Juanita O. Brent News

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today issued a statement in honor of the late Reverend Jesse L. Jackson Sr., commemorating his lifelong commitment to civil rights, social justice, and community empowerment.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today criticized Governor Mike DeWine for his contradictory stance on gun safety in Ohio, following his statement on the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today is proud to celebrate January 23rd as Maternal Health Awareness Day and announce a $10M grant award to First Year Cleveland to support pregnant women and infants.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today released the following statement in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, calling for renewed legislative action to advance civil rights in Ohio.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today applauded the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) settlement that requires FirstEnergy return roughly $250M to Ohioans impacted by the House Bill (HB) 6 scandal, a $60M dark money bribery scheme that federal authorities later described as “one of the largest public corruption conspiracies in Ohio history.”

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today released the following statement today expressing deep disappointment and concern after Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill (SB) 293 into law last week.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today made a statement in response to Gov. DeWine's veto of Senate Bill (SB) 50, which would allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work until 9 p.m. on school nights.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) and Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today introduced a new piece of legislation to end Academic Distress Commissions (ADCs) for public schools in Ohio. During the Ohio House of Representatives’ marathon session on Wednesday, November 19th, Rep. McNally attempted to amend the disillusion of ADCs into House Bill (HB) 455, a bill to eliminate obsolete provision of education law. Republican lawmakers blocked the amendment, even though ADCs have been a proven failure. In the last General Assembly, the legislature decided that no other schools could fall into an ADC .

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today made the following statement denouncing House Republicans for the passage of anti-voter Senate Bill (SB) 293 which shortens the time available for Ohioans to make their voices heard and weakens essential accountability measures.