Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) condemned Secretary of State Frank LaRose's statement blaming Democrats for the Ohio House not taking up amended House Bill 114, which includes language that would make it harder for citizen groups to participate in direct democracy through ballot initiatives.

Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Colmbus) condemned the Senate's passage of the tainted House Bill 114, which was amended this morning to include language that would allow President Biden to appear on the November ballot and previously unheard language regarding foreign spending in elections.

Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) denounced Attorney General Dave Yost's threat against students exercising their First Amendment right to protest in a letter sent to Ohio's University presidents, citing a law from 1953 meant to crack down on the Ku Klux Klan.

Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) denounced Secretary of State Frank LaRose's intent to purge potentially thousands of voters from the voter rolls ahead of the November election.

Leaders of the Ohio Democratic Caucus, the Franklin County House and Senate delegation and the Jewish Caucus released the following statement concerning the overnight protests and arrests on the campus of the Ohio State University. 

Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) condemned the passage of several administrative rules that would unnecessarily ban gender reassignment surgery on minors, even though such surgeries have never taken place in Ohio.

Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) issued the following statement in response to Governor Mike DeWine's State of the State address.

Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) condemned the passage of Senate Bill 215, a Republican bill that is meant to limit certain campaign contributions from foreign nationals but creates a host of unintended consequences.

Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) condemned the Ohio Senate's decision to override the governor's veto of House Bill 68, which bans gender-affirming care for trans minors and bans transgender student athletes from participating in sports that align with their gender identity.

Today, state Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) issued a statement after the Ohio House voted to override the Governor's veto of House Bill 68, which will ban critical gender-affirming health care for minors and ban transgender student-athletes from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity, effectively banning them from school sports entirely.