Tristan Rader News

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) and David Thomas (R-Jefferson), along with 17 members of the House Energy Committee, today sent a letter to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to prioritize Ohioans and reject FirstEnergy’s request to weaken the state’s reliability standards to allow for longer and more frequent power outages.   

CLEVELAND — State Rep. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) today announced that the Ohio Controlling Board has approved $5M to remediate the former Master Chrome site on Heron Road, delivering long overdue cleanup to the heart of Cleveland’s Detroit Shoreway neighborhood.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) today released a statement on President Donald Trump’s manufacturing funding cut:

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) Wednesday applauded the bipartisan passage of House Bill (HB) 303 through the Ohio House of Representatives. This bill is a community energy pilot program to build community energy projects across the state of Ohio. Community energy projects, that include small-scale solar gardens and rooftop solar, bring power generation to the local level and save consumers money in transmission costs.

COLUMBUS — Rep. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) Wednesday condemned the passage of anti-voter Senate Bill (SB) 293 which places new burdens on voters by adding unnecessary hurdles to the voting process, shortening the time available for Ohioans to make their voices heard, and weakening essential accountability measures. 

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown)  and Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) Wednesday provided sponsor testimony in the House Energy Committee on House Bill (HB) 467, a bill banning public utilities from rate recovery for political expenditures, requiring greater political expenditure reporting, and fining utilities for violations. It is clear Ohio’s current regulatory framework has not worked in preventing previous violations which amounted to millions in illicit contributions. This bill’s goal is to change that, to be a guardrail and protect consumers from unnecessary riders and tariffs on their utility bills.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Sean Patrick Brennan (D-Parma) and Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) today offered sponsor testimony on House Bill (HB) 439 before the Ohio House Natural Resources Committee. The 

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) and Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) today gave sponsor testimony on House Bill (HB) 399 before the House Natural Resources Committee.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) today released a legal memo from the nonpartisan Ohio Legislative Service Commission (LSC) that details the devastating consequences of a proposed constitutional amendment to eliminate property taxes in Ohio.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) and Ty Mathews (R-Findlay) today announced the passage of House Bill (HB) 293, bipartisan legislation designating a statewide “NASA Day of Remembrance” in Ohio.