Catherine Allison Russo (born October 1976) is an American healthcare consultant and Democratic politician currently serving as the Minority Leader of the

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. Russo represents the 7th district, which consists of portions of

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in Franklin County. Russo was the Democratic Party nominee for the 2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election.

Ohio House of Representatives

Election

Russo faced off against

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candidate Erik Yassenoff in the

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on November 6, 2018. She was elected with 57 percent of the vote, flipping the seat from Republican control to Democratic control. In 2020, she successfully defended her seat against Republican Pat Manley, increasing her win by 1 percentage point with 58% of the vote.

Committees

Russo serves on the following committees: Health; State and Local Government; Finance; Finance Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Families, Aging Human Services.

2021 congressional campaign

Russo defeated Greg Betts in a primary election in August 2021 to be the Democratic nominee for the special election in Ohio's 15th congressional district. Her Republican opponent for the November 2021 special election was Mike Carey. Although she lost the race, she won a greater vote share than any Democrat in that district since it was drawn in 2012.

Electoral history

References

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