Ronald Edward Hood is a former Republican legislator in the Ohio House of Representatives. He represented the 78th District. He also represented,at various times,both the 57th and the 91st districts. Hood was a candidate in the 2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election and was a candidate in the 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election.
Kristopher W. Jordan was an American politician in the Republican Party. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2019 until his death,and the Ohio Senate from 2011 to 2019,where he was chairman of the Senate State and Local Government and Veterans Affairs Committee.
Mark James Romanchuk is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio Senate from the 22nd district. Romanchuk is a member of the Republican Party.
Frederick W. Strahorn is an American Democratic politician who served in the Ohio House of Representatives,representing the 39th District,which consists of much of Dayton,Ohio. He served as the Minority Leader for the 131st Ohio General Assembly and 132nd Ohio General Assembly.
John Becker is an American politician who served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 65th district.
Timothy E. Ginter is an American politician serving as the Speaker Pro Tempore of the Ohio House of Representatives. He has served in the House of Representatives since 2015,representing District 5. Ginter is an ordained minister,and has also worked in various other occupations. He ran against Jason Wilson in 2008 for the Ohio Senate,but lost. In 2014,Ginter replaced Craig Newbold as the Republican candidate for state representative in the 5th district. Ginter went on to defeat incumbent Democrat Nick Barborak in the 2014 general election with 59% of the vote. He is a member of the Ohio Farm Bureau,National Rifle Association of America,Buckeye Firearms Association,Salem Chamber of Commerce,an associate member of the Columbiana County Township Association,a member of the Columbiana County Republican Party Central Committee,and currently serves as an appointed member of the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood.
Niraj Jaimini Antani is an American Republican Party politician who serves as a state senator representing the 6th district in the Ohio State Senate. He served three terms as Representative for the 42nd district of the Ohio House of Representatives. His district,the 6th,is composed of northern,eastern,and southern Montgomery County.
Paul Zeltwanger is an American accountant and politician serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. from the 54th district. Zeltwanger succeeded Peter Beck,who was facing dozens of felony charges. He won the primary with 51% of the vote,and won the general election with 72% of the vote. Zeltwanger works as a real-estate developer. He is also a certified public accountant.
A. Nino Vitale is an American politician who served in the Ohio House of Representatives from the 85th House district from 2015 to 2022.
A special election to the United States House of Representatives for Ohio's 8th congressional district was held to determine the successor to John Boehner,who resigned his seat on October 31,2015. Republican Governor of Ohio John Kasich set the primary election for March 15,2016,and the general election for June 7. The winner of the June special election ran for reelection in November 2016 but served the remainder of Boehner's 13th two-year term,which ended in early January 2017.
Bill Dean is an American politician serving as the state representative for the 74th District of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Republican. The district includes Madison County as well as portions of Clark County and Greene County.
Candice Keller is an American politician and former state representative for the 53rd District of the Ohio House of Representatives,which includes part of Butler County. A Republican,in 2019,she proposed legislation to ban and criminalize abortion in Ohio.
Darrell D. Kick is the state representative for the 98th district of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Republican. The district consists of Ashland County as well as portions of Holmes,Knox,and Coshocton counties.
The Human Life Protection Act,also known as House Bill 314 and the Alabama abortion ban,is an Alabama statute enacted on May 15,2019,that imposes a near-total ban on abortion in the state. Originally set to go into effect in November 2019,a legal challenge against the bill delayed implementation until 2022. The bill was passed in both chambers of the Alabama Legislature in a party-line vote and signed by Republican governor Kay Ivey. Under the Human Life Protection Act,a doctor who performs a banned abortion in the state of Alabama is guilty of a Class A felony,and could be sentenced to life imprisonment. Several proposed amendments that would have allowed abortions in cases of rape and incest were rejected.
Abortion in Ohio is legal up to the point of fetal viability as a result of abortion rights being placed into the Ohio State Constitution by November 2023 Ohio Issue 1.
Jena Powell is an American politician who has served in the Ohio House of Representatives from the 80th district since 2019.
Riordan T. McClain is an American politician who has served in the Ohio House of Representatives from the 87th district since 2018.
Jon Cross is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives,currently representing the 83rd district which consists of Hancock,Hardin and portions of Logan counties in northwestern Ohio. Cross is a Republican. A graduate of Ohio State University,Cross previously served as the president/CEO and economic development director for the Hardin County Chamber &Business Alliance.
Tracy Richardson is an American politician who has served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives representing the 86th district since 2019. A Republican,Richardson's district includes Union County and the majority of Marion County. A graduate of the United States Military Academy,Richardson served in Operation Desert Shield where she earned a Bronze Star. She currently serves in the Army National Guard. Prior to elected office,Richardson served as a human resources officer for a number of different companies. She also served on the Marysville City Council for nearly nine years.
Derrick Lee Foward is an American social activist and leader in the US civil rights movement. He is the 34th President of the Dayton Unit of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He is the youngest person to lead the local organization. Foward was first elected president on November 12,2006,defeating Gladys Gunn,longtime educator in the Dayton Public Schools District,receiving 53.09% of the votes. His first 2-year term commenced on January 1,2007,and expired on December 31,2008. Foward ran unopposed in 2008. He ran for re-election in 2010 and defeated Chris Cortner,retired General Motors Worker,receiving 75.57% of the votes. Foward ran unopposed in the Dayton Unit NAACP elections in the years of 2012,2014,2016,2018,2020 and 2022. He is currently in his eighth 2-year term which expires on December 31,2024. Foward also served in the following leadership roles within the Ohio Conference NAACP:1st Vice President;2nd Vice President;3rd Vice President;and Executive Committee Member. Foward also serves on the NAACP National Life Membership Committee and has served as the Chair of the NAACP National Credentials Committee for many years.
