Allison Russo
What this job does: Ohio's chief elections officer. The secretary of state oversees the 88 county boards of elections, certifies candidates and ballot issues, keeps business filings, and sits on the Ohio Redistricting Commission and the Ohio Ballot Board. A term is four years, with a limit of two terms in a row.
- Current office
- State Representative, House District 7 (since 2019)
- Occupation
- Health care policy analyst; state representative
- Lives in
- Upper Arlington
Background
- Elected to the Ohio House in 2018; term limits keep Russo from running for the House again. source: signalohio.org
- Ohio House Democratic leader (minority leader) from 2022 until stepping down in June 2025 to run statewide. source: signalohio.org
- Served on the Ohio Redistricting Commission. source: signalohio.org
- Won the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary over Bryan Hambley, 67.4% to 32.6%. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
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- The secretary of state should be a champion for voters and keep partisan interests out of ballot information and access source: athensmessenger.com
- "Our government only really works if it is truly accountable to the people" source: athensmessenger.com
- Opposes Issue 3: "Our current form of photo identification and the laws that govern it are working as they were intended." source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
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