Cindy Abrams

{{Short description|American politician (born 1973)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Cindy Abrams

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| state_house = Ohio

| district = 29th

| term_start = October 10, 2019

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| predecessor = Louis Blessing

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|11|19}}

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| alma_mater = Indiana University

| residence = Harrison, Ohio, U.S.

| spouse = Doug Abrams

| children = 2

| party = Republican

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Cindy Abrams (born November 19, 1973){{cite news |last1=Pelzer |first1=Jeremy |title=Ohio lawmakers send congressional redistricting plan to Gov. Mike DeWine: Capitol Letter |url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/11/ohio-lawmakers-send-congressional-redistricting-plan-to-gov-mike-dewine-capitol-letter.html |access-date=November 27, 2021 |work=Cleveland.com |date=November 19, 2021 |archive-date=November 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127202410/https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/11/ohio-lawmakers-send-congressional-redistricting-plan-to-gov-mike-dewine-capitol-letter.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Balmert |first1=Jessie |title=5 things to know about Cincinnati's newest state lawmaker |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/12/23/5-things-know-cincinnatis-newest-state-lawmaker/4257710002/ |access-date=November 27, 2021 |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |date=January 1, 2020 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=May 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501065527/https://www.cincinnati.com/restricted/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cincinnati.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Felections%2F2019%2F12%2F23%2F5-things-know-cincinnatis-newest-state-lawmaker%2F4257710002%2F |url-status=live}} is an American politician who has served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives since 2019. A Republican, Abrams represents the 29th district of Ohio, which consists of portions of southwestern Hamilton County.{{cite news |last1=Borchardt |first1=Jackie |title=114,000 Hamilton County residents just got a new state rep |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2019/10/08/cindy-abrams-chosen-represent-part-hamilton-county-house/3912446002/ |accessdate=November 19, 2019 |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |date=October 8, 2019 |archive-date=October 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009005537/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2019/10/08/cindy-abrams-chosen-represent-part-hamilton-county-house/3912446002/ |url-status=live}}

Abrams received her bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Indiana University.{{cite web |title=Cindy Abrams - House District 29 |url=http://www.ohiohouse.gov/cindy-abrams/biography |publisher=The Ohio House of Representatives |accessdate=November 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111175953/http://www.ohiohouse.gov/cindy-abrams/biography |archive-date=November 11, 2019}} Prior to her election to the house, she worked as a police officer in the Cincinnati Police Department for seven years and then worked for the multi-level marketing company Pampered Chef. After volunteering for the city of Harrison's planning commission, she successfully ran for city council in 2016 and unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 2020. In 2019, she was elected as state representative for the 29th district, succeeding Louis Blessing, who did not run for re-election due to term limits.{{Cite press release |url=http://www.ohiohouse.gov/cindy-abrams/press/cindy-abrams-sworn-in-to-serve--29th-house-district |title=Cindy Abrams Sworn In To Serve 29th House District |publisher=The Ohio House of Representatives |date=October 10, 2019 |access-date=November 11, 2019 |archive-date=November 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111175949/http://www.ohiohouse.gov/cindy-abrams/press/cindy-abrams-sworn-in-to-serve--29th-house-district |url-status=live}} She was subsequently re-elected in 2020.{{cite news |last1=Balmert |first1=Jessie |title=Election 2020: SW Ohioans favor incumbents in competitive, suburban races |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/03/election-2020-columbus-brinkman-bitter-miranda-monzel-hamilton-county/3751043001/ |access-date=November 27, 2021 |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |date=November 4, 2020 |archive-date=June 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625141246/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/03/election-2020-columbus-brinkman-bitter-miranda-monzel-hamilton-county/3751043001/ |url-status=live }}

Abrams lives in Harrison with her husband Doug, who works as a sergeant in Evendale. They have two sons.