Terrence Upchurch News

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) today commends Governor Mike DeWine and Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik for the more than $52M in support of the Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program and Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program, including $2.9M in grants allocated to Rep. Upchurch’s district. 

COLUMBUS – Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) and State Representative Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) today announced they are co-sponsoring a House resolution expressing the support of a “YES” vote on the Issue 1 citizen-led ballot initiative to end partisan gerrymandering in Ohio. 

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (D-Gahanna) and Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) today unveiled legislation that would reform the composition of the Ohio Ballot Board. Details of the drafted bill were laid out Friday morning at a news conference at the Statehouse. 

COLUMBUS – Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) and State Representative Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) today released statements following the final approval by the Ohio Ballot Board of purposely misleading and false Issue 1 ballot language: 

COLUMBUS – Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) and State Representative Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) today released the following statements regarding the Ohio Supreme Court’s ruling, mostly upholding misleading Issue 1 ballot language authored by Republican politicians:

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) and State Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) Wednesday submitted a filing with the Ohio Supreme Court detailing the alleged legal malpractice of Attorney General Dave Yost and overtly partisan behavior of the Ballot Board chair Secretary of State Frank LaRose concerning each party’s conduct with the Citizens Not Politicians legal matter. 

COLUMBUS — House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) and Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) today sent a letter to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost detailing his blatant disregard for the legal rights of the minority members of the Ohio Ballot Board— Rep. Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) and Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) —who broke with the majority of Ballot Board members and voted against Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s deceptive and misleading ballot summary language for the Citizens Not Politicians constitutional amendment, Issue 1.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) Monday announced that the Controlling Board has approved over $1.9M in funding for several capital budget projects. 

COLUMBUS — House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) and State Rep. Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) today released the following statements after Friday’s Ballot Board meeting, where Republicans passed ballot language that intends to deceive and mislead voters on the Citizens Not Politicians anti-gerrymandering amendment:

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) today announced that the Controlling Board has approved $1.2M under the Department of Children & Youth with the aim of combating infant mortality. The funds will be used in partnership with the non-profit organization Cribs for Kids which will provide eligible parents education on the importance of and how to practice safe sleep with their infant. Cribs for Kids will also furnish parents a product to allow them to put their baby to sleep safely and assist with practice safe sleep.