Edna Brown (D)
Assistant Minority Whip
Edna Brown (D-Toledo) was elected to serve Toledo and Ohio’s 11th Senate District in November, 2010. She comes from the Ohio House of Representatives, where she represented Ohio’s 48th House District. Since her arrival in the General Assembly, Senator Brown has worked tirelessly on issues of voting rights, health, violence against women and economic development. The Toledo native is a public school graduate who attended the University of Toledo and Mary Manse College.
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Senator Snapshot
| Hometown: Toledo |
| Party: Democrat |
| Elected Experience: State Senator since 2011; State Representative, 2002-2010; Toledo City Councilwoman, 1996-2002 |
| Current Term: Expires December 2014; Eligible to run for another four-year term |
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Senate Building 1 Capitol Square, Ground Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Phone: (614) 466-5204 Email: SD11@senate.state.oh.us |
| Primary Sponsor | SB 99 | SB 133 | SB 270 |
| Primary Sponsor | SR 62 | SR 194 |
| 01.19.2012 | |
| Senator Brown Named to Deferred Compensation Board | |
| Columbus-State Senator Edna Brown has been named to the Ohio Public Employees Deferred Compensation Board (OPEDC) by Ohio Senate President Thomas Niehaus. Senator Brown will serve as one of two legislators who represent the General Assembly on the OPEDC Board, a body charged with fiduciary responsibility for the Ohio Deferred Compensation Program. | |
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| 11.28.2011 | |
| Senator Brown Announces Homeless Assistance Grants for the Toledo Area | |
| Columbus - State Senator Edna Brown is pleased to join the Ohio Department of Development and Ohio Controlling Board in announcing several local grants through the Homeless Assistance Grant Program totaling more than $1 million. | |
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| 10.26.2011 | |
| Senator Brown Receives Action Ohio’s Legislative Leadership Award | |
| Columbus - State Senator Edna Brown was honored by the Action Ohio Coalition for Battered Women at their Empty Place at the Table 35th Anniversary Meeting and Award Presentation Luncheon in the Statehouse Rotunda. | |
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| 09.27.2011 | |
| Senator Brown to Introduce Legislation Abolishing Death Penalty | |
| Columbus - State Senator Edna Brown announced that she will soon introduce legislation to abolish the death penalty in Ohio. Senator Brown's announcement comes on the heels of Governor Kasich's decision to not execute convicted killer Joseph Murphy. | |
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| 07.31.2011 | |
| Senator Brown Disturbed by Plans for Ohio Turnpike | |
| Columbus - State Senator Edna Brown writes to the Toledo Blade to express her concerns about privatizing the Ohio Turnpike. | |
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| 06.28.2011 | |
| Senator Brown Comments on Final Budget Passage | |
Columbus - State Senator Edna Brown issued the following statement after voting "no" on the final version of the biennial state budget (HB 153) as reported by the Conference Committee: | |
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| 01.04.2011 | |
| Senator Brown Sworn into Office to Represent 11th District | |
| Columbus - State Senator Edna Brown was sworn into office as the first African-American to represent Lucas County and the 11th District in the Ohio Senate. Her Democratic colleagues also elected Senator Brown to serve as Minority Whip in the 129th General Assembly. | |
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