Michele Lepore-Hagan News

COLUMBUS- Today, State Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown) and House Minority Whip Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park) responded to proponent testimony on H598, extreme legislation that would criminalize abortion in Ohio, without exceptions for rape, incest and health of the mother.

COLUMBUS- Today, State Reps. Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown) and Jeffrey A. Crossman (D-Parma) issued the following statement on the Ohio Power Siting Board decision to deny the FirstEnergy proposal for 5-Miles of Power Lines in downtown Youngstown.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown) today voted in favor of House Bill (HB) 377, bipartisan legislation to release the second, $442 million batch of local government funding from President Biden’s American Rescue Plan to Ohio’s cities, villages and townships serving 50,000 people or less. Communities of more than 50,000 people receive their allocation directly from the federal government. 

COLUMBUS- Today, State Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown) and House Minority Whip Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park) announced plans to introduce an amendment to Ohio’s Constitution to guarantee reproductive freedom to all Ohioans. 

COLUMBUS –State Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown) today issued a statement after the Ohio Supreme Court struck down the state legislative maps adopted by the Redistricting Commission on March 28. 

COLUMBUS- Today, State Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown) congratulated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her confirmation by the Senate to the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve as a Supreme Court Justice. 

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown) today announces the passage of House Bill (HB) 291 that would name a portion of the bridge spanning interstate route 80, located in Mahoning county and being a part of the State Route 46 highway, the “Air Force 2nd Lt. William Vaughan Memorial Bridge.” 

COLUMBUS- Today, State Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown) applauded the opening of the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center’s Live Fire Training Facility at a ribbon cutting at the facility in Canfield.

COLUMBUS– State Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown) today announced the Ohio House passage of House Bill (HB) 597, which reappropriates over $2 billion in capital funds for the FY 2023-24 biennium. 

COLUMBUS – Today, House and Senate Democrats issued a joint Democratic response to Gov. DeWine’s State of the State speech.