Nickie J. Antonio News

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued the following statement regarding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) federal funding changes going into effect today.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) released the following statement after Tennessee failed to execute Christa Pike by administering two doses of a lethal drug:

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) sent a letter to Senate President Rob McColley (R-Napoleon) raising concerns about his conflicts of interest in presiding over the Senate while serving as a candidate for lieutenant governor.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) released the following statement after Cleveland Orchestra musicians reached an agreement after going on strike.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued the following statement after the Ohio Senate passed House Bill 519, a bill that was amended at the last minute to include language from Senate Bill 475 temporarily suspending the state's gas tax on gasoline and diesel.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) introduced legislation to designate the 25th day of September as Dolly Parton Day in Ohio in honor of the late entertainer and philanthropist Dolly Parton. 

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) released the following statement after Republican legislative leaders announced a last-minute session to pass a temporary halt to the state's gas tax. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton first proposed a gas tax holiday. However, the Republican response and timing are notable.

Today, the Ohio Senate Democratic Caucus released the following statement after Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old student at Wright State University, took his own life after being forced to wear an ICE ankle monitor when the Trump Administration revoked temporary protected status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in the U.S.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued the following statement regarding the passing of music icon and philanthropist Dolly Parton:

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) made the following statements after Governor DeWine vetoed House Bill 173 and House Bill 472. 

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued the following statement in response to Governor DeWine's first death row commutation.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued the following statement in response to Governor DeWine's commitment to end the death penalty in Ohio. 

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) applauded Governor Mike DeWine for signing Senate Bill 450, the state's capital budget that will appropriate state funds for Fiscal Year 2027-2028. This includes $49.8 million for Cuyahoga County, including community projects and state agency projects.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) and state Senator Nathan Manning (R-North Ridgeville) celebrated the Senate's unanimous passage of Senate Bill 421, their bill that extends Ohio's civil statute of limitations for sexual offenses from one year to five years.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) commended the Ohio Senate's passage of the state's capital budget (Senate Bill 450), which includes $14 million within Ohio's 23rd Senate District and over $22.1 million for Cuyahoga County as a whole.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued the following statement after Republicans in the Ohio Senate passed Senate Joint Resolution 10, which would put a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November that requires Ohioans to present photo ID to vote, despite Ohio law already requiring voters to do so.

Today, Ohio Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) testified at the first hearing of a U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform task force investigating Ohio's Medicaid waiver program.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) responded to the governor's decision to direct the chair of the Ohio Tax Credit Authority to pause the consideration of any new data center tax exemption requests.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) released the following statement after new reporting revealed the data center tax exemption cost the state over $1.5 billion in 2025, far exceeding what was originally projected.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) released the following statement in response to the continued dismantling of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Supreme Court of the United States this week decided in Louisiana v. Callais that states can, "without legal consequence, systematically dilute minority citizens' voting power."

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued the following statement after Republicans in the Ohio Senate passed House Bill 730, a capital reappropriations bill that also changes how the state distributes administrative funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to underfund the program in Ohio's largest and highest-need counties.

Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood), House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati), State Representative and President of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland), and State Representative and Chairwoman of the Ohio Democratic Women's Legislation Caucus Munira Abdullahi (D-Columbus) today released the following statements following their press conference in response to Governor DeWine's State of the State address.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) voted against concurrence on Senate Bill 63, which would withhold funding for local governments that use ranked choice voting.

Today, a bipartisan group of Northeast Ohio state senators joined Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood), Senate Democratic Whip Kent Smith (D-Euclid), and state Senator Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) in sending a letter to CSX's corporate leadership calling on the freight railroad company to pause implementation of crew staffing changes and engage directly with affected workers. Prior letters from Leader Antonio and Senator Smith were sent in regards to these proposed changes.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) and Senate Democratic Whip Kent Smith (D-Euclid) sent a letter to CSX's corporate leadership calling on the freight railroad company to support their Cleveland-based employees and reevaluate their intended crew staffing changes.