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Election 2024

Ohio State Representative, District 7

November 5, 2024 · general election · District 7 · 1 candidate with a page

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The candidates

Listed alphabetically by surname. Ohio rotates the order candidates appear in by precinct, so no order on this page is the order on a ballot.

Susan Miller

write-in

Write-in candidate

Not yet researched

Allison Russo

Allison Russo

Democratic · Ohio House of Representatives, since 2019

  • Research director at Kennell and Associates, a health policy consulting firm, since 2010.
  • Doctoral degree in health policy, George Washington University; M.P.H. in epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham; B.S., Mississippi University for Women.
  • Upper Arlington, Ohio.

9 of 11 sections researched · 57 sources

Allison Russo

Coverage, by section9 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 11 entriesOn the ballot: 1 entryWhere they stand: 9 entriesWhat they have said, checked: None found in the records checkedRecord in office: 9 entriesMoney: 15 entriesFinancial interests: 6 entriesPolling and approval: None found in the records checkedElections: 2 entriesEndorsements: 19 entriesSources: 35 entries9 of 11 sections researched · 57 sources
Coverage, by section9 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Allison Russo, 9 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-10-22 · Download this chart
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The race in pictures

Polls, Ohio State Representative, District 7, as publishedNo poll of this race is on file yet.None found in the records checked
Polls, Ohio State Representative, District 7, as publishedNo poll of this race is on file yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-03 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Russo not yet researched.RaisedRusso (D)Allison Russo: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedSpentRusso (D)Allison Russo: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedCash on handRusso (D)Allison Russo: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Russo not yet researched.Source: FEC filings · as of 2026-11-03 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
RaisedRusso (D)Not yet researched
SpentRusso (D)Not yet researched
Cash on handRusso (D)Not yet researched
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Where they stand

Their own words, by issue, with the date, the venue and the link. A paraphrase is marked as one.

Ballot initiatives

Allison Russo

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Says the secretary of state should not personally advocate for particular ballot initiatives but should make sure citizen-led reform efforts get a fair shot at the ballot.

April 13, 2026 · Reported by the Ohio Statehouse News Bureau

Source: statenews.org

Campaign message

Allison Russo

protecting your voice, safeguarding your vote, and ensuring our elections remain fair, secure, and accessible

2026 · Campaign site

Source: allisonrusso.com

County boards of elections

Allison Russo

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Says her top priority is advocating for voters’ access to the ballot, and giving county boards of elections the resources and guidance they need to do their jobs.

August 2026 · Jefferson County campaign stop, reported by the Herald-Star

Source: heraldstaronline.com

Ohio gas tax holiday

Allison Russo

This bill does nothing to address the rising housing, grocery, or utility costs that make the middle-class lifestyle increasingly more difficult for more Ohioans every day.

September 30, 2026 · Ohio House press release after voting for the 90-day gas tax holiday

Source: Rep. Russo Votes for Gas Tax Holiday, Says Ohioans Need More Than 90 Days of Relief

Redistricting

Allison Russo

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Defends her vote for the Republican-backed state legislative maps as the best of two bad options, and says it was absolutely the right decision.

August 28, 2025 · Reported by Signal Ohio

Source: signalohio.org

The role of the office

Allison Russo

that's going to come in on day one with the experience and ready to do the job, and to be the guardrail to both this legislature that we see that is openly hostile to voting and to the president of the United States himself

April 13, 2026 · Reported by the Ohio Statehouse News Bureau

Source: statenews.org

Voter registration

Allison Russo

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Says she wants to get more 18-year-olds registered to vote.

August 2026 · A Jefferson County campaign stop

Source: heraldstaronline.com

Voting access

Allison Russo

I'm running for secretary of state because I believe so strongly in the power of voting, and ensuring that every single Ohioan has access to fair, free and secure elections

April 13, 2026 · Reported by the Ohio Statehouse News Bureau

Source: statenews.org

Who sets election rules

Allison Russo

Ohioans deserve a Chief Elections Officer who believes that voters should choose their politicians, not the other way around.

2026 · Campaign site

Source: allisonrusso.com

What they have said, checked

Newest first. Each check is shown in the checker's own rating word, with their name, the date and the link.

Allison Russo

None found in the records checked

Record in office

Dated actions. Any evaluation of an action is printed with the name of whoever made it and the link.

Record in office, dated entries, both candidates on one axis9 record entries from 2023 to 2026; 6 of them votes; 3 offices held on the record.2020Russo (D)Ohio House of Representatives, District 24, 2019-01-07 to 2022-12-31Ohio House of Representatives, District 7, 2023-01-01 to presentMinority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives, 2022-01 to 2025-062023-08 (action): As House minority leader, led a Democratic caucus that opposed Issue 1, the August 2023 special election measure that would have raised the 2023-09 (vote): As one of two Democrats on the Ohio Redistricting Commission, voted with the commission’s five Republicans in a unanimous 7-0 vote to adopt 2024-11-27 (action): Was named a defendant in a defamation suit filed in November 2024 in Franklin County Common Pleas Court by the then state representative Ell2025-01 (action): Sarah Cherry, the Ohio House Democrats' legal counsel from 2010 until July 2023, claimed in a federal anti-discrimination complaint reported2025-04-09 (vote): Voted no on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (House-passed version) (House Bill 96); the House vote was 60-39 and t2025-06-11 (vote): Voted no on whether the House would concur in the Senate's amendments to the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (House Bi2025-06-25 (vote): Voted no on the conference committee report on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (House Bill 96); the House vote was2025-07-21 (vote): Did not vote on overriding the governor's veto of item 66 in House Bill 96; the item removed local authority to place replacement property-t2026-06-10 (vote): Voted no on adopting the joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to require identification to vote, placing it on the November
Record in office, dated entries, both candidates on one axis9 record entries from 2023 to 2026; 6 of them votes; 3 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for Russo (D), 9 dated entries · as of 2026-06-10 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
PersonDateKindEntry
Russo (D)2019-01-07officeOhio House of Representatives, District 24
Russo (D)2023-01-01officeOhio House of Representatives, District 7
Russo (D)2022-01officeMinority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives
Russo (D)2023-08action2023-08 (action): As House minority leader, led a Democratic caucus that opposed Issue 1, the August 2023 special election measure that would have raised the
Russo (D)2023-09vote2023-09 (vote): As one of two Democrats on the Ohio Redistricting Commission, voted with the commission’s five Republicans in a unanimous 7-0 vote to adopt
Russo (D)2024-11-27action2024-11-27 (action): Was named a defendant in a defamation suit filed in November 2024 in Franklin County Common Pleas Court by the then state representative Ell
Russo (D)2025-01action2025-01 (action): Sarah Cherry, the Ohio House Democrats' legal counsel from 2010 until July 2023, claimed in a federal anti-discrimination complaint reported
Russo (D)2025-04-09vote2025-04-09 (vote): Voted no on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (House-passed version) (House Bill 96); the House vote was 60-39 and t
Russo (D)2025-06-11vote2025-06-11 (vote): Voted no on whether the House would concur in the Senate's amendments to the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (House Bi
Russo (D)2025-06-25vote2025-06-25 (vote): Voted no on the conference committee report on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (House Bill 96); the House vote was
Russo (D)2025-07-21vote2025-07-21 (vote): Did not vote on overriding the governor's veto of item 66 in House Bill 96; the item removed local authority to place replacement property-t
Russo (D)2026-06-10vote2026-06-10 (vote): Voted no on adopting the joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to require identification to vote, placing it on the November

Allison Russo

  1. June 10, 2026 · vote

    Voted no on adopting the joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to require identification to vote, placing it on the November 3, 2026 ballot as Issue 3 (Senate Joint Resolution 10); the House vote was 62-30 and the motion passed.

    Sources: Senate Joint Resolution 10: votes · Senate Joint Resolution 10

  2. July 21, 2025 · vote

    Did not vote on overriding the governor's veto of item 66 in House Bill 96; the item removed local authority to place replacement property-tax levies and certain emergency levies on the ballot (the House vote was 61-28, override succeeded).

    Sources: House Bill 96: votes · House Bill 96

  3. June 25, 2025 · vote

    Voted no on the conference committee report on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (House Bill 96); the House vote was 59-38 and the motion passed.

    Sources: House Bill 96: votes · House Bill 96

  4. June 11, 2025 · vote

    Voted no on whether the House would concur in the Senate's amendments to the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (House Bill 96); the House vote was 1-85 and the motion failed.

    Sources: House Bill 96: votes · House Bill 96

  5. April 9, 2025 · vote

    Voted no on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (House-passed version) (House Bill 96); the House vote was 60-39 and the motion passed.

    Sources: House Bill 96: votes · House Bill 96

  6. January 2025 · action

    Sarah Cherry, the Ohio House Democrats' legal counsel from 2010 until July 2023, claimed in a federal anti-discrimination complaint reported in January 2025 that she was pressured by Russo, then House minority leader, into resigning after refusing to stop her complaints to House administrators that female legislative staffers were paid less and disciplined more than their male colleagues.

    Sources: cleveland.com · web.archive.org · en.wikipedia.org

  7. November 27, 2024 · action

    Was named a defendant in a defamation suit filed in November 2024 in Franklin County Common Pleas Court by the then state representative Elliot Forhan, over a 2023 caucus memo documenting misconduct complaints against him that led to his discipline and the removal of privileges. In September 2025 a judge dismissed most of the claims, ruling that the conduct at issue was either protected political activity or did not meet the legal standard for defamation.

    Allison Russo: baseless · the source

    Sources: ohiocapitaljournal.com · cleveland.com · en.wikipedia.org

  8. September 2023 · vote

    As one of two Democrats on the Ohio Redistricting Commission, voted with the commission’s five Republicans in a unanimous 7-0 vote to adopt new state House and Senate district maps. The vote became an issue in her 2026 campaign.

    Allison Russo: the best of two bad options · the source

    Sources: signalohio.org · en.wikipedia.org

  9. August 2023 · action

    As House minority leader, led a Democratic caucus that opposed Issue 1, the August 2023 special election measure that would have raised the threshold to amend the Ohio Constitution from a simple majority to 60 percent. Issue 1 was defeated, with about 57 percent opposed.

    Allison Russo: The voters made it clear that the power of the people will always rise above deceitful, out-of-touch politicians · the source

    Sources: ohiohouse.gov · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org

Money

Totals and donors exactly as filed with the FEC or the Ohio Secretary of State, each figure with its filing link.

Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.None found in the records checked
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-03 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Allison Russo

Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Allison Russo in this race yet.None found in the records checked
Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Allison Russo in this race yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-03 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Totals as filed

None found in the records checked

Top donors, as filed

None found in the records checked

Outside spending

None found in the records checked

In-state share

Not yet researched

The result

Past election results, share of the voteNo prior race on file for either candidate; both keep a labeled group on this axis.RussoAllison Russo: no prior race on fileno prior race on file
Past election results, share of the voteNo prior race on file for either candidate; both keep a labeled group on this axis.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass · as of 2026-11-03 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemPCTNote
Russono prior race on file

Allison Russo · certified 2024-12-02

CandidateVotesShare
Allison Russo44,24399.9%
Susan Miller5010.0%

Sources: 2024 Official Election Results · LaRose certifies official 2024 general election results

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Allison Russo · 2026 Ohio Secretary of State election · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2023_Ohio_Issue_1

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  9. In Ohio Secretary of State race, it will be Allison Russo v. Robert Sprague · Ohio Capital Journal / AP · 2026-05-05 · accessed 2026-09-18
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  11. Ohio primary election 2026: Democrat Allison Russo, Republican Robert Sprague win nominations for secretary of state · WKYC · accessed 2026-09-18
  12. Ohio's Allison Russo criticized for GOP redistricting vote · Signal Ohio · accessed 2026-09-18
  13. In primary contests for Ohio Secretary of State, debate features gerrymandering, election integrity · Ohio Capital Journal · 2026-04-08 · accessed 2026-09-18
  14. Former Ohio House Democrats' attorney alleges gender discrimination, retaliation in federal complaint · Cleveland.com · 2025-01-29 · accessed 2026-09-18
  15. Judge dismisses most of former Ohio lawmaker's lawsuit claiming 'political hit job' · Cleveland.com · 2025-09 · accessed 2026-09-18
  16. Ohio Rep. Elliot Forhan sues Statehouse leaders in massive defamation suit · Ohio Capital Journal · 2024-11-27 · accessed 2026-09-18
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  18. C. Allison Russo Biography · Ohio House of Representatives (official) · accessed 2026-09-18
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  20. About · Allison Russo for Ohio (campaign site) · accessed 2026-09-18
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Quick answers

When was the 2024 Ohio State Representative, District 7 election?

The election for Ohio State Representative, District 7 was held on November 5, 2024.

Who ran for Ohio State Representative, District 7 in 2024?

On the ballot for Ohio State Representative, District 7, in surname order: Allison Russo (Democratic). Write-in candidate, not printed on the ballot: Susan Miller.

Who won the 2024 Ohio State Representative, District 7 election?

Allison Russo won the election for Ohio State Representative, District 7. Results as certified: Susan Miller 0.1%, Allison Russo 99.9%.

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