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.

Economy

Public Safety

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.

Healthcare

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.

Education

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.

Energy & the Environment

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.

Voting & Elections

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Lauren A. Mathews

Nick earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from John Carroll University. He currently resides in Howland Township with his wife Alexis.

Nick currently serves as the senior consultant for workforce and community engagement at VAZA Consulting. He was previously the director of government affairs and workforce development at the Educational Service Center of Eastern Ohio and held roles as manager and director of education and workforce development at the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber.

Nick Santucci is a state representative in State House District 64. He is serving his first term. He is the vice chairman of the House Economic and Workforce Development Committee.

Supports "commonsense tax reforms that impose broad-based cuts and focus on creating a more favorable business environment to create more and better-paying jobs and grow Ohio’s economy."

Supports tax reforms that impose broad-based cuts and focus on creating more jobs.

Supports tax exemptions for military widows.

Plans to advocate for local workers and collaborate with trade organizations to improve the economy.

As county commissioner, Santucci announced $7.8 million in revitalization funds for Trumbull County.

Announced $7.8 million in revitalization funds for Trumbull County while serving as county commissioner.

Supports providing financial assistance to Ukrainian refugees, as evidenced by offering six months of free rent for them.

Supports providing financial assistance to Ukrainian refugees.

Supports investing in Trumbull County to promote growth and provide small business loans to support jobs.

Supports providing loans to small businesses. 

- Supports labor unions.
- Supports tax reforms that impose broad-based cuts and focus on creating more jobs.
- Supports tax exemptions for military widows.
- Plans to advocate for local workers and collaborate with trade organizations to improve the economy.
- Announced $7.8 million in revitalization funds for Trumbull County while serving as county commissioner.
- Supports providing financial assistance to Ukrainian refugees.
- Supports providing loans to small businesses. 

Supports increasing prison sentences for human traffickers.

- Supports increasing prison sentences for human traffickers.

Supports ending "artificial dental insurance caps" in Ohio.

- Supports ending "artificial dental insurance caps" in Ohio.

As of August 23, 2024, Nick Santucci’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports energy policies that promote and expand U.S. domestic energy production.

Supports renovating Eastwood Field and the Trumbull County Fairgrounds.

- Supports energy policies that promote and expand U.S. domestic energy production.
- Supports renovating Eastwood Field and the Trumbull County Fairgrounds.

Nick Santucci

- 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. 