Michele Reynolds
American politician
Michele Reynolds | |
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Member of the Ohio Senate from the 3rd district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Tina Maharath |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican (Currently) |
Other political affiliations | Democratic (Formerly) |
Children | 1 |
Residence(s) | Canal Winchester, Ohio, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Cincinnati (BS) University of Akron (MA) Thomas Jefferson School of Law (JSM) |
Michele Reynolds is an American business owner and member of the Ohio Senate.
In the 2022 midterm election, she made history as the first African-American woman elected as a Republican in Franklin County.
Experience
In 2019, she was elected Township Trustee for Madison Township in Franklin County.[1]
She was criticized in 2022 for referencing an antisemitic phrase in a 2014 book.[2] Several leaders of The Ohio Jewish Communities commented that her remarks were taken out of context and acknowledged their support for her leadership.[3]
Reynolds won election to the Ohio Senate in 2022 defeating incumbent Democrat Tina Maharath.
Electoral history
Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct |
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2022 | Tina Maharath | 56,023 | 47.58% | Michele Reynolds | 61,723 | 52.42% |
References
- ^ "2019 Franklin County Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ Andrew Lapin. "Ohio GOP candidate apologizes for antisemitic 'Jew you down' comment". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ LANGEL, STEPHEN. "Jewish leaders vouch for Reynolds despite 'Jew you down' comment". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
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Current members of the Ohio Senate
135th General Assembly (2023-2025)
- President of the Senate
- Matt Huffman (R)
- President pro tempore
- Kirk Schuring (R)
- Majority Leader
- Rob McColley (R)
- Minority Leader
- Nickie Antonio (D)
- ▌Rob McColley (R)
- ▌Theresa Gavarone (R)
- ▌Michele Reynolds (R)
- ▌George Lang (R)
- ▌Steve Huffman (R)
- ▌Niraj Antani (R)
- ▌Steve Wilson (R)
- ▌Louis Blessing (R)
- ▌Catherine Ingram (D)
- ▌Bob Hackett (R)
- ▌Paula Hicks-Hudson (D)
- ▌Matt Huffman (R)
- ▌Nathan Manning (R)
- ▌Terry Johnson (R)
- ▌Hearcel Craig (D)
- ▌Stephanie Kunze (R)
- ▌Shane Wilkin (R)
- ▌Jerry Cirino (R)
- ▌Andrew Brenner (R)
- ▌Tim Schaffer (R)
- ▌Kent Smith (D)
- ▌Mark Romanchuk (R)
- ▌Nickie Antonio (D)
- ▌Matt Dolan (R)
- ▌Bill DeMora (D)
- ▌Bill Reineke (R)
- ▌Kristina Roegner (R)
- ▌Vernon Sykes (D)
- ▌Kirk Schuring (R)
- ▌Brian Chavez (R)
- ▌Al Landis (R)
- ▌Sandra O'Brien (R)
- ▌Alessandro Cutrona (R)