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State Senator, 7th District · Full term commencing 1/1/2027
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Cara JacobCampaign photo — caraforohio.com

Cara Jacob

Candidate for State Senator, 7th District, Full term commencing 1/1/2027

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Neurologist
Campaign website
caraforohio.com

A neurologist running for the Ohio Senate in District 7.

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Photo: Campaign photo — caraforohio.com

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Supports a property tax circuit breaker and larger homestead exemption.

    Cara Jacob for Ohio Senate: Platform

    Campaign website · Friends of Cara Jacob · caraforohio.com

    “implementing a property tax circuit breaker, which ties relief to a household's ability to pay”
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Public safety

  • Opposes permitless concealed carry and arming teachers.

    Cara Jacob for Ohio Senate: Platform

    Campaign website · Friends of Cara Jacob · caraforohio.com

    “lax gun laws like permitless concealed carry and arming teachers with less than 24 hours of training”
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Education

  • Supports full implementation of the Fair School Funding Plan.

    Also opposes the state's private school voucher program and the elimination of elected State Board of Education members.

    Cara Jacob for Ohio Senate: Platform

    Campaign website · Friends of Cara Jacob · caraforohio.com

    “I strongly support the full implementation of the Fair School Funding Plan”
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Housing

  • Supports limiting bulk home purchases by corporate investors.

    Cara Jacob for Ohio Senate: Platform

    Campaign website · Friends of Cara Jacob · caraforohio.com

    “I support limiting these bulk purchases and keeping housing in community hands.”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports paid family leave, universal pre-K and affordable childcare.

    Cara Jacob for Ohio Senate: Platform

    Campaign website · Friends of Cara Jacob · caraforohio.com

    “I strongly support state legislation that expands access to affordable childcare, paid family leave and universal pre-K”
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Environment & parks

  • Supports making data centers pay for their grid infrastructure.

    Cara Jacob for Ohio Senate: Platform

    Campaign website · Friends of Cara Jacob · caraforohio.com

    “We must ensure that companies are paying for the infrastructure they require”
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Health & human services

  • Supports regulating pharmacy benefit managers' pricing practices.

    Also supports moving toward a single-payer, universal health care system.

    Cara Jacob for Ohio Senate: Platform

    Campaign website · Friends of Cara Jacob · caraforohio.com

    “I strongly support regulatory oversight of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) … ultimately moving toward a single-payer, universal healthcare system”
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  • Supports abortion rights and access to contraception and IVF.

    Cara Jacob for Ohio Senate: Platform

    Campaign website · Friends of Cara Jacob · caraforohio.com

    “I will fight any legislation that threatens access to reproductive healthcare in Ohio.”
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