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 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 the 19th district in Cuyahoga County.

Early life and education

Robinson attended

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in Gates Mill, Ohio, and later earned an undergraduate degree in finance from

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in Washington, D.C. 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.

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. He has also served as executive director of City Year Cleveland.

Ohio House of Representatives

Election

Robinson was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 51 percent of the vote over 49 percent of

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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

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Election results

References

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