Today, state Senator Willis E. Blackshear Jr. (D-Dayton) voted against Senate Bill 293, a bill that eliminates the grace period for mail-in ballots to be received.

Today, state Senator Willis E. Blackshear Jr. (D-Dayton) issued the following statement regarding the Dayton shooting that killed 5-year-old Legaci Deshawn Taylor.

Today, state Senator Willis E. Blackshear Jr. (D-Dayton) issued the following statement regarding the firing of 466 people within the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services this past Friday.

Today, state Senator Willis E. Blackshear Jr. (D-Dayton) issued the following statement regarding Statehouse Republicans' decision to ignore the constitutional requirement to pass a bipartisan congressional map by September 30. 

State Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) and state Senator Willis E. Blackshear Jr. (D-Dayton), who both served on the Joint Committee on Congressional Redistricting today, testified at the first public hearing in favor of Senate Bill 259, the fair and constitutional congressional map introduced by Democrats earlier this month.