Ballotpedia, Jamie Callender

Jamie earned his bachelor's degree and law degree from Cleveland State University.  He has 2 children. 

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Jamie is a partner at a Callender Law Group and a professor at Kent State University. He previously worked as a partner at Buckley King LPA and as special counsel at Ohio Attorney General's Office. 

Gongwer, Rep. Jamie Callender

Jamie Callender currently serves as a state representative. He was elected in 2018 and is serving his 3rd term. He previously served as a state representative for district 70 for 4 terms from 1998 to 2006. 

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Believes eliminating unnecessary regulations will help the economy recover.

Believes in reducing government regulations in order to boost the economy. 

- Believes in reducing government regulations in order to boost the economy. 

Economy

Public Safety

Supports increasing funding for foster care and programs that help mothers and families in opioid treatment.

Supports increasing funding for programs that reunite parents undergoing opioid treatment with their children.

- Supports increasing funding for programs that reunite parents undergoing opioid treatment with their children.

Healthcare

Believes a quality education is essential for future opportunities and plans to protect Lake County schools from funding cuts.

Believes a quality education is essential and plans to continue protecting Lake County schools from funding cuts.

Believes in "empowering parents" and increasing local control in schools.

- Believes a quality education is essential and plans to continue protecting Lake County schools from funding cuts.
- Wants more local control of schools.

Education

Plans to preserve natural resources, like "Lake Erie, Ohio’s State Parks, and local green spaces."

- Plans to preserve natural resources, like "Lake Erie, Ohio’s State Parks, and local green spaces."

Energy & the Environment

As of August 30, 2024, Jamie Callender’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Jamie Callender

As of August 30, 2024, Rick Walker did not have a website or any information online.

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Rick Walker previously ran for state representative in the Ohio House of Representatives in 2014, 2016, and 2018, but did not win any race. 

Wants to find solutions to the heroin epidemic.

- Wants to find solutions to the heroin epidemic.

Believes in ensuring "fair funding" for public schools.

- Believes in ensuring "fair funding" for public schools.

Supports investing in clean energy, saying it "creates jobs, reduces emissions, develops domestic energy sources, and improves our state’s energy infrastructure."

- Supports investing in clean energy, saying it "creates jobs, reduces emissions, develops domestic energy sources, and improves our state’s energy infrastructure."

Rick Walker

- 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 57

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