Dontavius L. Jarrells News

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.

COLUMBUS- State Reps. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus), Adam Miller (D-Columbus) and Latyna Humphrey (D-Columbus) issued a statement after 20-year-old Donovan Lewis was fatally shot early Tuesday by a Columbus police officer attempting to serve an arrest warrant. Body camera footage showed the man was unarmed and in bed.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) announced today that the State Controlling Board approved over $146 million to the Department of Development to continue administering the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) as well as provide economic relief through rental assistance. These increased appropriations are critical to helping continue the state’s effort to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and serve Ohioans in need.

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.