Democratic News

COLUMBUS— Ohio House Democrats and Democratic Leader Allison Russo (D- Upper Arlington) today issued the following statement regarding Ohio’s six-week abortion ban, which was given the go-ahead by a federal judge today after a three-year injunction on the Ohio Republican-passed law:

COLUMBUS– Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) today issued a statement after the Supreme Court’s conservative majority struck down Roe v. Wade, which established the right to access safe and legal abortion care in the United States.

COLUMBUS— Franklin County House Democratic lawmakers today sent a letter to Marc Reitter, President & COO of AEP Ohio calling for accountability after a planned power outage continues to leave hundreds of thousands of Ohioans in Central Ohio without electricity amidst a record heat wave. 

COLUMBUS- Today, House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) issued a statement as Senate Bill (SB) 215, Republican legislation that allows Ohioans to carry hidden, loaded handguns in public without a permit, takes effect.

COLUMBUS – Today, State Reps. Beth Liston (D-Dublin) and Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park) held a press call to discuss the dangerous impact of House Bill (HB) 151, legislation requiring high school athletes to prove their gender by submitting to intrusive inspections of their genitalia and other invasive tests. 

COLUMBUS - House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) today responded to the Republican-controlled Ohio Redistricting Commission’s refusal to meet the 9 a.m. deadline set by the Ohio Supreme Court to pass constitutional legislative district maps.

COLUMBUS - House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) and Rep. Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park) issued a statement today following the passage of House Bill (HB) 99, Republican legislation that would allow teachers and staff to be armed in schools.

COLUMBUS – House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) issued the following statement today in response to a federal, three-judge panel’s decision to implement the latest set of gerrymandered, state legislative districts in Ohio, created by the Republican members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission:

COLUMBUS – House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) today issued a statement in response to the Ohio Supreme Court decision to invalidate the latest set of legislative district maps.

COLUMBUS – House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) today issued a statement following the horrific elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, which reportedly killed 19 children and one teacher.