Jeffrey Crossman | |
|---|---|
| Member of the OhioHouseofRepresentatives from the 15th district | |
| In office January 1, 2019 –December 31, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Nicholas J. Celebrezze |
| Succeeded by | Sean Brennan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 21,1972 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Mount Union (BA) University of Akron (MA) Cleveland State University (JD) |
Jeffrey A. Crossman (born February 21,1972) is an American attorney who served as a Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 15th District in Cuyahoga County. Crossman grew up in Wickliffe,Ohio and graduated from Wickliffe High School. Crossman previously served as a member of the Parma City Council. [1] Crossman has travelled to El Salvador to volunteer with ASAPROSAR,a non-governmental organization that provides health,education,environment and economic development programs. [2] [3] [4] As an attorney,he was one of the attorneys that brought a lawsuit against the state of Ohio to stop the state from taking unclaimed funds to build a new stadium for the Cleveland Browns. [5]
Crossman was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 Ohio Attorney General election,losing to incumbent Dave Yost. [6]
After incumbent State Representative Nick Celebrezze unexpectedly announced that he would not run for reelection in the 15th District,Crossman,then a member of the Parma City Council,was selected to replace him on the ballot as the Democratic nominee. [7] Crossman was elected in the general election on November 6,2018,winning 56 percent of the vote over 44 percent of Republican candidate. [8] In the 2020 election,Crossman was one of only a few Democratic candidates to win a Statehouse seat despite Donald Trump winning his Statehouse District.
During his time in the Ohio House,Crossman has served on the following committees:Civil Justice,Criminal Justice,Financial Institutions,Public Utilities,and Ways and Means. [9] [10] Crossman was also one of the key figures in removing former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder after the Federal government indicted Householder for his role in securing a bailout for First Energy Corp. in exchange for millions of dollars in alleged bribes. [11] [12] [13] As a result,Householder became the first member of the Ohio General Assembly to have been expelled since the Civil War.
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Jeffrey Crossman | 19,236 | 56.4% | Kevin Kussmaul | 14,895 | 43.6% | ||
| 2020 | Jeffrey Crossman | 24,020 | 52.2% | Kevin Kussmaul | 22,018 | 47.8% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dave Yost (incumbent) | 2,484,753 | 60.13% | +7.97 | |
| Democratic | Jeffrey Crossman | 1,647,644 | 39.87% | −7.97 | |
| Total votes | 4,132,397 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||