Phillip Martin Robinson Jr. (born December 28, 1980) is a non-profit executive and American politician who is a member of the
Ohio House of Representatives from the 19th district in
Cuyahoga County
Cuyahoga County ( or ) is a large urban County (United States), county located in the Northeast Ohio, northeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is situated on the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the Canada–United States border, U.S.- ...
.
Early life and education
Robinson attended
Gilmour Academy in
Gates Mill, Ohio, and later earned an undergraduate degree in finance from
George Washington University in
Washington, D.C
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. He also received an Executive Master of Business Administration from
Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management.
Career
Robinson's first role in political life was as a congressional aide for U.S. Sen.
Dianne Feinstein. He has also served as executive director of City Year Cleveland.
Ohio House of Representatives
Election
Robinson was elected 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 held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...
on November 6, 2018, winning 51 percent of the vote over 49 percent of
Republican candidate Jim Trakas, flipping the seat from Republican control to Democratic control.
Committees
Robinson serves on the following committees: Primary and Secondary Education, Public Utilities, Ways and Means, and Joint Education Oversight Committee.
Personal life
Robinson is the brother of comedian
Phoebe Robinson.
Election results
References
Robinson, Phil
Living people
21st-century American politicians
1980 births
George Washington University alumni
Case Western Reserve University alumni
African-American state legislators in Ohio
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