Sarah Fowler Arthur (born 1987 or 1988)
is an American politician currently serving as the
Ohio state representative in Ohio's 99th district. The district includes parts of
Ashtabula County
Ashtabula County ( ) is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,574. The county seat is Jefferson. The county was created in 1808 and later organized in 1811. The name Ashtabula deriv ...
and
Geauga County.
Early life
Fowler Arthur was
home-schooled. She worked on her family's farm and ran a small business that sold eggs for twelve years.
Career
Fowler Arthur was elected to the
Ohio State Board of Education
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in November 2012 to serve a term ending in December 2014.
According to the ''
Akron Beacon Journal
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'', she "had no formal relationship with organized, publicly funded education" prior to her election to the Board of Education.
The seat, which was uncontested in the previous election two years before, represents part of
Akron, half of
Summit County, and almost all of
Portage County,
Trumbull County,
Mahoning County, and
Lake County. Fowler Arthur was re-elected twice and served in the position until she was elected to the
Ohio House of Representatives in 2020.
Fowler Arthur ran for a seat in the House of Representatives after incumbent
Democrat
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John Patterson became term-limited after completing his fourth term in 2020. She defeated Democratic candidate Richard Dana and write-in candidate Kyle Bruckman, winning 58.5% to 41.2% to 0.3%, thus flipping the district from Democratic to Republican.
The district includes parts of
Ashtabula County
Ashtabula County ( ) is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,574. The county seat is Jefferson. The county was created in 1808 and later organized in 1811. The name Ashtabula deriv ...
and
Geauga County.
Controversy
In March 2022, Fowler Arthur stated that the history of
the Holocaust should be taught from multiple perspectives, saying "Maybe you’re
earning about the Holocaustfrom the perspective of a Jewish person that has gone through the tragedies that took place. And maybe you’ll listen to it from the perspective of a German soldier.” Fowler Arthur was criticized for her statements by other politicians and by members of the Jewish community in Ohio.
Personal life
Fowler Arthur is married to YouTuber
Isaac Arthur.
References
Living people
Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
21st-century American politicians
1980s births
People from Ashtabula County, Ohio
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