Allison Russo

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Allison Russo
Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 26, 2022
Preceded byKristin Boggs (Acting)
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 2, 2023
Preceded byTom Patton
Constituency7th district
In office
January 7, 2019 – December 31, 2022
Preceded byJim Hughes
Succeeded byDani Isaacsohn
Constituency24th district
Personal details
Born (1976-10-15) October 15, 1976 (age 47)
Political party
MPH)
George Washington University (DPH
)

Catherine Allison Russo (born October 15, 1976) is an American healthcare consultant and

Upper Arlington in Franklin County. Russo was the Democratic Party nominee for the 2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election
.

Ohio House of Representatives

Election

Russo faced off against

general 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.

Committees

Russo serves on the following committees: Health; State and Local Government; Finance; Finance Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Families, Aging Human Services.[3]

2021 congressional campaign

Russo defeated Greg Betts in a primary election in August 2021 to be the Democratic nominee for the special election in Ohio's 15th congressional district. Her Republican opponent for the November 2021 special election was Mike 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.

Electoral history

Ohio House 24th district
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct
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%
2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allison Russo 13,057 84.2%
Democratic Greg Betts 2,453 15.8%
Total votes 15,510 100.0
2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Carey 93,255 58.3
Democratic Allison Russo 66,757 41.7
Total votes 160,012 100.0
Ohio House 7th district
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct
2022 Allison Russo 35,337 100%

References

  1. ^ Wu, Titus. "Rep. Allison Russo of Columbus area becomes the top Democrat in Ohio House". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  2. ^ "Ohio Election Results - Election Results 2018". The New York Times. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "C. Allison Russo Committees". The Ohio House of Representatives. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  4. ^ Jarrod Clay (August 4, 2021). "Allison Russo, Mike Carey win primaries for Ohio's 15th Congressional seat". ABC6. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

External links

Ohio House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 24th district
2019–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives
2022–present
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