Ohio GOP moves forward bill to strip powers from Board of Ed. after losing control to Democrats

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Democratic-affiliated candidates won control over the State Board of Education in Ohio, and one week later, Republican lawmakers moved a bill forward to strip their powers.

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Ohio GOP moves forward bill to strip powers from Board of Ed. after losing control to Democrats
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Ohio GOP moves forward bill to strip powers from Board of Ed. after losing control to Democrats
Democratic-affiliated candidates won control over the State Board of Education in Ohio, and one week later, the Republican lawmakers moved a bill forward to strip their powers.
1:02 PM · Nov 19, 2022

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/politics/ohio-politics/ohio-gop-moves-forward-bill-to-strip-powers-from-board-of-ed-after-losing-control-to-democrats

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Democratic-affiliated candidates won control over the State Board of Education in Ohio, and one week later, the Republican lawmakers moved a bill forward to strip their powers.

For the first time in years, progressive candidates will control the elected seats on the executive agency, regulating if a resolution is able to pass or not. Candidates are voted on as nonpartisan candidates, however, each leans conservative or progressive and will be endorsed by a party. School board candidates tend to share their beliefs publically.

Three of the five seats up for grabs were taken by liberal candidates. Tom Jackson, of Solon, beat out incumbent Tim Miller by about 50,000 votes. Teresa Fedor, a now-former state senator from Toledo, beat opponent Sarah McGervey by more than 30,000 votes. Katie Hofmann, of Cincinnati, beat out incumbent Jenny Kilgore by around 30,000 votes.

"We're just looking forward to getting back to Columbus and doing the people's work," Jackson told News 5.

Now, seven of the 11 elected seats are held by Democrats. The elected seats ensure that the total board can't pass all resolutions it wants, since it needs a 2/3 majority. Of the 19 total seats, eight were appointed by Gov. DeWine. Now, with 12 GOP seats, a Democrat would need to switch over for policy to pass. This could change depending on attendance.

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[dchill]

1. Bad faith much?

[DemocraticPatriot]

2. Yet another "pure power" political move by Republicans

in a severely gerrymandered state which they control--

it sickens my stomach-- how they do everything they can to negate the will of the voters!





And with no shame whatsoever!
They seem to feel themselves--- wait for it---

"ENTITLED"!

[ChoppinBroccoli]

3. Why Don't They Just Pass The "Only Republicans Can Win Elections" Bill And Be Done With It?

They've done everything but. Why not stop tiptoeing around it and just do it? They control all the branches of Ohio government, so they have the votes to jam it through, and they know that Ohio is so severely gerrymandered that they'll NEVER lose their seats. So just get it over with already and go full totalitarian. It's the ONLY thing they haven't done yet.

[yankee87]

9. Stop

You just gave the Qpublicans their next bill. I would have no doubt it would pass.

[Freethinker65]

4. Republican State legislators will continue to strip powers away from elected Democrats

Including Democratic Governors, that often win in state wide elections. There is no way to gerrymander State wide elections.

This crap needs to end.

[bahboo]

5. always there to help the people....fucking assholes...

[sakabatou]

6. Ugh.

[summer_in_TX]

7. Authoritarian power move.

Many video rants, editorials and letters to the editor pointing out the tyranny and the pattern of refusal to accept the results of free and fair elections that they disagree with should flood the media in Ohio.

Depriving voters of the results of their ballot is a s**t move.

[keets]

8. It just proves

Republicans are bastards!

[onetexan]

10. Lawsuit time