Sean P. Brennan News

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D–Parma) has joined lawmakers from across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic in calling on PJM Interconnection, the regional electric grid operator that manages the flow of electricity for approximately 65 million people in 13 states and the District of Columbia, to protect consumers from bearing the costs of rapidly expanding data center development.

COLUMBUS – Reps. Tristan Rader (D – Cleveland) and Sean Brennan (D – Parma) sent a letter urging Governor DeWine to veto Substitute House Bill 173. This letter cites concerns regarding the conflicting regulatory frameworks between HB 173 and the one laid out in the recent Ohio Supreme Court Ruling In re Complaint of Ohio Power Co. v. Nationwide Energy Partners, L.L.C.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D–Parma) today celebrated the passage of the provision added to Sub. H.B. 479, informally, Kandice Straub First Responder PTSI Support Act, establishing the First Responder Post-Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI) Fund Commission and transferring $40 million into the state’s PTSI Fund, marking a major step forward in Ohio’s effort to support firefighters, police officers, EMTs, paramedics, and dispatchers suffering from trauma sustained in the line of duty.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D–Parma) today announced the passage of Senate Bill 450, the state's biennial capital appropriations budget. The bill allocates nearly $4B for the maintenance, renovation, and construction of state-owned infrastructure, including colleges, universities, school districts, and other community projects. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D–Parma) recently sent a letter to Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Director Stephen D. Dackin expressing serious concerns about proposed changes included in Ohio’s draft federal education waiver request that could dramatically expand state authority over locally governed public schools.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D–Parma) today expressed disappointment following the Ohio Tax Credit Authority’s approval of a new $42.3M tax exemption for data center developer Cologix. Just days after Governor Mike DeWine announced a pause on future data center tax exemption requests while lawmakers continue examining the industry’s impact on Ohio communities, taxpayers, schools, and utility customers.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D–Parma) today applauded nearly $26.9M in Welcome Home Ohio grants to support affordable housing projects across 57 Ohio counties, including significant investments in Cuyahoga County.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D–Parma) recently sent a letter to the Ohio Select Committee on Data Centers urging lawmakers to adopt policies that ensure Ohio consumers are not forced to bear the costs associated with the rapidly growing energy demands of data centers.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D–Parma) today announced legislation to officially designate “Hang On Sloopy” as the State Rock Song of Ohio in the Ohio Revised Code.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D–Parma) today announced that Substitute House Bill (HB) 523, the bipartisan “Future Educators Support Act” jointly sponsored with State Rep. Gayle Manning (R-Avon), passed the Ohio House Education Committee.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D–Parma) today responded to Nationwide Energy Partners’ request that the Ohio Supreme Court reconsider its recent unanimous ruling finding the company subject to public utility regulation.