Register & Vote

The deadline to register to vote is October 6.  Election Day is November 4. 

Step Up for Kids Day in Ohio

Every Child Matters organized a non-partisan "Step Up for Kids Day" on September 16 in Columbus to draw public attention to issues affecting children in Ohio and across the country. 

Diane Bennett with Action for Children opens the rally 

Statistics on Children

• There are 2,759,112 children under 18 in Ohio
• Children Living in Poverty (2007) - 500,745
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time (2007) - 239,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2007) - 803,000
• Children Reported Abused (2004) - 70,280
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 31,874 (21.1%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 422
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 172,163 (57.5%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 27

Kids Flier

Voter Info

Governor

Ted Strickland (Next Election - 2010)
2008 State of the State Address

Lt. Governor
Lee Fisher

Attorney General
Marc Dann

Department of Education

Department of Job and Family Services

State Legislature
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Click Here to Find Your State Senator

U.S. Senate
George Voinovich (2010)
Sherrod Brown  (2012)

U.S. House of Representatives
District #1 - Steve Chabot
District #2 - Jean Schmidt
District #3 - Michael Turner
District #4 - Jim Jordan
District #5 - Vacant
District #6 - Charles Wilson
District #7 - David Hobson
District #8 - John A. Boehner
District #9 - Marcy Kaptur
District #10 - Dennis J. Kucinich
District #11 - Stephanie Tubbs Jones
District #12 - Pat Tiberi
District #13 - Betty Sutton
District #14 - Steven C. LaTourette
District #15 - Deborah Pryce
District #16 - Ralph Regula
District #17 - Tim Ryan
District #18 - Zachary Space