COLUMBUS – State Reps. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) and Mike Odioso (R – Green Township) recently introduced House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 44 to encourage County Boards of Developmental Disabilities to adopt councils of self-advocates.
Read Full Story : Reps. Rader, Odioso Introduce Resolution in Support of Self-Advocates in Developmental Disability Community Fri, May 29, 2026
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Tristan Rader (D – Lakewood) today marched for Climate and Economic Justice with Athens-to-Columbus Advocates. Rep. Rader stood alongside Ohioans calling for climate justice.
Read Full Story : Rep. Rader Marches for Climate Justice Thu, May 28, 2026
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Tristan Rader (D – Lakewood) today introduced legislation to repeal the data center sales tax exemption following a recent article indicating that Ohio has forgone $1.6 billion dollars in 2025 due to the incentive. This is a loss 11 times larger than the Ohio Department of Taxation originally estimated.
Read Full Story : Rep. Rader Introduces Companion Data Center Sales Tax Exemption Repeal Bill Wed, May 27, 2026
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) today celebrated the unanimous passage of House Bill (HB) 163 from the House Agriculture Committee. HB 163 would fund chip-enabled EBT cards for SNAP program participants.
Read Full Story : Rep. Rader Celebrates the Passage of HB 163 Through the House Agriculture Committee Wed, May 20, 2026
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) today celebrated the unanimous passage of House Bill (HB) 163 from the House Agriculture Committee. HB 163 would fund chip-enabled EBT cards for SNAP program participants.
Read Full Story : Rep. Rader Celebrates the Passage of HB 163 Through the House Agriculture Committee Wed, May 20, 2026
COLUMBUS – State Reps. Abdullahi (D-Columbus) and Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) last week introduced legislation that would create a state-funded, tuition-free public higher education for all Ohio students.
Read Full Story : Reps. Abdullahi and Rader Introduce Legislation to Create a Pathway to Tuition-free Higher Education for Ohio Students Wed, May 20, 2026
COLUMBUS – Last week, State Reps. Cockley (D-Columbus) and Rader (D-Lakewood) introduced House Bill (HB) 853. This legislation would require decommission plans to be submitted to the Ohio Power Siting Board and submit safety plans to local fire departments prior to construction of a natural gas fuel cell facility.
Read Full Story : Reps. Cockley and Rader Introduce Legislation Regarding Natural Gas Fuel Cell Facilities Fri, May 15, 2026
COLUMBUS – Ohio House Energy Committee Democrats today applauded the decision of the Ohio Supreme Court that declares submetering companies’ public utilities. Now, companies like Nationwide Energy Partners (NEP) will be under the purview of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO).
Read Full Story : State Rep. Tristan Rader, as Energy Committee Ranking Member, Reacts to Ohio Power Company v. Nationwide Energy Partners LLC Ruling on Behalf of Ohio House Energy Committee Democrats Wed, Apr 22, 2026
COLUMBUS — State Reps. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) and Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) this week introduced bipartisan legislation, House Bill (HB) 821, to designate the Loveland Frog as Ohio’s official state cryptid, celebrating a legend that has captured imaginations and drawn visitors for generations.
Read Full Story : Reps. Rader, Schmidt Introduce Bill to Make Loveland Frog Ohio's Official Cryptid Wed, Apr 15, 2026
COLUMBUS — State Reps. Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) and Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) yesterday introduced a bill to protect Ohio’s drinking water by providing state-level standards for drinking water that limit contaminant levels for common toxic chemicals such as PFAS, chromium-6, 1,4 dioxane, and others as the need arises.
Read Full Story : Reps. Russo, Rader Introduce Bill to Guarantee Safe Drinking Water in Ohio Thu, Apr 9, 2026