Allison Russo Explained

Allison Russo
Office:Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives
Term Start:January 26, 2022
Office1:Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
Constituency1:7th district
Term Start1:January 2, 2023
Preceded1:Tom Patton
Constituency2:24th district
Term Start2:January 7, 2019
Term End2:December 31, 2022
Preceded2:Jim Hughes
Succeeded2:Dani Isaacsohn
Birth Date:15 October 1976
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Brian Russo
Education:Mississippi 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

Year!!
DemocratVotesPctRepublicanVotesPct
2018Allison Russo align="right" 34,62957.0%Erik F. Yassenoff26,15943.0%
2020Allison Russo align="right" 42,93558.0%Pat Manley31,20242.0%
Year!!
DemocratVotesPctRepublicanVotesPct
2022Allison Russo align="right" 35,337100%

External links

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Notes and References

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