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Hearcel F. Craig
 
District 15
 

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Ohio Senate District 15

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1 Capitol Square
Second Floor
228
 
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(614) 466-5131
 
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ohiosenate.gov/hearcel-f-craig
 
 

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Hearcel F. Craig brings a strong background of public service to the Statehouse as he serves in his second term as state Senator, representing Ohio's 15th Senate District.

A Columbus City Councilman from 2007-2014, Craig led the city's Veterans Affairs Committee to help meet the needs of veterans, service personnel and their families.

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March 26, 2025

Today, state Senator Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) gave sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 95, which would designate a portion of I-71 in Columbus as "Chief of Police James G. Jackson Memorial Highway." 

 
March 26, 2025

Today, state Senators Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) and Kent Smith (D-Euclid) gave sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 85, which would create the Ohio NAACP license plate.

 
March 26, 2025

Today, state Senator Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) condemned the Ohio Senate's concurrence of Senate Bill 1, also known as the "Higher Education Destruction Act."

 
March 19, 2025

Today, state Senator Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) commended the Ohio Senate's passage of Senate Bill 2, which makes significant changes to Ohio's energy policies to protect consumers, increase power generation, and improve the state's electric grid.

 
March 19, 2025

Today, state Senator Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) commended the Ohio Senate's passage of House Bill 54, the state's two-year transportation budget. The budget invests $11.5 billion over the biennium into Ohio's roads, bridges, airports, and railways, with nearly $200 million being invested in public transportation.

 
March 12, 2025

Today, state Senator Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) issued the following statement in response to Governor Mike DeWine's State of the State address.

 
March 5, 2025

Today, state Senators Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) and Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) celebrated the Ohio Senate's passage of Senate Bill 39, their bill to require the creation of a poster highlighting benefits and resources available to veterans that would be available to employers free of charge.

 
February 17, 2025

Today, Senate Assistant Minority Leader Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) announced that the Juneteenth flag has officially been added to the list of flags that are allowed to be flown at the Ohio Statehouse. 

 
February 12, 2025

Today, state Senator Hearcel Craig (D-Columbus) issued the following statement after the Ohio Senate voted to pass the highly controversial Senate Bill 1:  

 
February 10, 2025

Today, state Senators Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) and Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) introduced legislation that would prevent individuals convicted of first-degree misdemeanors for domestic violence from possessing firearms or dangerous weapons in Ohio.

 
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