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June 25, 2025 |
Craig Votes Against Republican State Budget
Today, state Senator Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) issued the following statement after the Ohio Senate voted to accept conference committee changes to House Bill 96, the state operating budget.
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June 18, 2025 |
Craig Celebrates Juneteenth Flag Raising at Ohio Statehouse
Today, state Senator Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) hosted a Juneteenth flag raising ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse.
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June 18, 2025 |
Craig Condemns Anti-Immigrant Bill
Today, state Senator Hearcel Craig (D-Columbus) criticized the Ohio Senate's passage of Senate Bill 172, a bill that threatens the due process rights of immigrants living in Ohio.
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June 18, 2025 |
Craig, Smith Celebrate Passage of NAACP License Plate Creation Bill
Today, state Senators Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) and Kent Smith (D-Euclid) celebrated the passage of Senate Bill 85, their legislation to create the Ohio NAACP license plate.
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June 11, 2025 |
Craig Condemns Senate Republican Budget
Today, state Senator Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) voted against House Bill 96, the Senate Republicans' version of the state operating budget.
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May 14, 2025 |
Craig Applauds Passage of Bill Honoring Late Chief of Police James G. Jackson
Today, state Senator Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) celebrated the Senate's passage of Senate Bill 95, which would designate a portion of I-71 in Columbus as the "Chief of Police James G. Jackson Memorial Highway."
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April 30, 2025 |
Craig Celebrates Passage of Energy Policy Overhaul
Today, state Senator Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) commended the Ohio Senate's passage of House Bill 15, which makes significant changes to Ohio's energy policies to protect consumers, increase power generation, and improve the state's electric grid. House Bill 15 largely mirrors Senate Bill 2, which was unanimously passed by the Senate in March.
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March 26, 2025 |
Craig Condemns Concurrence of Senate Bill 1
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."
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March 26, 2025 |
Craig Honors Late Chief of Police James G. Jackson
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."
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March 26, 2025 |
Craig, Smith Introduce Legislation to Create Ohio NAACP License Plate
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.
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March 19, 2025 |
Craig Celebrates Passage of Energy Overhaul Legislation
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.
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March 19, 2025 |
Craig Commends Senate Passage of Transportation Budget
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.
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March 12, 2025 |
Craig Responds to Governor's State of the State Address
Today, state Senator Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) issued the following statement in response to Governor Mike DeWine's State of the State address.
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March 5, 2025 |
Craig Commends Passage of Bill to Promote Veterans' Benefits
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.
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February 17, 2025 |
Craig Announces Juneteenth Flag to Fly at Ohio Statehouse
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.
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February 12, 2025 |
Craig Condemns Passage of Senate Bill 1
Today, state Senator Hearcel Craig (D-Columbus) issued the following statement after the Ohio Senate voted to pass the highly controversial Senate Bill 1:
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February 10, 2025 |
Craig, Weinstein Introduce Legislation to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence
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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January 8, 2025 |
Craig Remembers and Honors Legacy of Former State Senator Ben Espy
Today, state Senator Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) paid tribute to Ben Espy, former Ohio Senate Minority Leader and Columbus City Council member, who passed away on January 4, 2025.
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January 6, 2025 |
Craig Sworn Into 136th General Assembly as Assistant Democratic Leader
Today, state Senator Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) took the oath of office to continue serving in the Ohio Senate during the 136th General Assembly as Assistant Democratic Leader.
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January 2, 2025 |
Craig, DeMora Respond to Final Report by Joint Committee on Property Tax Review and Reform
Today, state Senators Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) and Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) announced their support for some of the recommendations made by the Joint Committee on Property Tax Review and Reform. The report recommended several legislative solutions, including raising the homestead exemption and considering the authorization of a property tax circuit breaker as proposed in Senate Bill 271, jointly sponsored by Senator Craig.
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December 18, 2024 |
Craig Commends Passage of Public Works Resolution
Today, state Senator Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) celebrated the Ohio Legislature's passage of House Joint Resolution 8, a constitutional amendment that would ask voters to reauthorize the State Capital Improvement Program (SCIP) at the Ohio Public Works Commission. H.J.R. 8 is identical to Senate Joint Resolution 4, which passed out of the Senate in November and was sponsored by Senator Craig and state Senator Brian Chavez (R-Marietta).
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November 20, 2024 |
Craig Celebrates Passage of Stillbirth Prevention Day Bill
Today, state Senator Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) and state Senator Stephanie Kunze (R-Dublin) applauded the Ohio Senate's passage of Senate Bill 207, which would designate September 19 as "Stillbirth Prevention Day" in Ohio.
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November 20, 2024 |
Craig Commends Passage of Resolution to Reauthorize the State Capital Improvement Program
Today, state Senator Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) and state Senator Brian Chavez (R-Marietta) celebrated the Ohio Senate's passage of Senate Joint Resolution 4, which urges voters to renew the State Capital Improvement Program (SCIP) at the Ohio Public Works Commission.
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November 20, 2024 |
Craig Re-elected as Assistant Democratic Leader for 136th General Assembly
This week, the Ohio Senate Democratic Caucus voted on and announced caucus leadership for the 136th General Assembly, beginning in January 2025.
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November 5, 2024 |
Democrats React to Issue 1 Results
Today, members of the Ohio Senate Democratic Caucus responded to the results of the November 5 general election on Issue 1.
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