Ismail Mohamed News

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Ismail Mohamed (D-Columbus) announced 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, school districts, and other community projects. 

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Ismail Mohamed (D-Columbus) today released the following statement following the passage of the undemocratic House Bill (HB) 1 through the Ohio House of Representatives.

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Ismail Mohamed (D-Columbus) today announced that nearly $29.5M in awards have been announced to help improve housing access in Ohio. The funding is part of the first round of the Welcome Home Ohio program (WHO), which is investing a total of $100M in grants over two years to help landbanks purchase, rehabilitate, or build qualifying residential properties for income-eligible Ohioans. 

COLUMBUS – The Franklin County Delegation of the Ohio House of Representatives Democratic Caucus today announced that the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) has been awarded $42M dollars in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and Biden-Harris Administration for the construction of the proposed West Broad Street Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Ismail Mohamed (D-Columbus) today released the following statement concerning Issue 1 and Issue 2’s resounding passage by Ohio’s voters:

COLUMBUS – Ohio House Democratic leadership and members, Reps. Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington), Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus), Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park), Tavia Galonski (D-Akron), Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake), Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland), Michele Grim (D-Toledo), Ismail Mohamed (D-Columbus), Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati), Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson), today released the following statement on the deadly surprise attack by Hamas militants who fired thousands of rockets from Gaza toward central and southern Israel, leading to multiple Israeli civilian casualties and injuries.

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Ismail Mohamed (D-Columbus) today announced his appointment to the Ohio Indigent Defense System Task Force. The mission of the Indigent Defense System Task Force is to provide recommendations to the General Assembly regarding the delivery, structure, and funding of indigent defense in Ohio.

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Ismail Mohamed (D-Columbus) Monday attended the one-year anniversary event commemorating the Biden-Harris Communities In Action: Building a Better Ohio initiative. The event in downtown Columbus included remarks from Tom Perez, senior advisor to the president and White House director of intergovernmental affairs, and personal statements and stories from community members impacted by the Building a Better Ohio initiative. Rep. Mohamed joined other State Legislators and local officials from across the State.