SPOTLIGHT RACE: Rose Lounsbury for OH-HD36
I’m Rose Lounsbury and I’m running—again—for State Rep in Ohio’s House District 36, which includes Kettering, Oakwood, Riverside, East Dayton, and downtown.
I’m running because the issues that motivated me to run in 2024 are still around. In fact, they’re rapidly getting worse, and I remain committed to creating a state that our young people are going to want to stay in.
I’m a former public school teacher, the daughter of two retired teachers, and a mom of teenage triplets in public school. Protecting our public schools is still at the top of my list.
During the pandemic, I joined the League of Women Voters, which is where my political journey began. I believe that voting rights are the bedrock of our democracy and I’m committed to creating an Ohio where elections are fair.
My great-grandfather immigrated to Southeast Ohio in the early 1900’s to work in the coal mines because he believed Ohio was a place where hardworking people like him could afford a nice life. I still believe that. People who work hard should be able to afford housing, food, and—God forbid—if someone gets cancer, not go bankrupt.
That’s my vision for Ohio: a place with strong schools and fair elections, where hardworking people can afford to live.
This is NOT a crazy vision. The crazy thing is… Republicans like my opponent are working every day in Columbus to make sure it doesn’t happen.
They’re defunding our schools with vouchers.
They’re diluting our votes with voter suppression and rigged maps.
They’re making life unaffordable by refusing to fix the property tax problem they created.
They’re supporting a status quo that doesn’t work for most of us. But I know that—together—we can create an Ohio that works for working people.
https://www.roseforohio.com/about