Christine Cockley News

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) 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 – The Ohio Jewish Caucus today released the following statement concerning the use of an offensive Nazi reference by U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) aimed at Minority Leader of the United States Senate Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the highest ranking Jewish person in the U.S. government: 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) today called Ohioans to action in support of Ohio’s public library systems which face more than $100M cut in funding in the proposed Ohio House operating budget. 

COLUMBUS – Assistant Minority Leader Dontavius L. Jarrells (D-Columbus) and State. Rep. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) Wednesday delivered sponsor testimony before the Ohio House Health Committee on House Bill (HB) 32 that would designate July as Celebrating Disabilities Month in Ohio. The bill aims to align Ohio with the national observance of Disability Pride Month, which commemorates the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) each year in July and honors the contributions and experiences of Ohioans with disabilities while raising awareness of the barriers many still face.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) today is pleased to announce the passage of House Bill (HB) 65 , also known as The Agriculture Appreciation Act. The bill designates the first full week of August as “National Farmers Market Week” in Ohio. This designation, which was made possible through an amendment proposed by Rep. Cockley, underscores the vital role farmers' markets play in supporting local economies and promoting healthy communities.

COLUMBUS —State Reps. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) and Jodi Salvo (R-Bolivar) Tuesday introduced bipartisan legislation to expand Ohio's wine discount laws. Under current law, retail liquor permit holders can offer a 10% discount on purchases of six to 12 bottles of alcoholic wine. The proposed bill would amend this provision to extend the same 10% discount to non-alcoholic (NA) and dealcoholized wines in a 6 to 12 bottle purchase.

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) and Kevin Ritter (R-Marietta) introduced the bipartisan Finding and Identifying with NamUs Data (FIND) Act today. It’s a groundbreaking bill that would make Ohio the 17th state to mandate the use of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) in missing persons investigations.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) today voted against House Bill 94 (HB 94), a bill that would allow employers to meet the requirement of posting workers' rights online instead of maintaining physical copies at the workplace.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) today responded to the House passage of Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Higher Education Destruction Act:

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) today responded to Governor DeWine’s State of the State address: