to serve as President Pro Tempore. In 2014, Craig decided to run for the Ohio House of Representatives to replace Tracy Maxwell Heard, who was term limited. He won the primary over Heard's husband, Howard Heard. He went on to defeat Republican Dustin Pyles 76%-24%. He was elected to a 2nd term in the Ohio House of Representatives The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate. The Hous ...
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Sedrick Denson
Sedrick A. Denson (born December 10, 1987) is an American politician who is the State Representative for the 26th District of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Democrat. His district consists on portions of Hamilton County, Ohio. Ohio House of Representatives Election Denson was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 75 percent of the vote over 25 percent of Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ... candidate Judith Boyce. Committees Denson serves on the following committees: Energy and Natural Resources, Ways and Means, Financial Institutions, and Public Utilities. Election history Personal life Denson pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while impaired in April 2019. References Denson, Sedrick Living people 21st- ...
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Terrence Upchurch
Terrence Vincent Upchurch II (born October 17, 1988) is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 20th district. Early life and education Upchurch was born in Cleveland and raised in the Collinwood and Glenville neighborhoods. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Cleveland State University. He is pursuing a Master of Public Administration from Villanova University. Career Prior to his election, Upchurch served as a special assistant on the Cleveland City Council. In 2020, Upchurch became an Honorary Co-Chair of Students for Gun Legislation, a 501(c)4 Non-Profit. After winning the 2018 Democratic primary election on August 7 over seven other candidates, including former Cleveland City Councilmember T.J. Dow, Upchurch was elected unopposed in the general election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually ...
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Catherine Ingram
Catherine Ingram is the state representative for the 32nd District of the Ohio House of Representatives. She is a Democrat. The district consists of portions of Cincinnati and Springfield Township, as well as Mount Healthy and North College Hill in Hamilton County. Life and career Ingram is a lifelong resident of Cincinnati, where she attended public schools and the University of Cincinnati for both her bachelor's degree and M.B.A. Professionally, Ingram has worked as a realtor as well as an instructor at Northern Kentucky University Northern Kentucky University is a public university in Highland Heights, Kentucky. It is primarily an undergraduate institution with over 14,000 students; over 12,000 are undergraduate students and nearly 2,000 are graduate students. Northern .... She is a mother and grandmother. In the mid 1990s, Ingram was first elected to the Cincinnati Board of Education, and served on that board for more than twenty years, leaving to take the office of ...
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Juanita Brent
Juanita Olukemi Brent (born February 22, 1984) is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 22nd district since 2019. The district includes the Cuyahoga County communities of Bedford, Bedford Heights, Highland Hills, Maple Heights, Mayfield Heights, North Randall, Orange, Pepper Pike, Warrensville Heights, and parts of Cleveland. Early life and education Brent and her siblings were raised by her aunt Vermel Whalen, an Ohio State Representative, after their mother died. She graduated from Beaumont School, an all-girls Roman Catholic high school in 2002. Ohio House of Representatives Election Brent was elected unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2018. Committee assignments Brent serves on the following committees: *Commerce and Labor Committee *Transportation and Public Safety Committee *Agriculture and Rural Development Committee (Ranking Member In United States politics, a ranking member is the most senior member of ...
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Rhine McLin
Rhine Lana McLin (born October 1948) is an American Democratic politician from Ohio who served as the 54th mayor of Dayton, Ohio from 2002 to 2010. McLin previously served as a member of both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly. Education McLin received her Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and secondary education from Parsons College and her Master of Education in guidance counseling from Xavier University. She also holds an associate's degree in mortuary science granted by the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. Career In 1988, when McLin's father, C. J. McLin, died, Rhine was appointed to serve the remainder of his term in the Ohio House of Representatives. She was then elected to the seat in 1990, and re-elected in 1992. She then was elected to the Ohio Senate in 1994, and re-elected to the senate in 1998. In 2001, McLin was named Minority Leader (completing the term of Ohio senator Ben Espy). She served as Minority Leader until she left the Senate in 2002, bar ...
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Helen Rankin (Ohio Politician)
L. Helen Rankin (born September 12, 1936) is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate. The House of Representatives first met in .... She was the first African-American woman to serve in the Ohio House of Representatives. In February 2013, Rankin was recognized by the Cincinnati City Council as a prominent local African American. External linksProfile on the Ohio Ladies' Gallery website References 1936 births African-American state legislators in Ohio African-American women in politics Living people Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives Women state legislators in Ohio 21st-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women {{Ohio-pol ...
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