Michele Reynolds

American politician
Michele Reynolds
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byTina Maharath
Personal details
Political partyRepublican (Currently)
Other political
affiliations		Democratic (Formerly)
Children1
Residence(s)Canal Winchester, Ohio, U.S.
Alma materUniversity 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
Ohio Senate 3rd District
2022 Tina Maharath 56,023 47.58% Michele Reynolds 61,723 52.42%

References

  1. ^ "2019 Franklin County Election Results" (PDF).
  2. ^ Andrew Lapin. "Ohio GOP candidate apologizes for antisemitic 'Jew you down' comment". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  3. ^ 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)
  1. ▌Rob McColley (R)
  2. ▌Theresa Gavarone (R)
  3. ▌Michele Reynolds (R)
  4. ▌George Lang (R)
  5. ▌Steve Huffman (R)
  6. ▌Niraj Antani (R)
  7. ▌Steve Wilson (R)
  8. ▌Louis Blessing (R)
  9. ▌Catherine Ingram (D)
  10. ▌Bob Hackett (R)
  11. ▌Paula Hicks-Hudson (D)
  12. ▌Matt Huffman (R)
  13. ▌Nathan Manning (R)
  14. ▌Terry Johnson (R)
  15. ▌Hearcel Craig (D)
  16. ▌Stephanie Kunze (R)
  17. ▌Shane Wilkin (R)
  18. ▌Jerry Cirino (R)
  19. ▌Andrew Brenner (R)
  20. ▌Tim Schaffer (R)
  21. ▌Kent Smith (D)
  22. ▌Mark Romanchuk (R)
  23. ▌Nickie Antonio (D)
  24. ▌Matt Dolan (R)
  25. ▌Bill DeMora (D)
  26. ▌Bill Reineke (R)
  27. ▌Kristina Roegner (R)
  28. ▌Vernon Sykes (D)
  29. ▌Kirk Schuring (R)
  30. ▌Brian Chavez (R)
  31. ▌Al Landis (R)
  32. ▌Sandra O'Brien (R)
  33. ▌Michael Rulli (R)