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State Representative, 28th District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Ohio laws and the state budget in the Ohio House of Representatives.

Hamilton County: Blue Ash, Deer Park, Evendale, Forest Park, Loveland (Hamilton County part), Montgomery, Sharonville, Springdale, Sycamore and Symmes townships, and part of Springfield Township.

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Jill Cole

Republican

Blue Ash

The gist

Supports cutting personal income taxes and wasteful spending.
Supports reducing regulations and paperwork for small businesses.
Supports vouchers and charter schools alongside strong public schools.
Supports curriculum transparency for parents.
Supports investing in law enforcement training.
Supports preserving local home-rule decision-making.

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Supports cutting personal income taxes and wasteful spending.
Jill Cole's Priorities — Ohio House District 28
Campaign website · Jill Cole for Ohio · Economy: Tax Relief and Waste Reduction · jillcoleforohio.com
“Jill supports cutting personal income taxes and eliminating wasteful spending”
Supports reducing regulations and paperwork for small businesses.
Jill Cole's Priorities — Ohio House District 28
Campaign website · Jill Cole for Ohio · Economy: Support for Small Business · jillcoleforohio.com
“reducing burdensome regulations and paperwork”
Supports vouchers and charter schools alongside strong public schools.
Jill Cole's Priorities — Ohio House District 28
Campaign website · Jill Cole for Ohio · Education: Balanced School Choice · jillcoleforohio.com
“expanding educational opportunities for parents through vouchers and charter schools, but believes this must not come at the expense of strong, accountable public schools”
Supports curriculum transparency for parents.
Jill Cole's Priorities — Ohio House District 28
Campaign website · Jill Cole for Ohio · Education: Curriculum Transparency and Parental Involvement · jillcoleforohio.com
“parents have a right to know what is being taught in their children's schools”
Supports investing in law enforcement training.
Jill Cole's Priorities — Ohio House District 28
Campaign website · Jill Cole for Ohio · Public Safety: Support for Law Enforcement · jillcoleforohio.com
“Jill backs investments in public safety and law enforcement training”
Supports preserving local home-rule decision-making.
Jill Cole's Priorities — Ohio House District 28
Campaign website · Jill Cole for Ohio · Transparency: Home Rule and Local Control · jillcoleforohio.com
“strongly supports preserving local decision-making on schools, development, and municipal priorities”

Karen Brownlee

DemocraticIncumbent

Symmes Township

The gist

Sponsored HB 300 barring conversion therapy on minors.In office
Sponsored HB 351, a proposed Ohio gun violence task force.In office
Sponsored requiring insurers to cover telehealth mental health services.In office
Sponsored HB 409 barring legislators' free sports tickets.In office
Sponsored requiring insurance coverage of mental health well checks.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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Sponsored HB 300 barring conversion therapy on minors.
Karen Brownlee — Legislation, Ohio House of Representatives
Government record · Ohio House of Representatives · Primary Sponsored Bills: H. B. No. 300 · ohiohouse.gov
“Prohibit conversion therapy for minors by certain professionals”
Sponsored HB 351, a proposed Ohio gun violence task force.
Karen Brownlee — Legislation, Ohio House of Representatives
Government record · Ohio House of Representatives · Primary Sponsored Bills: H. B. No. 351 · ohiohouse.gov
“Establish the Ohio Task Force on Gun Violence”
Sponsored requiring insurers to cover telehealth mental health services.
Karen Brownlee — Legislation, Ohio House of Representatives
Government record · Ohio House of Representatives · Primary Sponsored Bills: H. B. No. 709 · ohiohouse.gov
“Require private insurers cover telehealth mental health services”
Sponsored HB 409 barring legislators' free sports tickets.
Karen Brownlee — Legislation, Ohio House of Representatives
Government record · Ohio House of Representatives · Primary Sponsored Bills: H. B. No. 409 · ohiohouse.gov
“Prohibit legislators receiving free or discounted sports tickets”
Sponsored requiring insurance coverage of mental health well checks.
Karen Brownlee — Legislation, Ohio House of Representatives
Government record · Ohio House of Representatives · Primary Sponsored Bills: H. B. No. 856 · ohiohouse.gov
“Require health plans, Medicaid cover mental health well checks”

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