Reps. Sweeney, Miller to Host Bipartisan Press Conference on Eliminating Quotas for Law Enforcement Officers

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake), Kevin Miller (R-Newark), and Sen. Tom Patton (R-Strongsville) will host a press conference announcing bipartisan legislation prohibiting ticket and arrest quotas for law enforcement offices on Wednesday, February 26th at 9:00am EST in the Senate Harding Press Briefing Room at the Ohio Statehouse.

The legislation defines a quota as a mandate of a certain number of arrests made or citations issued for any offense that a local or state police officer must meet in a specified time period.

WHO:            State Representative Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake)      

                       State Representative Kevin Miller (R-Newark)

                       State Senator Tom Patton (R-Strongsville)

                       Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association

                        Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio

WHAT:          Press conference to introduce bipartisan legislation to eliminate quotas for law enforcement officers

WHEN:         Wednesday, February 26th, 9:00am EST

WHERE:       Senate Harding Press Briefing Room, Ohio Statehouse

WATCH:        The press conference will be livestreamed on the Ohio Channel