Eric Synenberg News

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Eric Synenberg (D-Beachwood) today released the following statement after Governor Mike DeWine signed an executive order directing the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) to give $7 million though the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to various Ohio food banks and up to $18 million in funds to Ohioans who are at or below 50% of the federal poverty level who already qualify for Ohio Works First (OWF) cash assistance. While 63,000 of the 1.4 million Ohioans on SNAP may be provided some relief due to this effort, excluding 529,000 children who are currently on SNAP, the $18 million in emergency funds does not go far enough to support those living just at the federal poverty level. For example, a family of four making roughly $17,000/year or more will not be eligible for this benefit. While a small step in the right direction, this insufficient allocation of funds is hardly enough to address the urgency of this crisis in the state. 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Eric Synenberg (D-Beachwood) Wednesday condemned the Ohio House Majority for failing to act on any measures that could have preserved Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for 1.4 million Ohioans. In two days, more than 500,000 children, more than 250,000 seniors, and an estimated 45,000 veterans in Ohio are at risk of going hungry when the federal government defaults on its November deposit to fully fund SNAP benefit cards. This is due to due to President Trump and Congressional Republicans' refusal to end the federal government shutdown.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Eric Synenberg (D-Beachwood) today announced House Bill (HB) 188, to create the Ohio-Israel Trade and Innovation Partnership, passed out of the Ohio House Development Committee with bipartisan support.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Jewish Caucus today released the following statement on the agreement by Israel and Hamas to the US-backed peace plan:

COLUMBUS - The Ohio Jewish Caucus today released the following statement marking the second anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel: 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Eric Synenberg (D-Beachwood) Tuesday criticized the Republican-controlled Joint Committee on Congressional Redistricting’s failure to advance any fair, constitutional maps, calling it another broken promise to the people of Ohio.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Eric Synenberg (D-Beachwood) and David Thomas (R-Jefferson) recently introduced House Bill (HB) 478, a bipartisan piece of a legislation that would penalize jury tampering in Ohio. The bill comes following a troubling incident in Ashtabula County where a juror was intimidated through a social media platform during an active criminal trial.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Eric Synenberg (D-Beachwood) condemns the recent burning of over 100 books checked out from the Beachwood Public Library.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Eric Synenberg (D-Beachwood) today voted “NO” on the Republican state operating budget, House Bill (HB) 96, because it arbitrarily and recklessly slashes critical state funding areas while failing to benefit everyday Ohioans. Rather than provide real and meaningful support to Ohio’s citizens, House Republicans chose to dismantle the constitutional and bipartisan fair school funding formula, dump more taxpayer money into vouchers for charter non-public and private schools that benefit the wealthiest Ohioans, and authorize a $600M handout to the owners of the Browns to build a new stadium outside of Cleveland amidst opposition by local leaders.

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Jewish Caucus today released the following statement concerning the use of an offensive Nazi reference by U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) aimed at Minority Leader of the United States Senate Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the highest ranking Jewish person in the U.S. government: 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Eric Synenberg (D-Beachwood) today along with other members of the Ohio House Democratic Caucus sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine respectfully requesting he veto Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Higher Education Destruction Act. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Eric Synenberg (D-Beachwood) today voted no on Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Higher Education Destruction Act: 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Eric Synenberg (D-Beachwood) today announced he was appointed to serve on the Attorney General’s Elder Abuse Commission.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Eric Synenberg (D-Beachwood) today voted to pass the bipartisan Ohio Transportation Budget (House Bill 54) through the Ohio House of Representatives. The budget’s appropriation of $11.5 billion 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. Eric Synenberg (D-Beachwood) today joined The Ohio House Democratic Caucus in sending a letter to Governor Mike DeWine and Attorney General Dave Yost urging them to not appeal Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Holbrook’s ruling that the governor violated a statue in 2021 when he refused to accept $900 million in federal unemployment during the pandemic. The ruling, if not appealed by the attorney general and if the funds are distributed by the governor, means 300,000 Ohio families will be eligible for meaningful financial support.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Jewish Caucus today issued the following statement honoring International Holocaust Remembrance Day in memory of the six million Jewish people murdered during the Holocaust and the millions of other victims at the hands of Nazi persecution, and the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp: 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Eric Synenberg (D-Beachwood) today announced he has been assigned to the following House Committees for the 136th General Assembly, including assignment as ranking member to the House Financial Institutions Committee: