This week, state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) and state Senator Theresa Gavarone (R-Bowling Green) introduced Senate Bill 325, which sharpens the focus of Ohio's family court system on the best interests of children.

Today, members of the Ohio Senate Democratic Caucus responded to the results of the November 5 general election on Issue 1.

During the 2024 Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus (GLLC) Annual Meeting, the membership elected State Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson to be Ohio's representative on the Executive Committee for the 2025-26 biennium. Senator Hicks-Hudson, who represents Ohio's 11th Senate District on the shore of Lake Erie, has been a member of the GLLC since 2019. During her time with the GLLC, Senator Hicks-Hudson was named a 2019 Birkholz Institute Fellow and member of the Task Force on Nutrient Management. Prior to being elected to the state legislature, Senator Hicks-Hudson served as the mayor of Toledo.

Today, state senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) responded to the Ohio Supreme Court's decision and changes made by the Ohio Ballot Board to the misleading, deceptive, and argumentative Republican ballot language for Issue 1, more commonly known as the Citizens Not Politicians redistricting constitutional amendment.

State Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) and state Rep. Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) on Wednesday submitted a filing with the Ohio Supreme Court detailing the alleged legal malpractice of both Attorney General Dave Yost and Ballot Board chair Secretary of State Frank LaRose concerning each party's conduct with the Citizens Not Politicians legal matter. 

Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) and House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) today sent a letter to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost detailing his blatant disregard for the legal rights of the minority members of the Ohio Ballot Board " Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) and Rep. Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) " who broke with majority of Ballot Board members and voted against Secretary of State Frank LaRose's deceptive and misleading ballot summary language for the Citizens Not Politicians constitutional amendment, Issue 1.

Today, state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) issued the following statement after the Ohio Ballot Board voted along party lines to adopt misleading language that will appear on the ballot in this November's election for Issue 1, more commonly known as the Citizens Not Politicians redistricting constitutional amendment.