Veronica Sims

Democratic Party

Candidate, Ohio House of Representatives District 33

Ohio House of Representatives District 33

Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Predecessor:Tavia Galonski (D)

Prior offices:

Akron Public Schools school board At-large

Years in office: 2013 - 2016

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Compensation

Base salary

$72,343/year

Per diem

No per diem is paid during session.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

May 5, 2026

Education

High school

Garfield High School

Bachelor's

University of Akron

Graduate

University of Akron

Personal

Profession

Non-profit administrator

Contact

Official website

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Veronica Sims (Democratic Party) is a member of theOhio House of Representatives, representingDistrict 33. She assumed office on February 7, 2024. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Sims (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to theOhio House of Representatives to representDistrict 33. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled onMay 5, 2026.^[source]

TheOhio House of Representatives appointed Sims as representative for District 33 on February 7, 2024, to replaceTavia Galonski (D).^[1]

Biography

Sims earned a B.S. in political science and Criminal Justice and a Master's of Public Administration from the University of Akron. She has been the special projects and government affairs administrator for Akron Summit Community Action Inc.^[2]

Sponsored legislation

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Committee assignments

2025-2026

Sims was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture Committee
• Government Oversight Committee
• House Local Government Committee,Ranking Member
• House Finance Committee

Elections

2026

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 5, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 33

IncumbentVeronica Sims (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 33 on May 5, 2026.

		Candidate
		Veronica Sims

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 33

Napoleon Rodgers Jr. (R) is running in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 33 on May 5, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Napoleon Rodgers Jr.

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Libertarian Party primary

Libertarian primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 33

Keith Castillo (L) is running in the Libertarian Party primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 33 on May 5, 2026.

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Endorsements

2024

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 33

IncumbentVeronica Sims won election in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 33 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Veronica Sims (D)	100.0	37,146

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 33

IncumbentVeronica Sims advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 33 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Veronica Sims	100.0	6,544

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Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 33

IncumbentTavia Galonski defeatedKristopher Anderson in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 33 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tavia Galonski (D)	74.4	23,459
		Kristopher Anderson (R)	25.6	8,064

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,523
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 33

IncumbentTavia Galonski advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 33 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tavia Galonski	100.0	2,949

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Derrick Hall (D)
• Veronica Sims (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 33

Kristopher Anderson advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 33 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kristopher Anderson	100.0	779

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2013

See also:Akron Public Schools elections (2013)

Sims won re-election to the board against six other candidates in the November 5, 2013 general election. There were four available seats on the board in 2013.

Results

Akron Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Lisa MansfieldIncumbent	20.9%	11,621
	Nonpartisan	Bruce D. AlexanderIncumbent	18.6%	10,344
	Nonpartisan	Veronica SimsIncumbent	15.8%	8,816
	Nonpartisan	Dave Lombardi	13.8%	7,670
	Nonpartisan	Janice O. Davis	12.2%	6,814
	Nonpartisan	Debbie Maire Walsh	9.8%	5,466
	Nonpartisan	Scott Stetson	9%	5,003
Total Votes				55,734
Source:Summit County Board of Elections, "Election Summary Report for General Election in Summit County, Ohio," accessed December 13, 2013

Funding

Sims reported $3,703.35 in contributions but no expenditures to theOhio Secretary of State, which left her campaign with $3,703.35 on hand.^[3]

Endorsements

The Akron Beacon Journal endorsed Sims on October 11, 2013.^[4]

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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