William Todd Akin was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 2nd congressional district from 2001 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party. Born in New York City,Akin grew up in the Greater St. Louis area. After receiving his bachelor's degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts,Akin served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and worked in the computer and steel industries. In 1988,he was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives. He served in the state house until 2000,when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives,in which he served until 2013.
Edna Brown was an American politician,member of the Democratic Party and Minority Whip of the Ohio Senate,serving the 11th District from 2011 to 2018. She also served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2001 to 2010.
Nancy Ruth Mace is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district since 2021. Her district includes much of the state's share of the East Coast,from Charleston to Hilton Head Island.
Jeannette Mary Schmidt is an American politician who is a state representative in Ohio's 62nd district. She was a U.S. Representative for Ohio's 2nd congressional district,serving from 2005 to 2013. She is a member of the Republican Party.
The 2012 United States Senate elections were held on November 6,2012,with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate,all Class 1 seats,being contested in regular elections whose winners would serve 6-year terms beginning January 3,2013,with the 113th Congress. Democrats had 21 seats up for election,plus 1 Independent,and 1 Independent Democrat,while the Republicans only had 10 seats up for election. The presidential election,elections to the House of Representatives,elections for governors in 14 states and territories,and many state and local elections were also held on the same day.
Jason H. Wilson is an American politician who served as a member of the Ohio Senate,representing the 30th district from 2007 to 2011. He also served as the Director of the Governor's Office of Appalachia during the administration of Governor John Kasich. Wilson is the son of former Ohio Senator and United States Congressman Charlie Wilson.
Keith Faber is an American politician from Ohio. A Republican,he has been State Auditor of Ohio since 2019. He was formerly a member of the Ohio House of Representatives (2001-2007),elected from the 84th district,and then a member of the Ohio State Senate (2007-2016),elected from the 12th District. He was president of the Ohio Senate from 2013 to 2016.
William J. Seitz III is the state representative for the 30th district of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Republican. The district consists of Cheviot,Delhi Township,Green as well as portions of Cincinnati,in Hamilton County. Formerly,Seitz represented the same seat from 2001 to 2007. He served in the Ohio Senate from 2007 to 2016. He has also served as Majority Leader since 2017 serving under five different speakers and two interim speakers. After 24 years in the Ohio General Assembly,Seitz has decided to retire at the end of his term in 2024.
Kirk Schuring is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio Senate. He served as interim Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives,following the resignation of Speaker Cliff Rosenberger. Rosenberger resigned amid revelations he was under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He was previously a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1993 to 2002,and from 2011 to 2018. Schuring also previously served in the Ohio Senate from 2003 to 2010. He was the Republican nominee for Ohio's 16th congressional district in the 2008 election. In 2018,Schuring was re-elected to the Ohio Senate,where represents the 29th district.
Shannon Jones is an American politician from the state of Ohio. A Republican,she was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2007 to 2009 and a member of the Ohio Senate from 2009 to 2016. She was the Executive Director of Groundwork Ohio from 2016 to 2024,and is currently a county commissioner in Warren County,Ohio.
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.
Lynn Wachtmann is a former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives,who had represented the 81st District from 2007 to 2014. Prior to his term in the House,Wachtmann was a two-term state Senator,representing the 1st district of the Ohio Senate from 1999 to 2006,and the 83rd District of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1985 to 1998. He is the Chairman of the House Health and Aging Committee.
Nickie J. Antonio is an American politician from Ohio. A Democrat,she serves in the Ohio Senate representing the 23rd district,which is located in the western portion of Cuyahoga County and contains the western third of Cleveland and some of the nearby western suburbs. She previously served in the Ohio House of Representatives representing the 13th district from 2011 to 2018. A former member of Lakewood City Council,Antonio was elected to the lower chamber of the legislature in 2010 and took office on January 3,2011,and was re-elected in the 2012 General election,receiving 75% of the vote. She was re-elected consecutively in the General elections of 2014 and 2016. After being term limited in the lower chamber of the legislature,Antonio was elected to the upper chamber of the legislature in 2018 and took office on January 7,2019.
David Anthony Yost is an American politician and lawyer who currently serves as the 51st Attorney General of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party,Yost previously served as Ohio State Auditor.
The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act is a bill that was introduced to the 112th Congress of the United States in the House of Representatives by Rep. Chris Smith and Dan Lipinski (D-Illinois). The bill's stated purpose is "[t]o prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and to provide for conscience protections,and for other purposes." In large measure,it would render permanent the restrictions on federal funding of abortion in the United States laid out in the Hyde Amendment. The bill passed the House of Representatives on May 4,2011 by a vote of 251-175. The House of Representatives passed similar legislation in 2014,2015,and 2017.
Kristina D. Roegner is an American politician who serves as a member of the Ohio Senate. She has represented the 27th senatorial district since 2019. Her district encompasses the majority of Summit County in Northern Ohio.
"War on women" is a slogan in United States politics used to describe certain Republican Party policies and legislation as a wide-scale effort to restrict women's rights,especially reproductive rights,including abortion. Prominent Democrats such as Nancy Pelosi and Barbara Boxer,as well as feminists,have used the phrase to criticize proponents of these laws as trying to force their social views on women through legislation. The slogan has been used to describe Republican policies in areas such as access to reproductive health services,particularly birth control and abortion services;the definition of rape for the purpose of the public funding of abortion;the prosecution of criminal violence against women;and workplace discrimination against women.
A six-week abortion ban,also called a "fetal heartbeat bill" by proponents,is a law in the United States which makes abortion illegal as early as six weeks gestational age,which is when proponents claim that a "fetal heartbeat" can be detected. Medical and reproductive health experts,including the American Medical Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,say that the reference to a fetal heartbeat is medically inaccurate and misleading,for a conceptus is not called a fetus until eight weeks after fertilization,as well as that at four weeks after fertilization,the embryo has no heart,only a group of cells which will become a heart. Medical professionals advise that a true fetal heartbeat cannot be detected until around 17 to 20 weeks of gestation when the chambers of the heart have become sufficiently developed.
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.
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.
