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Allison Russo
Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 26, 2022
Preceded by	Kristin Boggs (Acting)
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2, 2023
Preceded by	Tom Patton
Constituency	7th district
In office January 7, 2019 – December 31, 2022
Preceded by	Jim Hughes
Succeeded by	Dani Isaacsohn
Constituency	24th district
Personal details
Born	(1976-10-15) October 15, 1976 (age 48)
Political 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. 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. 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.

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. 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

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

• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Profile at Vote Smart

v t e Statewide political officials of Ohio
U.S. senators	Bernie Moreno Vacant
State government	Mike DeWine, Governor Jon Husted, Lieutenant Governor Frank LaRose, Secretary of State Dave Yost, Attorney General Keith Faber, Auditor Robert Sprague, Treasurer
Senate	Rob McColley, President Bill Reineke, President pro tempore Theresa Gavarone, Majority Leader Nickie Antonio, Minority Leader
House	Matt Huffman, Speaker Gayle Manning, Speaker pro tempore Marilyn John, Majority Leader Allison Russo, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Sharon L. Kennedy, Chief Justice Pat Fischer Pat DeWine Jennifer Brunner Joe Deters Daniel R. Hawkins Megan E. Shanahan, Associate Justices

v t e Members of the Ohio House of Representatives
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)
▌Dontavius Jarrells (D) ▌Latyna Humphrey (D) ▌Ismail Mohamed (D) ▌Beryl Piccolantonio (D) ▌Richard Brown (D) ▌Adam Miller (D) ▌Allison Russo (D) ▌Beth Liston (D) ▌Munira Abdullahi (D) ▌David Dobos (R) ▌Anita Somani (D) ▌Brian Stewart (R) ▌Michael J. Skindell (D) ▌Sean Brennan (D) ▌Richard Dell'Aquila (D) ▌Bride Rose Sweeney (D) ▌Tom Patton (R) ▌Darnell Brewer (D) ▌Phil Robinson (D) ▌Terrence Upchurch (D) ▌Elliot Forhan (D) ▌Juanita Brent (D) ▌Dan Troy (D) ▌Dani Isaacsohn (D) ▌Cecil Thomas (D) ▌Sedrick Denson (D) ▌Rachel Baker (D) ▌Jodi Whitted (D) ▌Cindy Abrams (R) ▌Bill Seitz (R) ▌Bill Roemer (R) ▌Jack Daniels (R) ▌Veronica Sims (D) ▌Casey Weinstein (D) ▌Steve Demetriou (R) ▌Andrea White (R) ▌Tom Young (R) ▌Willis Blackshear Jr. (D) ▌Phil Plummer (R) ▌Rodney Creech (R) ▌Josh Williams (R) ▌Derek Merrin (R) ▌Michele Grim (D) ▌Elgin Rogers Jr. (D) ▌Jennifer Gross (R) ▌Thomas Hall (R) ▌Sara Carruthers (R) ▌Scott Oelslager (R) ▌Jim Thomas (R) ▌Reggie Stoltzfus (R) ▌Brett Hillyer (R) ▌Gayle Manning (R) ▌Joe Miller (D) ▌Dick Stein (R) ▌Scott Lipps (R) ▌Adam Mathews (R) ▌Jamie Callender (R) ▌Tex Fischer (R) ▌Lauren McNally (D) ▌Brian Lorenz (R) ▌Beth Lear (R) ▌Jean Schmidt (R) ▌Adam Bird (R) ▌Nick Santucci (R) ▌Mike Loychik (R) ▌Sharon Ray (R) ▌Melanie Miller (R) ▌Thaddeus Claggett (R) ▌Kevin Miller (R) ▌Brian Lampton (R) ▌Bill Dean (R) ▌Gail Pavliga (R) ▌Jeff LaRe (R) ▌Bernard Willis (R) ▌Haraz Ghanbari (R) ▌Marilyn John (R) ▌Scott Wiggam (R) ▌Susan Manchester (R) ▌Monica Robb Blasdel (R) ▌Jena Powell (R) ▌Jim Hoops (R) ▌Roy Klopfenstein (R) ▌Jon Cross (R) ▌Angela King (R) ▌Tim Barhorst (R) ▌Tracy Richardson (R) ▌Riordan McClain (R) ▌Gary Click (R) ▌D. J. Swearingen (R) ▌Justin Pizzulli (R) ▌Bob Peterson (R) ▌Mark Johnson (R) ▌Jason Stephens (R) ▌Jay Edwards (R) ▌Don Jones (R) ▌Ron Ferguson (R) ▌Adam Holmes (R) ▌Darrell Kick (R) ▌Sarah Fowler (R)
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• 21st-century American women politicians
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• George Washington University alumni
• Living people
• Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
• Mississippi University for Women alumni
• People from Lafayette County, Mississippi
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• University of Alabama at Birmingham alumni
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