Dontavius L. Jarrells News

COLUMBUS— Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) released the following statement after the Columbus Education Association (CEA) voted on Sunday to ratify a contract with Columbus City Schools, ending the contract dispute and getting students back in the classroom.

COLUMBUS– State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) is honored to be among 40 select lawmakers chosen to participate in a training program that annually identifies and assists promising state leaders in the Midwest. 

COLUMBUS – Today, AEP Ohio issued an advisory for potential power outages the night of July 20 due to extreme weather. State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) urges central Ohioans to take proper precautions to prepare for the severe weather and potential power outages. 

COLUMBUS– State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) today issued a statement after the Supreme Court’s conservative majority struck down Roe v. Wade, which established the right to access safe and legal abortion care in the United States.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) voted to approve over $60 million across several state departments to help Ohioans recover from the devastating impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic

COLUMBUS- Today, State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) issued a statement as Senate Bill (SB) 215, Republican legislation that allows Ohioans to carry hidden, loaded handguns in public without a permit, takes effect. 

COLUMBUS – State Representative Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) announced the passage of the capital budget, House Bill (HB) 687, by the Ohio House of Representatives. The capital budget appropriates resources to state owned infrastructure, colleges, universities, and school districts as well as other community projects.

COLUMBUS – Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) voted in opposition to a bill opponents say would make schools and communities less safe and fails to address gun violence in Ohio. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Jarrells (D-Columbus) announced the Ohio House’s passage of House Bill (HB) 578 yesterday, which creates the Recovery is Beautiful License Plate as well as multiple memorial highways and other specialty license plates. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) yesterday received the Small Business Advocate of the Year Award from the Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE).