Veronica Sims

American politician
Veronica Sims
Veronica Sims in 2024
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 33rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 7, 2024
Preceded byTavia Galonski
Member of the Akron Public Schools School Board from the At-Large District
In office
2013–2016
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Akron

Veronica Sims is an American politician and non-profit administrator serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 33rd district since 2024. She was appointed to replace Tavia Galonski, who resigned from office.[1] She previously served as a member of the Akron Public Schools school board from the At-large district and as the president of the Summit County Council.[2][3]

Early life and career

Sims earned a B.S degree. in political science and criminal justice and a Master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Akron. She worked as the special projects and government affairs administrator for Akron Summit Community Action Inc.[2]

Political career

Sims was elected to the Akron Public Schools school board in 2013 with 15.8% of the vote, finishing in third place.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Veronica Sims Named to Represent Ohio's 33rd House District". Ohio House of Representatives. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  2. ^ a b "Veronica Sims". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  3. ^ Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland com (2024-02-06). "Summit County Council President Veronica Sims to be appointed to the Ohio House". cleveland. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  4. ^ Summit County Board of Elections, "Election Summary Report for General Election in Summit County, Ohio," accessed December 13, 2013


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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)
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