Stephanie D. Howse (born August 21, 1979) is an American politician serving as a member of the

Cleveland City Council Cleveland City Council is the legislative branch of government for the City of Cleveland, Ohio. Its chambers are located at Cleveland City Hall at 601 Lakeside Avenue, across the street from Public Auditorium in Downtown Cleveland. Cleveland Ci ...

from the 7th ward. She was previously 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 Ch ...

from 2015 to 2022.

Early life and education

Howse was raised in

Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

, and is the daughter of former Representative

Annie L. Key Annie Key is a former Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 11th District from 2001−2006. A former telephone worker with Ohio Bell and later AT&T, Key initially ran for the Oh ...

. Howse is a graduate of the Cleveland School of the Arts, where she studied vocal and instrumental music. After high school, Howse earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil and environmental engineering from

Florida A&M University Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), commonly known as Florida A&M, is a public historically black land-grant university in Tallahassee, Florida. Founded in 1887, It is the third largest historically black university in the Un ...

and a Master of Science in environmental studies from Cleveland State University.

Career

Howse briefly served as a member of the

in 2008. From 2015 to 2022, she represented the 11th district of the

. In 2021, Howse was elected to the Cleveland City Council and resigned from the House.2 Cleveland City Council incumbents lose a 3 new members fill open seats - Ideasteam.org
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References

External links

The Ohio House of Representatives: Rep. Stephanie D. Howse (D-Cleveland)
''official site''
Official Campaign Website
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