Latyna M. Humphrey is an American politician serving as a 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 ...

from the 2nd district. She assumed office on October 13, 2021.

Early life and education

Humphrey was born in

Columbus, Ohio Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and t ...

and attended

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. She earned an Associate of Arts degree from

Columbus State Community College Columbus State Community College (CSCC) is a public community college in Columbus, Ohio. Founded as Columbus Area Technician's School in 1963, it was renamed Columbus Technical Institute in 1965 and was renamed again to its current name in 198 ...

and attended Franklin University and sought a Bachelor of Science in applied psychology from

Franklin University Franklin University is a private university with its main campus in Columbus, Ohio. It was founded in 1902 to serve the needs of adult students. On-site courses are offered at the university's campus in Columbus' Discovery District. However, mos ...

Career

Humphrey began her official career in the banking industry. Latyna, started off as a bank teller at

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from 2014-2015. Then, from 2016 to 2019-- she worked at

Huntington National Bank Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is an American bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The company is ranked 521st on the Fortune 500, and is 26th on the list of largest banks in the United States. The company's banking sub ...

in the Residential Estate Technical Services Department. From 2019 to 2021, she served as Community Relations for the Franklin County Auditor's Office of Mr. Michael Stinziano. She also served as a bailiff in the

Ohio Court of Common Pleas 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 ...

for the Honorable Judge Carl Aveni. From February 2018 until 2021, Humphrey has served as the first female the president and CEO of the Central Ohio Young Black Democrats. In 2021, she became the secretary of the Franklin County Democratic Party's Central Committee. Humphrey is also a Two-time author and public speaker. Humphrey has spoken at Columbia University, The Ohio State University, Hampton University, Brooklyn College, National Society of Leadership & Success plus more and has featured in many national publications. She was appointed to the

in October 2021, succeeding Erica Crawley.

References

Living people Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives Politicians from Columbus, Ohio Franklin University alumni Women state legislators in Ohio African-American state legislators in Ohio Year of birth missing (living people) {{Ohio-politician-stub