Senate District 21
Sandra R. Williams
 
 
June 16, 2016
Sen. Williams Congratulates Cleveland For Youth Mentorship Grant Awards
COLUMBUS— Today, State Senator Sandra Williams (D-Cleveland) congratulated several organizations in Cleveland that have been awarded grants from the Ohio Department of Education Community Connectors Grant Program for over $1.2 million dollars. The funds will be used to help mentor young people in our community within the age group of 9-18.
 
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June 7, 2016
Senator Sandra Williams Honored as a Woman in Politics Making a Difference

CLEVELAND – State Senator Sandra Williams (D-Cleveland) is one of the first winners of the Women in Politics Making a Difference Award, presented by the Women's Legislative Network of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

 
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May 11, 2016
Senator Williams Voices Opposition to Local Hiring Restriction Bill
COLUMBUS— Today, State Senator Sandra Williams (D-Cleveland) voiced opposition to the passage of House Bill 180, which will eliminate the City of Cleveland’s current local hiring standards, established in the Fannie Lewis Law (2004), which guarantee a certain percentage of city residents’ employment on public construction projects.
 
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May 4, 2016
Senator Williams Testifies on Broadcast Industry Non-Compete Contracts
COLUMBUS— Today, State Senator Sandra Williams (D-Cleveland) delivered sponsor testimony to the Senate Transportation, Commerce and Labor Committee on Senate Bill 228, which would prohibit the use of non-compete provisions in employment contracts in the broadcast industry. In Ohio, nearly two dozen radio and television personalities are out of work, in their chosen field, due to non-compete clauses.
 
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March 12, 2016
Senator Williams Hosts "Road From Injustice, Mandate to Reform the Grand Jury" Event

CLEVELAND—Today, State Senator Sandra Williams (D-Cleveland) was joined by experts Dr. Jonathan Witmer-Rich – Professor of law at CSU’s Cleveland–Marshall College of Law, Attorney Greg Meyers – Ohio Public Defender’s Office Chief Counsel of Trial Division, Judge Michelle D. Earley – Cleveland Municipal Court, and Rev. C. Jay Matthews – Mt. Sinai Baptist Church to examine grand jury reform in Ohio.

 
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February 11, 2016
Senator Williams Introduces Legislation to Remove the Grand Jury Process from the Ohio Constitution
COLUMBUS— State Senator Sandra Williams introduced Senate Joint Resolution 4 to amend Section 10 of Article I of the Constitution of the State of Ohio. This legislation will eliminate the grand jury process from the Constitution and will allow for the process to be reformed and reviewed by the Ohio legislature. 
 
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January 14, 2016
Senator Williams Introduces Special Prosecutor Bill
COLUMBUS— Yesterday, State Senator Sandra Williams (D-Cleveland) introduced Senate Bill 258, which will require the Ohio Attorney General to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and bring forth charges in cases involving officer use of lethal force against an unarmed suspect. State Senator Charleta B. Tavares (D - Columbus) is cosponsoring the bill.  
 
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December 28, 2015
Senator Sandra Williams Releases Statement on Tamir Rice Decision
Columbus—Senator Sandra Williams released a statement on the grand jury decision in the case of Timothy Loehmann.

 

 
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December 21, 2015
Senator Williams Introduces Bias-Free Policing Bill
COLUMBUS— State Senator Sandra Williams (D-Cleveland) has introduced Senate Bill 256, which would require law enforcement officers to collect data and maintain information from all motor vehicle stops, questionings, and delays to determine whether bias-based policing factored into these actions. Senator Charleta B. Tavares (D-Columbus) is co-sponsoring this bill.
 
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September 17, 2015
Senator Williams Urges Governor Kasich to Help Fund Cleveland Violence Prevention

COLUMBUS - Senator Sandra Williams sent the following letter to Governor John Kasich, requesting that funds be directed to the city of Cleveland for violence prevention in light of recent tragedies, including the shooting deaths of 3-year-old Major Howard and 5-year-old Ramon Burnett.

 
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