Ballotpedia: Magdalene Markward

Magdalene is from Van Wert, Ohio. She graduated from Van Wert High School. She earned a bachelor's degree in liberal studies from Bowling Green State University. She lives with her partner and their son.

Magdalene worked as a childcare provider running a small daycare out of her home. She has worked in food service and retail. 

Magdalene Markward previously ran for state representative in Ohio's State House District 82 in 2022, but did not win. 

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Believes working people deserve "not only a living wage, but a thriving wage."

Supports fair wages, reasonable input on working conditions, safe work environments, and the right to unionize for workers.

Supports workers receiving input on working conditions, safe work environments, and the right to unionize.

Believes economic struggles stem from policies prioritizing "money before people, corporate profits before the public good," benefiting "a wealthy few at the expense of the working- and middle-class."

Supports enacting policies to help families, including paid family leave, paid sick days, investing in childcare and education, providing healthcare for all, and ensuring living wages for all workers.

Supports enacting policies to help families, including paid family leave and paid sick days. 

- Believes working people deserve "not only a living wage, but a thriving wage."
- Supports workers receiving input on working conditions, safe work environments, and the right to unionize.
- Believes economic struggles stem from policies prioritizing "money before people, corporate profits before the public good," benefiting "a wealthy few at the expense of the working- and middle-class."
- Supports enacting policies to help families, including paid family leave and paid sick days. 

Economy

Supports gun safety measures such as universal background checks, waiting periods, training and licensing, gun registration, and preventing access to firearms by domestic abusers.

- Supports gun safety measures such as universal background checks, waiting periods, training and licensing, gun registration, and preventing access to firearms by domestic abusers.

Public Safety

Supports access to abortion and contraception.

Believes healthcare is a right and includes reproductive, mental, addiction, eye, dental, and hearing care.

- Supports access to abortion and contraception.
- Believes healthcare is a right and includes reproductive, mental, addiction, eye, dental, and hearing care.

Healthcare

Believes quality education is essential for future success and supports equitable access to K-12, preK, college, and vocational training.

- Believes quality education is essential for future success and supports equitable access to K-12, preK, college, and vocational training.

Education

Supports investing in environmentally-friendly policies, including clean, renewable energies.

- Supports investing in environmentally-friendly policies, including clean, renewable energies.

Energy & the Environment

Believes democracy requires fair ballot access, equal vote counting, no "dark money" in elections, and opposes gerrymandering.

- Believes democracy requires fair ballot access, equal vote counting, no "dark money" in elections, and opposes gerrymandering.

Voting & Elections

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Magdalene Markward

Magdalene is originally from Van Wert, Ohio. She graduated from Van Wert High School in and earned a bachelor's degree in liberal studies Bowling Green State University. She lives with her partner and their son.

Magdalene most recently worked as a childcare provider running a small daycare out of her home. She has previously held several service jobs, including food service and retail. 

Magdalene Markward previously ran for state representative in Ohio's State House District 82, but did not win. 

Promises to address affordable housing issues.

Believes in addressing the struggles of long working hours and financial instability.

Believes they understand the economic struggles of average Ohioans, having experienced living paycheck to paycheck, struggling with bills, and facing student loan and medical debt.

Believes families struggle to find and afford childcare.

Magdalene Markward is a 35-year-old mother from Van Wert, Ohio, where she has lived most of her life. She graduated from Van Wert High School in 2005 and earned a bachelor's degree in liberal studies with a concentration in English and history from Bowling Green State University. She has been with her partner for 10 years, and they have an eight-year-old son together.

Magdalene Markward has primarily held low-wage service jobs, including food service and retail, and most recently worked as a childcare provider running a small daycare out of her home.

As of September 4, 2024, Magdalene Markward’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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