Ballotpedia, Katie O'Neill

Katie O’Neill, District 18 Ohio State Senator candidate, March 2024

Katie is from Northeast Ohio. She holds a bachelor's degree in history and the environment from Ohio University, a master's degree in energy regulation from Vermont University, and a law degree from Vermont Law School. She lives in Chagrin Falls. 

Katie works as a self-employed environmental lawyer. 

Katie O'Neill ran for state representative in State House District 94 in 2020, but she did not win. 

Supports raising the minimum wage in Ohio to $20 dollars an hour.

Wants to ensure public employees are paid at an hourly rate and that their ability to collectively bargain is protected.

- Supports raising the minimum wage in Ohio to $20 dollars an hour.
- Wants to ensure public employees are paid at an hourly rate and that their ability to collectively bargain is protected.

Economy

As of August 22, 2024, Katie O'Neill’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Healthcare

Advocates for equality in the local public school system. 

Supports providing healthy nutritious food to all students in school.

Supports cutting administrative and coaching salaries to help make higher education more affordable.

Plans to make efforts to increase public school funding to match Chagrin Falls and Solon schools state-wide "because they are consistently ranked as top performing schools in the state."

- Advocates for equality in the local public school system. 
- Supports providing healthy nutritious food to all students in school.
- Supports cutting administrative and coaching salaries to help make higher education more affordable.
- Plans to make efforts to increase public school funding to match Chagrin Falls and Solon schools state-wide "because they are consistently ranked as top performing schools in the state."

Education

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Voting & Elections

Supports banning Class II injection wells, saying "we have injection wells that are leaking right now, causing an imminent threat to drinking water."

- Supports banning Class II injection wells, saying "we have injection wells that are leaking right now, causing an imminent threat to drinking water."

Energy & the Environment

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Katie O'Neill

Katie is from Northeast Ohio. She earned a bachelor's degree in history and the environment from Ohio University, as well as a master's degree in energy regulation and law and a law degree from Vermont Law School.

Katie O'Neill has spent the past two decades working with the public on issues concerning democracy, the environment, energy, and agriculture.

As of September 26, 2024, Katie O'Neill’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports prevailing wages and the right to collective bargaining for all public employees.

- Supports raising the minimum wage in Ohio to $20 dollars an hour.
- Supports prevailing wages and the right to collective bargaining for all public employees.

Advocates for "equitable equality in our public school systems."

- Advocates for "equitable equality in our public school systems."
- Supports providing healthy nutritious food to all students in school.
- Supports cutting administrative and coaching salaries to help make higher education more affordable.

Believes governance requires education, experience, and courage to protect civil rights and ensure fair wages.

Supports banning Class II injection wells.

- Supports banning Class II injection wells.

As of September 24, 2024, Katie O'Neill’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Advocates for equitable equality in our public school systems.

Supports cutting administrative and coaching salaries to help make Higher Education more affordable.

- Advocates for equitable equality in our public school systems.
- Supports providing healthy nutritious food to all students in school.
- Supports cutting administrative and coaching salaries to help make Higher Education more affordable.

As of September 23, 2024, Katie O'Neill’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- Your state senator represents the interests of your district in the Ohio State Senate.
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- State Senators are involved in approving some appointments by the Governor.
- The State Senate, along with the State House of Representatives, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Ohio General Assembly.
- There are 33 Ohio senators, each representing a single district.
- State Senators are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $63,007.