Elgin Rogers, Jr. News
COLUMBUS — State Reps. Elgin Rogers Jr. (D-Toledo) and Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) have recently introduced House Bill (HB) 180 to provide additional protections for Ohioans who volunteer to work the polls on any registration or election day.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – 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.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – 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.
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COLUMBUS – State Rep. Elgin Rogers, Jr. (D-Toledo) Monday was sworn into the 136th Ohio General Assembly. Rep. Rogers now represents Ohio House District 42 which includes Toledo, Oregon, and Jerusalem Township all located within Lucas County. The newly constructed House district covers some portions of the previous House District 44 which covered portions of Lucas, Ottawa, and Wood counties.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS — 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.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – 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
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS — 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.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS - 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.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS - State Reps. Elgin Rogers (D-Toledo) and Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) and testified before the Economic Development and Workforce Committee on House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 10, addressing Ohio’s lifeguard shortage and encouraging lifeguarding careers.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS - State Rep. Elgin Rogers (D-Toledo) today applauds the recent announcement of 22 new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to be built along Ohio’s interstates, state routes, and US routes thanks largely to the second round of federal funding from President Joe Biden’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program.
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