Kent Smith News

Today, state Senator Kent Smith (D-Euclid) issued the following statement in response to the Ohio Senate's passage of Senate Bill 4, which undermines local governments by establishing a partisan Election Integrity Unit under the Secretary of State.  

Today, state Senators Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) and Kent Smith (D-Euclid) celebrated the passage of Senate Bill 85, their legislation to create the Ohio NAACP license plate. 

Today, state Senator Kent Smith (D-Euclid) voted against House Bill 96, the Senate Republicans' version of the state operating budget.

Today, state Senator Kent Smith (D-Euclid) issued the following statement in response to reports of a man burning 100 library books from the Beachwood Public Library. The books, mainly about subjects such as Jewish history, African American history, and LGBTQ+ education, were burned in a series of social media posts, as reported by Cleveland.com.

Today, state Senator Kent Smith (D-Euclid) commended the Ohio Senate's passage of House Bill 15, which makes significant changes to Ohio's energy policies to protect consumers, increase power generation, and improve the state's electric grid. House Bill 15 largely mirrors Senate Bill 2, which was unanimously passed by the Senate in March.

Today, Senate Democratic Whip Kent Smith (D-Euclid) and Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) introduced legislation that calls on state and federal legislators to support an amendment to the United States Constitution that would eliminate corporate personhood and the legal doctrine of money being equated with political speech.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood), Senate Democratic Whip Kent Smith (D-Euclid), and state Senators Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) and Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) sent a letter to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio urging them to carefully consider the recent FirstEnergy layoffs when evaluating personnel costs in their ongoing rate case.

Today, state Senators Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) and Kent Smith (D-Euclid) gave sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 85, which would create the Ohio NAACP license plate.

Today, state Senator Kent Smith (D-Euclid) commended the Ohio Senate's passage of Senate Bill 2, which makes significant changes to Ohio's energy policies to protect consumers, increase power generation, and improve the state's electric grid.

Today, state Senator Kent Smith (D-Euclid) commended the Ohio Senate's passage of House Bill 54, the state's two-year transportation budget. The budget invests $11.5 billion over the biennium into Ohio's roads, bridges, airports, and railways, with nearly $200 million being invested in public transportation.

Today, state Senator Kent Smith (D-Euclid) released the following statement after the passage of Senate Bill 56, which overhauls the adult-use recreational marijuana laws that the majority of Ohioans voted to approve in 2023.

Today, state Senator Kent Smith (D-Euclid) issued the following statement after the Ohio Senate voted to pass the highly controversial Senate Bill 1:

Today, state Senator Kent Smith (D-Euclid) issued the following statement in response to former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and senior vice president Michael Dowling being charged in federal court for their role in the H.B. 6 corruption scheme:

Today, state Senator Kent Smith (D-Euclid) held a press conference to discuss the values that will guide his work in the 136th General Assembly, the "Rules for the Road Ahead."

Today, state Senator Kent Smith (D-Euclid) took the oath of office to continue serving in the Ohio Senate during the 136th General Assembly as Democratic Whip.