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State Rep. Allison Russo announced Tuesday she s running for the 15th Congressional District seat being vacated by Rep. Steve Stivers this month.
Russo, D-Upper Arlington, said she wants to run to ensure the nation s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and related economic recession helps every day people, working people and Main Street.
Russo, 44, was first elected to the Ohio House in 2018, flipping a seat previously held by Republicans. Russo said the same is possible for the 15th District – it leans Republican by 7 points in the Cook Partisan Index. But U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown won the district in 2018.
“It’s a winnable race for the right candidate, Russo said in an interview. A candidate that is someone who is going to go to Congress and work for the people of this district and be super focused on the recovery and what that looks like for all people in this district – someone like me who has a reputation for working on complex issues and doing it in a bipartisan
A General Assembly member is constitutionally required to be a resident of his or legislative district. That means only a comparatively few Ohio House or Senate members those from Columbus districts can be considered Columbus residents. But Jane or Joe Taxpayer, working at their suburban home because their big-city office is closed? Pay up or get yourself elected to the legislature, writes Thomas Suddes in his column today.
Deadline fast approaching for new proposed Ohio redistricting change: Capitol Letter
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Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman, a Lima Republican, explains to reporters his reasoning for proposing allowing lawmakers to change the state s redistricting deadlines on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.
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New deadline crunch: The state legislature has until next week to carry out Senate President Matt Huffman’s last-minute plan to ask voters to let lawmakers change the deadlines for Ohio’s upcoming redistricting process. Per Andrew Tobias, Huffman wants to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot for the Aug. 3 election, the filing deadline for which is May 5. Huffman, a Republican, also said he thinks Democratic opposition would tank the plan, so he plans to not move forward with the proposed amendment if there isn’t bipartisan support.