Nickie J. Antonio News

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) and members of the Ohio Senate Democratic Caucus held a press conference to propose potentially bipartisan legislation to address the reliability, affordability, water use, and local control concerns associated with data centers.

Today, the Ohio Senate Democratic Caucus published an open letter to the people of Ohio ahead of the expected increase in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in Springfield and across the state.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) sent letters to Ohio's U.S. Senators Jon Husted and Bernie Moreno, urging them to vote against increasing federal funding of ICE through the appropriations bill being considered by Congress. 

This week, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) was named Legislator of the Year by the Ohio Association of Election Officials.

This week, Ohio Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) appointed Eben "Sandy" McNair, J.D., to the newly-formed Ohio Election Integrity Commission for the term beginning January 1, 2026. Commission members serve two- to four-year terms and are responsible for overseeing the enforcement of Ohio's election laws.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued the following statement after Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich dismissed the case of Elwood Jones, a man who was sentenced to death three decades ago before being released and granted a new trial, after determining that there was no evidence to support his conviction.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued the following statement after the Ohio Senate voted to accept conference committee changes to Senate Bill 56, which significantly changes the state's adult-use cannabis program and directly undermines the will of Ohio voters, who established Ohio's recreational marijuana industry by passing State Issue 2 in 2023.

Today, the Ohio Senate Democratic Caucus sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine urging him to veto Senate Bill 293, which makes sweeping changes to election laws.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood)released the following statement after the Ohio Senate passed a number of Republican bills addressing property taxes. 

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) voted against Senate Bill 293, a bill that reduces the amount of time a voter's ballot may be counted in Ohio. 

Today, Co-Chair of the Ohio Redistricting Commission and Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) released the following statement following the Ohio Redistricting Commission's approval of a congressional map:

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) released the following statement following Governor DeWine's decision to sign an executive order to provide up to $25 million for food assistance for Ohioans affected by the federal government shutdown.

Today, the Ohio Senate Democratic Caucus sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine urging him to take immediate action to ensure that the over 1.4 million Ohioans who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will not go hungry should federal funding for the program lapse on November 1.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) joined Governor Mike DeWine at Emerson Elementary School in Lakewood as a part of the Governor's Literacy Leaders Tour.

Today, Co-Chair of the Ohio Redistricting Commission and Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) released the following statement after Republicans failed to present a congressional map proposal at the first meeting of the Ohio Redistricting Commission. 

On October 1, Democratic Leaders appealed to Governor DeWine's sense of duty and leadership to immediately convene the Ohio Redistricting Commission within 7 days so it could meet its constitutional duty to pass a congressional map by October 31. To date, the governor has refused all action and entirely failed to respond to the good-faith outreach.

After Republican lawmakers ignored the constitutionally-set deadline for proposing congressional district maps, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) and House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine today asking him to reconstitute the Ohio Redistricting Commission within the next 7 days to start the process to fulfill its constitutional obligation to produce a fair, bipartisan congressional map. 

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued a statement following Ohio Senate Republicans' vote to override Governor DeWine's veto of a provision of the state's operating budget that punishes local school districts and communities under the guise of property tax relief.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) testified on Senate Bill 259 - the fair, constitutional congressional map proposed by the Ohio Democrats - in front of the Joint Committee on Congressional Redistricting. 

Senate President Rob McColley (R-Napoleon), Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood), House Speaker Matt Huffman (R-Lima), and House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today released the following statement:

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) applauded Lakewood City Schools, Westlake City Schools, Rocky River City Schools, and Bay Village City Schools for meeting state standards on the Ohio State Report Card released by the Department of Education and Workforce (DEW). Leader Antonio also acknowledged the ongoing efforts of the Cleveland Municipal School District in striving to meet state academic benchmarks.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) released the following statement in response to the announcement of a Joint Committee on Congressional Redistricting being created. 

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) and House Democratic Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) introduced legislation putting forth the fairest congressional redistricting proposal in recent years. Democrats are introducing their redistricting plan now to comply with Ohio's September 30 deadline for the General Assembly to pass a bipartisan map.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) and House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) announced that the Ohio General Assembly has opened a public submission portal for congressional map plans to be considered during the upcoming redistricting process.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued a statement emphasizing the importance of fairness, transparency, and collaboration as Ohio prepares for another round of congressional redistricting.