Allison Russo | |
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Minority Leader of theOhio House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 26, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Kristin Boggs(Acting) |
Member of theOhio House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 2, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Tom Patton |
Constituency | 7th district |
In office January 7, 2019 – December 31, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Jim Hughes |
Succeeded by | Dani Isaacsohn |
Constituency | 24th district |
Personal details | |
Born | (1976-10-15)October 15, 1976 (age 48) |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Brian Russo |
Education | Mississippi University for Women (BS) University of Alabama, Birmingham (MPH) George Washington University (DPH) |
Catherine Allison Russo (born October 15, 1976) is an American healthcare consultant andDemocratic politician currently serving as the Minority Leader of theOhio House of Representatives.[1] Russo represents the 7th district, which consists of portions ofColumbus, andUpper Arlington inFranklin County. Russo was the Democratic Party nominee for the2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election.
Russo faced off againstRepublican candidate Erik Yassenoff in thegeneral election on November 6, 2018. She was elected with 57 percent of the vote, flipping the seat from Republican control to Democratic control.[2] In 2020, she successfully defended her seat against Republican Pat Manley, increasing her win by 1 percentage point with 58% of the vote.
Russo serves on the following committees: Health; State and Local Government; Finance; Finance Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Families, Aging Human Services.[3]
Russo defeated Greg Betts in a primary election in August 2021 to be the Democratic nominee forthe special election in Ohio's 15th congressional district. Her Republican opponent for the November 2021 special election wasMike Carey.[4] Although she lost the race, she won a greater vote share than any Democrat in that district since it was drawn in 2012.
Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | ||
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2018 | Allison Russo | 34,629 | 57.0% | Erik F. Yassenoff | 26,159 | 43.0% | ||
2020 | Allison Russo | 42,935 | 58.0% | Pat Manley | 31,202 | 42.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Allison Russo | 13,057 | 84.2% | |
Democratic | Greg Betts | 2,453 | 15.8% | |
Total votes | 15,510 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Carey | 93,255 | 58.3 | |
Democratic | Allison Russo | 66,757 | 41.7 | |
Total votes | 160,012 | 100.0 |
Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | ||
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2022 | Allison Russo | 35,337 | 100% |
Ohio House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of theOhio House of Representatives from the 24th district 2019–present | Incumbent |
Preceded by | Minority Leader of theOhio House of Representatives 2022–present |