Lauren earned a bachelor's degree in social work from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She lives in Warren with her husband Michael and their 3 children.

Lauren A. Mathews currently works as a vocational rehabilitation counselor.

As of August 23, 2024, Lauren A. Mathews’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports advocating for a living wage and workforce development to support local economies.

Believes in supporting local businesses and community services to strengthen the economy.

- Supports advocating for a living wage and workforce development to support local economies.
- Believes in supporting local businesses and community services to strengthen the economy.

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Believes in a strong healthcare system that allows personal healthcare choices.

Believes in securing reproductive rights, and as a state representative, helped pass an amendment ensuring "The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety" in November 2023.

Believes in securing reproductive rights.

- Supports a robust Medicaid program.
- Believes in a strong healthcare system that allows personal healthcare choices.
- Believes in securing reproductive rights.

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Opposes the current voucher system without financial limitations, believing it diverts funds from public schools.

Supports strengthening public education by implementing effective Pre-K programs and affordable childcare.

- Opposes the current voucher system without financial limitations, believing it diverts funds from public schools.
- Supports strengthening public education by implementing effective Pre-K programs and affordable childcare.

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Supports sustainable practices and regulations that mitigate climate change.

Plans to address the increased impact that environmental hazards have on marginalized communities.

- Plans to address the increased impact that environmental hazards have on marginalized communities.

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Supports measures such as extended early voting, mail-in voting options, and the elimination of restrictive voter ID laws.

Supports increasing voter access through measures such as extended early voting, mail-in voting options, and the elimination of restrictive voter ID laws.

Supports citizen-initiated constitutional amendments and, as a state representative, spent the summer of 2023 obtaining petition signatures to get a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment on the ballot, partnering with grassroots community groups.

Supports the existence of citizen-initiated constitutional amendments.

- Supports increasing voter access through measures such as extended early voting, mail-in voting options, and the elimination of restrictive voter ID laws.
- Supports the existence of citizen-initiated constitutional amendments.

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Lauren A. Mathews

As of October 4, 2024, Lauren A. Mathews’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Worked as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor and partnered with community agencies to address employment barriers like housing, transportation, and childcare.

Supports "safe employment with a living wage and benefits."

Believes in creating employment opportunities with a living wage.

Supports a living wage, safe working conditions, and comprehensive benefits for workers.

- Supports a living wage, safe working conditions, and comprehensive benefits for workers.
- Supports advocating for a living wage and workforce development to support local economies.
- Believes in supporting local businesses and community services to strengthen the economy.

Believes in prioritizing family protection and safety.

Promises to prioritize the health of Trumbull County residents.

As of September 10, 2024, Lauren A. Mathews’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Lauren currently works as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor.

As of September 6, 2024, Lauren A. Mathews’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Lauren A. Mathews is a 29-year resident of Trumbull County, Ohio, and has lived in the Warren area for the past 25 years. She is married to Michael Mathews and has three children named Kaitlyn, Allyson, and Liam. Lauren earned her Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Edinboro University of PA, graduating cum laude.

Lauren A. Mathews has served as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor. She has also been involved with community agencies to eliminate barriers to employment.

As of September 5, 2024, Lauren A. Mathews’s website did not contain information on this issue.

As of September 4, 2024, Lauren A. Mathews’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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- Your State Representative drafts laws, approves budgets, has oversight of the state executive branch, and debates and votes on proposed laws.
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As of October 8, 2024, Lauren A. Mathews’s website did not contain information on this issue.