Dontavius L. Jarrells News

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) today voted in favor of House Bill (HB) 377, bipartisan legislation to release the second, $442 million batch of local government funding from President Biden’s American Rescue Plan to Ohio’s cities, villages and townships serving 50,000 people or less. 

COLUMBUS – Today, House and Senate Democrats issued a joint response to Gov. DeWine’s State of the State speech. 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) today expressed extreme disappointment after Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 215, extreme permitless concealed carry legislation that puts all Ohioans and law enforcement in danger. 

COLUMBUS— State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D- Columbus) issued a statement today calling on the state of Ohio to quickly distribute federal rental assistance funds to Ohioans still struggling to pay rent. Ohio risks losing $104 million in COVID-19 rental assistance money if it is not allocated more quickly. 

COLUMBUS—State Rep. Rep. Jarrells (D-Columbus) issued a statement following the House passage of House Bill (HB) 109, Republican legislation that would increase penalties and create new criminal offenses related to riots. 

COLUMBUS— State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) announced today that House Bill (HB) 453, to create the “Recovery is Beautiful” license plate, passed unanimously out of the House Transportation and Public Safety committee. 

COLUMBUS— State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) expressed today his concerns that the state legislative maps adopted by Republican Redistricting Commission members on Saturday dilute the voting power of Black communities. 

COLUMBUS— State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) announced today that Ohio has received $367.4 million in home energy assistance funds from the federal government this winter to help families struggling with the cost of paying their energy bills. 

COLUMBUS- State. Reps. Brigid Kelly (D-Cincinnati) and Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) today renewed their calls for a $15 per hour minimum wage after it was announced this week that Ohio’s minimum wage will increase $.50 to $9.30 per hour for 2022. The representatives acknowledged that while the $.50 raise is a step in the right direction, it still doesn’t go far enough to fully support working Ohioans struggling to make ends meet. 

COLUMBUS–State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) issued the following statement after the Dec. 24 death of Imam Mohamed Hassan Adam, a well-respected religious leader in the Columbus Somali and Muslim communities, was ruled a homicide.