Ohio House of Representatives: Dontavius Jarrells

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- Supports raising the state minimum wage.

Economy

Supports allowing local governments to regulate gun ownership and use.

Supports legislation mandating police body and dash cameras during public interactions to enhance transparency and accountability, and to enforce excessive use of force provisions.

- Supports allowing local governments to regulate gun ownership and use.
- Supports legislation mandating police body and dash cameras during public interactions to enhance transparency and accountability, and to enforce excessive use of force provisions.

Public Safety

Healthcare

Wants to expand access to in-state tuition for veterans.

- Wants to expand access to in-state tuition for veterans.

Education

As of August 21, 2024, Dontavius Jarrells’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Dontavius Jarrells

- 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. 