Allison Russo

American politician from Ohio (born 1976)
Allison Russo
Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 26, 2022
Preceded byKristin Boggs (Acting)
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2, 2023
Preceded byTom Patton
Constituency7th district
In office
January 7, 2019 – December 31, 2022
Preceded byJim Hughes
Succeeded byDani Isaacsohn
Constituency24th district
Personal details
Born (1976-10-15) October 15, 1976 (age 47)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBrian Russo
EducationMississippi University for Women (BS)
University of Alabama, Birmingham (MPH)
George Washington University (DPH)

Catherine Allison Russo (born October 15, 1976) is an American healthcare consultant and Democratic politician currently serving as the Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives.[1] Russo represents the 7th district, which consists of portions of Columbus, and Upper Arlington in Franklin County. Russo was the Democratic Party nominee for the 2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election.

Ohio House of Representatives

Election

Russo faced off against Republican candidate Erik Yassenoff in the general election on November 6, 2018. She was elected with 57 percent of the vote, flipping the seat from Republican control to Democratic control.[2] In 2020, she successfully defended her seat against Republican Pat Manley, increasing her win by 1 percentage point with 58% of the vote.

Committees

Russo serves on the following committees: Health; State and Local Government; Finance; Finance Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Families, Aging Human Services.[3]

2021 congressional campaign

Russo defeated Greg Betts in a primary election in August 2021 to be the Democratic nominee for the special election in Ohio's 15th congressional district. Her Republican opponent for the November 2021 special election was Mike Carey.[4] Although she lost the race, she won a greater vote share than any Democrat in that district since it was drawn in 2012.

Electoral history

Ohio House 24th district
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct
2018 Allison Russo 34,629 57.0% Erik F. Yassenoff 26,159 43.0%
2020 Allison Russo 42,935 58.0% Pat Manley 31,202 42.0%
2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allison Russo 13,057 84.2%
Democratic Greg Betts 2,453 15.8%
Total votes 15,510 100.0
2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Carey 93,255 58.3
Democratic Allison Russo 66,757 41.7
Total votes 160,012 100.0
Ohio House 7th district
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct
2022 Allison Russo 35,337 100%

References

  1. ^ Wu, Titus. "Rep. Allison Russo of Columbus area becomes the top Democrat in Ohio House". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  2. ^ "Ohio Election Results - Election Results 2018". The New York Times. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "C. Allison Russo Committees". The Ohio House of Representatives. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  4. ^ Jarrod Clay (August 4, 2021). "Allison Russo, Mike Carey win primaries for Ohio's 15th Congressional seat". ABC6. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

