Elgin Rogers, Jr. News

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Elgin Rogers, Jr. (D-Toledo) and Brian Lorenz (R-Powell) introduced bipartisan House Bill (HB) 207 to designate June as "Male Wellness Month" and the third Monday in June as "Take Your Dad to the Doctor and Dentist Day," also known as DAD Day. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Elgin Rogers, Jr. (D-Toledo) along with members of the Ohio House and Ohio Senate announced the creation of the Ohio Trucking Caucus.  This is a bipartisan effort to ensure that Ohio remains a leader in the trucking industry and logistics. The Ohio Trucking Caucus will work to help expand business and job opportunities for all of Ohio. Additionally, the goods and services provided by the trucking and logistics industry are the lifeblood of Ohio’s economy.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Elgin Rogers, Jr. (D-Toledo) voted to pass the bipartisan Ohio Transportation Budget (House Bill 54) through the Ohio House of Representatives. The budget’s appropriation of $11.5B is a significant investment into the future of Ohio jobs, connecting the workforce to the worksite, and the bill will improve roads, bridges, and transit systems across Ohio.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Elgin Rogers, Jr. (D-Toledo) today announced that he was appointed as ranking member for the powerful House Natural Resources Committee for the 136th General Assembly.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Elgin Rogers (D-Toledo) Monday announced the Controlling Board’s approval of $8.5M for the Department of Developmental Disabilities Community Capital Assistance Program projects to develop community housing for people with developmental disabilities throughout the state.

COLUMBUS – House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington), State Rep. Michele Grim (D-Toledo) and State Rep. Elgin Rogers (D-Toledo) and chair of Ohio Democratic Women’s Legislative Caucus State Rep. Munira Abdullahi (D-Columbus) today honored the life and legacy of Marigene Valiquette, a Toledo Democrat who served in both the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate for 24 straight years, setting a record for the longest serving female legislator in state history

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Elgin Rogers Jr. (D-Toledo) today announced The Ohio Department of Development is awarding $67.3M in funding for the Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program. 

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Elgin Rogers (D-Toledo) today celebrates the passage of House Bill (HB) 2, the state's biennial state capital budget, in both the Ohio House of Representatives & Senate. The record-setting $6.2B investment makes appropriations for state-owned infrastructure, colleges, universities, and school districts as well as other community projects.