Juanita Brent | |
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Member of the OhioHouseofRepresentatives from the 22nd district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | David J. Leland |
Member of the OhioHouseofRepresentatives from the 12th district | |
In office January 7,2019 –December 31,2022 | |
Preceded by | John E. Barnes Jr. |
Succeeded by | Brian Stewart |
Personal details | |
Born | February 22,1984 |
Political party | Democratic |
Relatives | Vermel Whalen (aunt) |
Juanita Olukemi Brent (born February 22,1984) is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 22nd district since 2019. The district includes the Cuyahoga County communities of Bedford,Bedford Heights,Cleveland Heights,Highland Hills,Maple Heights,Mayfield Heights,North Randall,Orange,Pepper Pike,Warrensville Heights,and parts of Cleveland.
Brent and her siblings were raised by her aunt Vermel Whalen,an Ohio State Representative,after their mother died. [1] She graduated from Beaumont School,an all-girls Roman Catholic high school in 2002. [2]
Brent was elected unopposed in the general election on November 6,2018. [3]
Brent serves on the following committees: [4]
Term-limited and unable to run for re-election in 2025,Brent entered the race for the Ward 1 seat on the Cleveland City Council. She challenged incumbent Joe Jones. [5]
Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | ||
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2018 | Juanita Brent | 35,215 | 100% | Unopposed | ||||
2020 | Juanita Brent | 43,247 | 82.2% | Jerry Powell | 9,342 | 17.8% | ||
2022 | Juanita Brent | 37,209 | 100% | Unopposed | ||||
2024 | Juanita Brent | 50,276 | 89.2% | Justyn Anderson | 5,991 | 10.6% |