Desiree Tims | |
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.jpg) Tims in 2025 | |
| Member of theOhio House of Representatives from the 38th district | |
| Assumed office January 6, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Willis Blackshear Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dayton,Ohio U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Xavier University (BA) Georgetown University Law Center (JD) |
Desiree Tims is an American politician serving as a member of theOhio House of Representatives for the 38th district. Elected in2024, she assumed office on January 6, 2025. She is aDemocrat.[1]
Tims was born inDayton,Ohio, and graduated fromDunbar High School in 2006. She went on to earn aBachelor of Arts atXavier University and aJuris Doctor from theGeorgetown University Law Center.[2]
Tims interned at theWhite House underBarack Obama and worked as an aide toU.S. SenatorsSherrod Brown andKirsten Gillibrand. She was previously elected to serve as President of the Senate Black Legislative Staff Caucus, worked as a senior advisor for Child Care Aware of America, director of judiciary programs at theLeague of Conservation Voters, and as a law clerk atDinsmore & Shohl.[3][2]
She went on to direct Innovation Ohio, aprogressive think tank.[1]
Tims announced her campaign for theU.S. House of Representatives inOhio's 10th congressional district on August 14, 2019, against incumbentRepublicanMike Turner.[2] From April to June, she outraised Turner by approximately $300,000 in campaign donations.[4] Tims was added to theDCCC's Red to Blue program, indicating national attention and a potentially competitive race.[5] Turner accused her of campaign finance violations after she missed two deadlines for filing financial disclosure reports and for taking a salary from theOhio Democratic Party while running.[6] She lost in the general election to Turner with 41.6% of the vote.[7]
Tims ran for theOhio House of Representatives in the 38th district in2024, where incumbent Rep.Willis Blackshear Jr. was retiring to run for theOhio Senate. She defeatedDerrick L. Foward in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.[8] She was sworn in on January 6, 2025.[1]
