Cecil Thomas News

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) today commented on the passage of House Bill (HB 15), a new energy bill that, amongst other provisions, will repeal OVEC fees established in the infamous HB 6 scandal .

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) today voted “NO” on the Republican state operating budget, House Bill (HB) 96, because it arbitrarily and recklessly slashes critical state funding areas while failing to benefit everyday Ohioans. Rather than provide real and meaningful support to Ohio’s citizens, House Republicans chose to dismantle the constitutional and bipartisan fair school funding formula, dump more taxpayer money into vouchers for charter non-public and private schools that benefit the wealthiest Ohioans, and authorize a $600M handout to billionaires to build a new Browns stadium outside of Cleveland amidst opposition by local leaders.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) responded to the House passage of Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Higher Education Destruction Act: 

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) today announced that the Ohio Controlling Board approved on Monday $1.9M in funding for the Department of Mental Health (DMH) to replace outdated communications systems in several state regional psychiatric hospitals, including the replacement of electrical panels at Summit Behavioral Healthcare. The funding will be used to install modern equipment that will ensure better coordination and responsiveness in critical care environments.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) today announced that three Cincinnati sites have been selected to be part of the Ohio Creativity Trail , a new experiential driving trail that spans 109 sites across the state. The trail highlights the work of Ohio's past and present writers, musicians, artists, and other creatives. This initiative is the second of six planned experiential trails as part of the America 250-Ohio’s signature Trails & Tales program.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Cecil Thomas (D- Cincinnati) today is calling on Attorney General Dave Yost to initiate a full investigation into the recent Neo-Nazi incident in Lincoln Heights. This comes after the Lockland Local School District released a public statement revealing that they observed men, identified as Neo-Nazis, outside a U-Haul truck. These individuals were organizing weapons and conversing with an Evendale police officer near the Lockland Educational Annex, just moments before elementary school students were dismissed.

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Cecil Thomas (D- Cincinnati) today announced that House Bill (HB) 4—which designates September 19 as "Ohio Stillbirth Prevention Day”—passed Wednesday on the House floor unanimously.

COLUMBUS — Several Hamilton County Democrats today issued the following statements on the pro-Nazi demonstration in Evendale (Lincoln Heights) over the weekend:

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) today released the following statement following last Friday’s pro-Nazi demonstration in Lincoln Heights, Ohio:

COLUMBUS - State Reps. Cecil Thomas (D- Cincinnati) and Munira Abdullahi (D-Columbus) Wednesday announced they have introduced a House Concurrent Resolution condemning President Donald Trump’s issuance of pardons and commutations for approximately 1.5K individuals convicted in connection with the January 6th insurrection on the U.S. Capitol, including those who committed violent acts against law enforcement officers.