External links

  • State representative website
  • Campaign website
  • Profile from the Ohio Statehouse Museum
Ohio House of Representatives
Preceded by
Jim Hughes
 Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 24th district
2019–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives
2022–present
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Majority leaders
▌Mark Wright (R)
▌David Moon (D)
▌Mike Moran (D)
▌Jamie Long (DFL)
▌[to be determined] (R)
▌Sue Vinton (R)
▌Ray Aguilar (R)*
▌Jason Osborne (R)
▌Mike Lefor (R)
▌Bill Seitz (R)
▌Josh West (R)
▌Ben Bowman (D)
▌Emily Long (D)
Federal districts:
Territories:
▌Rory Respicio (D)*
▌Ed Propst (D)
▌Kenneth Gittens (D)*
Political party affiliations
▌Republican: 28 states
▌Democratic: 21 states, 3 territories, 1 district
▌Popular Democratic: 1 territory
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Minority leaders
▌Anthony Daniels (D)
▌James Gallagher (R)
▌Vic Miller (D)
▌Derrick Graham (D)
▌Matt Hall (R)
▌Kim Abbott (D)
Vacant*
▌Zac Ista (D-NPL)
▌Allison Russo (D)
▌Mike Yin (D)
Federal districts:
None*
Territories:
▌Chris Duenas (R)*
▌Patrick San Nicolas (R)
▌Dwayne DeGraff (I)*
Political party affiliations
▌Democratic: 27 states
▌Republican: 21 states, 2 territories
▌Independent: 1 state
▌ New Progressive: 1 territory
An asterisk (*) indicates a unicameral body.
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135th Ohio General Assembly (2023–2024)
Speaker of the House
Jason Stephens (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Scott Oelslager (R)
Majority Leader
Bill Seitz (R)
Minority Leader
Allison Russo (D)
  1. ▌Dontavius Jarrells (D)
  2. ▌Latyna Humphrey (D)
  3. ▌Ismail Mohamed (D)
  4. ▌Beryl Piccolantonio (D)
  5. ▌Richard Brown (D)
  6. ▌Adam Miller (D)
  7. ▌Allison Russo (D)
  8. ▌Beth Liston (D)
  9. ▌Munira Abdullahi (D)
  10. ▌David Dobos (R)
  11. ▌Anita Somani (D)
  12. ▌Brian Stewart (R)
  13. ▌Michael J. Skindell (D)
  14. ▌Sean Brennan (D)
  15. ▌Richard Dell'Aquila (D)
  16. ▌Bride Rose Sweeney (D)
  17. ▌Tom Patton (R)
  18. ▌Darnell Brewer (D)
  19. ▌Phil Robinson (D)
  20. ▌Terrence Upchurch (D)
  21. ▌Elliot Forhan (D)
  22. ▌Juanita Brent (D)
  23. ▌Dan Troy (D)
  24. ▌Dani Isaacsohn (D)
  25. ▌Cecil Thomas (D)
  26. ▌Sedrick Denson (D)
  27. ▌Rachel Baker (D)
  28. ▌Vacant
  29. ▌Cindy Abrams (R)
  30. ▌Bill Seitz (R)
  31. ▌Bill Roemer (R)
  32. ▌Jack Daniels (R)
  33. ▌Veronica Sims (D)
  34. ▌Casey Weinstein (D)
  35. ▌Steve Demetriou (R)
  36. ▌Andrea White (R)
  37. ▌Tom Young (R)
  38. ▌Willis Blackshear Jr. (D)
  39. ▌Phil Plummer (R)
  40. ▌Rodney Creech (R)
  41. ▌Josh Williams (R)
  42. ▌Derek Merrin (R)
  43. ▌Michele Grim (D)
  44. ▌Elgin Rogers Jr. (D)
  45. ▌Jennifer Gross (R)
  46. ▌Thomas Hall (R)
  47. ▌Sara Carruthers (R)
  48. ▌Scott Oelslager (R)
  49. ▌Jim Thomas (R)
  50. ▌Reggie Stoltzfus (R)
  51. ▌Brett Hillyer (R)
  52. ▌Gayle Manning (R)
  53. ▌Joe Miller (D)
  54. ▌Dick Stein (R)
  55. ▌Scott Lipps (R)
  56. ▌Adam Matthews (R)
  57. ▌Jamie Callender (R)
  58. ▌Alessandro Cutrona (R)
  59. ▌Lauren McNally (D)
  60. ▌Brian Lorenz (R)
  61. ▌Beth Lear (R)
  62. ▌Jean Schmidt (R)
  63. ▌Adam Bird (R)
  64. ▌Nick Santucci (R)
  65. ▌Mike Loychik (R)
  66. ▌Sharon Ray (R)
  67. ▌Melanie Miller (R)
  68. ▌Thaddeus Claggett (R)
  69. ▌Kevin Miller (R)
  70. ▌Brian Lampton (R)
  71. ▌Bill Dean (R)
  72. ▌Gail Pavliga (R)
  73. ▌Jeff LaRe (R)
  74. ▌Bernard Willis (R)
  75. ▌Haraz Ghanbari (R)
  76. ▌Marilyn John (R)
  77. ▌Scott Wiggam (R)
  78. ▌Susan Manchester (R)
  79. ▌Monica Robb Blasdel (R)
  80. ▌Jena Powell (R)
  81. ▌Jim Hoops (R)
  82. ▌Roy Klopfenstein (R)
  83. ▌Jon Cross (R)
  84. ▌Angela King (R)
  85. ▌Tim Barhorst (R)
  86. ▌Tracy Richardson (R)
  87. ▌Riordan McClain (R)
  88. ▌Gary Click (R)
  89. ▌D. J. Swearingen (R)
  90. ▌Justin Pizzuli (R)
  91. ▌Bob Peterson (R)
  92. ▌Mark Johnson (R)
  93. ▌Jason Stephens (R)
  94. ▌Jay Edwards (R)
  95. ▌Don Jones (R)
  96. ▌Ron Ferguson (R)
  97. ▌Adam Holmes (R)
  98. ▌Darrell Kick (R)
  99. ▌Sarah Fowler (R)