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Saturday, May 18, 2013
Senator Eric H. Kearney was elected Minority Leader of the Ohio Senate in January 2012. He has been a member of the Ohio Senate since December of 2005 representing the 9th Senate District which encompasses portions of Cincinnati and neighboring communities. As a member of the General Assembly, Senator Kearney has championed the issues of small business development, child safety, adoption, and crime prevention. Senator Kearney is a Cincinnati native and a graduate of St. Xavier High School and the University of Cincinnati College of Law. Before joining the Ohio Senate, he founded and built one of the largest African American owned publishing companies.
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05.02.13 - Senator Kearney Introduces Bill To Increase Funding For Technology Investment Tax Credit Program
Columbus – Today, Senator Eric H. Kearney (D-Cincinnati) introduced Senate Bill 120, to increase the total amount of credits awarded under the Technology Investment Tax Credit Program from $45 to $145 million. Due to the program reaching its funding cap, the Ohio Development Services Agency stopped accepting new applications on November 1, 2012.
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05.01.13 - Senate Democratic Leader Kearney & Senator Smith Call For Medicaid Expansion
Columbus –Today, Senate Democratic Leader Eric H. Kearney (D-Cincinnati) and Senator Shirley Smith (D-Cleveland) were joined by representatives from the business community, local elected officials and Ohioans who would benefit from Medicaid expansion at a press conference at the Ohio Statehouse to call for legislative action.
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04.30.13 - Senator Kearney Responds To Anti-Worker Legislation In The Ohio House
Columbus –Ohio Senate Democratic Leader Eric H. Kearney (D-Cincinnati) issued the following statement today after Republican members of the Ohio House of Representatives announced plans to introduce so-called Right to Work legislation that would attack worker’s rights in Ohio:
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04.25.13 - Senator Kearney Introduces Legislation To Modify Ohio's Open Container Law
Columbus – Today, Senator Eric H. Kearney (D-Cincinnati) introduced legislation, Senate Bill 116, to allow municipal corporations with a population of more than 50,000 to create entertainment districts that are exempt from Ohio’s open container law.
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Senate District 9
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1 Capitol Square, 3rd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 466-5980
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Background
Hometown : Cincinnati
Party : Democrat
Elected Experience :
State Senator since 2005
Current Term : Expires December 2014 / Not eligible to run for another four-year term