Ohio

2024 Ohio General Election

Judicial Administration

Judicial Philosophy

Legal Experience

Ethics & Conduct

Community Involvement

Court of Appeals Judge

- Your State Representative participates in the legislative process at the state level. They are one of 99 members of the Ohio House of Representatives. The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly (the state's lawmaking body).
- Your State Representative drafts laws, approves budgets, has oversight of the state executive branch, and debates and votes on proposed laws.
- In addition to drafting and voting on bills, your State Representative can serve on committees. This is important because many bills can be stalled in committee, preventing them making it to a vote.
- Your State Representative is responsible for representing your interests. They also are responsible for helping you navigate the state's services and bringing back resources to your district.
- State Representatives are elected to a 2-year term. There is a limit of 4 successive terms. 

Your representative and state lawmaker in the Ohio House of Representatives. 

Public Health

Taxes

Economy

Public Safety

Healthcare

Education

Energy & the Environment

Voting & Elections

State Representative

- The State Board of Education of Ohio (SBOE) is made up of 19 members. Eleven members are elected and eight are appointed by the governor.
- The SBOE appoints the superintendent of public instruction, who is the administrative and executive officer of the SBOE.
- The SBOE sets policies for Ohio schools, including requirements and qualifications for educator licensure, specific educational programs, and educational goals. 
- The SBOE manages the allocation of state and federal funds for public schools and submits budget requests to the state government every two years.
- Elected members serve four-year terms representing specific districts, with staggered elections ensuring only some members are up for election each year.

Governs Ohio's public schools, including budget and policy management.

College & Career Readiness

School Curriculum

School Facilities & Resources

Teachers

Access to Education

Student Wellbeing

State Board of Education Member

- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Ohio currently has 15 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain policy areas, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. To hold this office, a candidate must be a legal resident of Ohio, and have been a citizen of the United States for 7 years. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.

Your representative and federal lawmaker in the US House of Representatives.

Environment

Foreign Policy and Immigration

US Representative

- Your state senator represents the interests of your district in the Ohio State Senate.
- Your state senator can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws after going through the legislative process. 
- State Senators are involved in approving some appointments by the Governor.
- The State Senate, along with the State House of Representatives, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Ohio General Assembly.
- There are 33 Ohio senators, each representing a single district.
- State Senators are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $63,007.

Your representative and state lawmaker in the Ohio Senate

State Senator

Avon

Beavercreek

Bellevue

Berea

Brecksville

Broadview Heights

Brookville

Brunswick

Canal Fulton

Canfield

Carlisle

Centerville

Cheviot

Clayton

Cleveland Heights

Columbiana

Cortland

Delaware

Fairlawn

Garfield Heights

Highland Heights

Hubbard

Huber Heights

Huron

Lorain

Maumee

Medina

Middleburg Heights

Milford

Nelsonville

New Franklin

North Canton

Oakwood

Olmsted Falls

Oregon

Oxford

Parma Heights

Pepper Pike

Rittman

Riverside

Rossford

Sandusky

Springfield

Strongsville

The Village of Indian Hill

Toledo

Twinsburg

Vermilion

Whitehall

Worthington

Xenia

Youngstown

Addyston

Albany

Amesville

Ashley

Bay View

Berlin Heights

Bratenahl

Castalia

Chagrin Falls

Craig Beach

Custar

Elmore

Galena

Gates Mills

Genoa

Glendale

Glouster

Golf Manor

Greenhills

Haskins

Highland Hills

Hunting Valley

Jamestown

Kelleys Island

Lakemore

Lockbourne

Lodi

Magnolia

Marblehead

Milan

Millbury

Milton Center

Minerva

New Miami

Newton Falls

North Baltimore

North Bend

Oak Harbor

Orange

Phillipsburg

Plain City

Poland

Sebring

Seville

Shawnee Hills

Valley View

Verona

Wayne

2024 Ohio candidates

Ohio Court of Appeals Judge, Division 10

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Ohio State Representative, District 42

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Ohio State Board of Education Member, District 8

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Ohio State Board of Education Member, District 1

1 candidate

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Ohio US Representative, District 10

2 candidates

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Ohio State Representative, District 90

2 candidates

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Ohio State Representative, District 63

2 candidates

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Ohio State Representative, District 67

2 candidates

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Ohio State Senator, District 22

2 candidates

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Ohio US Representative, District 2

2 candidates

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