Allison Russo
{{Short description|American politician from Ohio (born 1976)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Allison Russo
|image = Rep. Allison Russo - Rally for Abortion Justice - March for Women 2021- Columbus.jpg
|office = Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives
|term_start = January 26, 2022
|term_end =
|predecessor = Kristin Boggs (acting)
|successor =
|office1 = Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
|constituency1 = 7th district
|term_start1 = January 2, 2023
|term_end1 =
|preceded1 = Tom Patton
|succeeded1 =
|constituency2 = 24th district
|term_start2 = January 7, 2019
|term_end2 = December 31, 2022
|preceded2 = Jim Hughes
|succeeded2 = Dani Isaacsohn
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|10|15}}
|birth_place =
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Democratic
|spouse = Brian Russo
|education = Mississippi University for Women (BS)
University of Alabama, Birmingham (MPH)
George Washington University (DPH)
}}
Catherine Allison Russo (born October 15, 1976) is an American healthcare consultant and Democratic politician currently serving as the Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives.{{Cite web|last=Wu|first=Titus|title=Rep. Allison Russo of Columbus area becomes the top Democrat in Ohio House|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2022/01/12/ohio-house-democrat-elect-rep-allison-russo-their-new-leader-minority/9192916002/|access-date=2022-01-13|website=The Columbus Dispatch|language=en-US}} Russo represents the 7th district, which consists of portions of Columbus, and Upper Arlington in Franklin County. Russo was the Democratic Party nominee for the 2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election.
Ohio House of Representatives
=Election=
Russo faced off against Republican candidate Erik Yassenoff in the general election on November 6, 2018. She was elected with 57 percent of the vote, flipping the seat from Republican control to Democratic control.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-ohio-elections.html |title=Ohio Election Results - Election Results 2018 |date=November 6, 2018 |website=The New York Times |access-date=November 19, 2018}} In 2020, she successfully defended her seat against Republican Pat Manley, increasing her win by 1 percentage point with 58% of the vote.
=Committees=
Russo serves on the following committees: Health; State and Local Government; Finance; Finance Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Families, Aging Human Services.{{cite web |title=C. Allison Russo Committees |website=The Ohio House of Representatives |url=https://ohiohouse.gov/members/c-allison-russo/committees |access-date=June 30, 2021}}
2021 congressional campaign
Russo defeated Greg Betts in a primary election in August 2021 to be the Democratic nominee for the special election in Ohio's 15th congressional district. Her Republican opponent for the November 2021 special election was Mike Carey.{{cite news
|url=https://abc6onyourside.com/news/election/ohio-15th-congressional-special-primary-election-8-3-2021
|title=Allison Russo, Mike Carey win primaries for Ohio's 15th Congressional seat
|date=August 4, 2021
|author=Jarrod Clay
|website=ABC6
|access-date=August 4, 2021
}} Although she lost the race, she won a greater vote share than any Democrat in that district since it was drawn in 2012.
Electoral history
| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ Ohio House 24th district !|Year ! !|Democrat !|Votes !|Pct ! !|Republican !|Votes !|Pct |
| 2018
| |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Allison Russo |{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |34,629 |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |57.0% | |{{Party shading/Republican}}| Erik F. Yassenoff |{{Party shading/Republican}}| 26,159 |{{Party shading/Republican}}| 43.0% |
| 2020
| |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Allison Russo |{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |42,935 |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |58.0% | |{{Party shading/Republican}}|Pat Manley |{{Party shading/Republican}}|31,202 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|42.0% |
{{Election box begin no change|title=2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district Democratic primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Allison Russo|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=13,057 |percentage=84.2%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Greg Betts|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=2,453|percentage=15.8%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=15,510 |percentage=100.0}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change| title = 2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mike Carey
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 93,255
| percentage = 58.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Allison Russo
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 66,757
| percentage = 41.7
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 160,012
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ Ohio House 7th district !|Year ! !|Democrat !|Votes !|Pct ! !|Republican !|Votes !|Pct |
| 2022
| |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Allison Russo |{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |35,337 |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |100% |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://ohiohouse.gov/members/c-allison-russo|State representative website}}
- {{Official website|https://allisonrusso.com/|Campaign website}}
- [http://www.ohiostatehouse.org/museum/ladies-gallery/allison-russo Profile] from the Ohio Statehouse Museum
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Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Ohio General Assembly
Category:Candidates in the 2021 United States elections
Category:George Washington University alumni
Category:Mississippi University for Women alumni
Category:People from Lafayette County, Mississippi
Category:People from Upper Arlington, Ohio