Republican News

COLUMBUS– State Rep. Jamie Callender (R-Concord) recently participated in the Great Lakes Commission’s semi-annual meeting held in Washington, D.C., which focused on expanding cooperative efforts between the member states and provinces of the Great Lakes Commission. One of these efforts being a historic compact between the Great Lakes Commission, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, and the International Joint Commission.

COLUMBUS –The Ohio Controlling Board today approved the release of $709,900 to be used by the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry to expand Shawnee State Forest, announced State Rep. Justin Pizzulli (R-Scioto County).

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Jeff LaRe (R-Violet Twp.) and Kevin Miller (R-Newark) recently secured $10 million for Buckeye Lake North Shore Park and Pier through the Strategic Community Investment Fund.

COLUMBUS—State Rep. Mike Loychik (R-Bazetta) today introduced legislation that will establish the Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Accelerator Pilot Program in Ohio. 

COLUMBUS –State Representative Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) introduced legislation designating a portion of U.S. Route 127 as the “Staff Sargent Zachary Wobler Memorial Highway.”  

COLUMBUS –The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Parks and Watercraft recently awarded the Ashtabula YMCA a Boating Education and Safety Grant, announced State Representative Sarah Fowler Arthur (R-Ashtabula).

COLUMBUS –State Representatives Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) and Elgin Rogers (D-Toledo) today introduced legislation to modify procedures for filling county engineer vacancies. 

State Representative Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) was recently named 2025 Legislator of the Year by the County Engineers Association of Ohio (CEAO). The award recognizes his dedicated leadership and significant legislative achievements on behalf of Ohio’s county engineers and local infrastructure.