Michele Reynolds is an American business owner and member of the

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. In the

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, she made history as the first African-American woman elected as a Republican in Franklin County.

Experience

In 2019, she was elected Township Trustee for Madison Township in Franklin County. She was criticized in 2022 for referencing an antisemitic phrase in a 2014 book. Several leaders of The Ohio Jewish Communities commented that her remarks were taken out of context and acknowledged their support for her leadership. Reynolds won election to the

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defeating incumbent Democrat Tina Maharath.

Electoral history

References

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