Ohio House of Representatives, Bride Rose Sweeney Biography

Ballotpedia, Bride Rose Sweeney

Bride is from Cleveland, Ohio. She earned her bachelor's degree in political science, business, and leadership from John Carroll University. 

Bride previously worked in a variety of roles in the Ohio Senate, including as a senior advisor to the Minority Leader and a legislative aide to Senator Lou Gentile.

Bride Rose Sweeney currently serves as a State Representative for District 16. She was first elected in 2018 and is serving her third term. 

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Supports providing relief funds to small businesses.

Supports policies that safeguard workers' rights and aim to reduce unemployment.

Advocates for policies that protect workers' rights and aim to increase employment.

- Supports providing relief funds to small businesses.
- Advocates for policies that protect workers' rights and aim to increase employment.

Economy

Supports allocating funds to combat violent crime, increase staffing, and support first-responder wellness.

As a state representative, secured "$12.5 million in local funding for public safety forces."

As a state representative,  supported $12.5 million in local funding for public safety forces.

- Supports allocating funds to combat violent crime, increase staffing, and support first-responder wellness.
- As a state representative,  supported $12.5 million in local funding for public safety forces.

Public Safety

As a state representative, supported legislation to protect nurses from excessive overtime.

- Supports abortion access.
- As a state representative, supported legislation to protect nurses from excessive overtime.

Healthcare

Supports fair school funding legislation.

As a state representative, supported fair school funding legislation.

As a state representative, supported a reform that would make transferring college credits easier to ensure less student debt.

- As a state representative, supported fair school funding legislation.
- As a state representative, supported a reform that would make transferring college credits easier to ensure less student debt.

Education

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Daniel is originally from North Olmsted, Ohio. He is married to his wife, Michaela, and they have a daughter together. Daniel is a Christian.

Daniel James Harrington is a local small business owner of Harrington Moving. He previously served in the United States Marine Corps.

As of August 22, 2024, Daniel James Harrington’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes supporting small businesses is crucial for the local economy, saying "when we shop or eat there, we aren’t just making a sale, we are keeping someone’s lights on and food on their table."

- Believes supporting small businesses is crucial for the local economy, saying "when we shop or eat there, we aren’t just making a sale, we are keeping someone’s lights on and food on their table."

Supports banning state universities from accepting funds from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and prohibiting the sale of Ohio land to Chinese entities.

- Supports banning state universities from accepting funds from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and prohibiting the sale of Ohio land to Chinese entities.

Believes the number one way to address mental health issues in children is to remove the use of smart phones at school.

- Believes the number one way to address mental health issues in children is to remove the use of smart phones at school.

Supports mandatory religion classes and opposes "critical race and critical gender theory" in schools.

Opposes race and gender based education in schools.

Believes an entire generation has been "burdened with student loan debt" due to a failing government system.

Believes universities should focus on producing skilled graduates like engineers and software developers to survive, rather than "gender studies and theatre majors."

Supports introducing income-share agreements at state schools.

Believes community-funded schools should allow parents to send their children to schools in their community.

Believes the government education system is too large and ineffective, saying, "Thousands have received useless degrees with nothing to show for it but debt and lost time."

Believes it should be mandatory for schools to offer religion classes as an elective.

- Opposes race and gender based education in schools.
- Believes an entire generation has been "burdened with student loan debt" due to a failing government system.
- Believes universities should focus on producing skilled graduates like engineers and software developers to survive, rather than "gender studies and theatre majors."
- Supports introducing income-share agreements at state schools.
- Believes community-funded schools should allow parents to send their children to schools in their community.
- Believes the government education system is too large and ineffective, saying, "Thousands have received useless degrees with nothing to show for it but debt and lost time."
- Believes it should be mandatory for schools to offer religion classes as an elective.

Daniel James Harrington

- 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. 

Ohio State Representative, District 16

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