Jeffrey Crossman
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Jeffrey Crossman
|image =
|state_house = Ohio
|district = 15th
|term_start = January 1, 2019
|term_end = December 31, 2022
|predecessor = Nicholas J. Celebrezze
|successor = Sean Brennan
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|2|21}}
|birth_place =
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Democratic
|education = University of Mount Union (BA)
University of Akron (MA)
Cleveland State University (JD)
}}
Jeffrey A. Crossman (born February 21, 1972) is an American attorney who is the Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 15th District in Cuyahoga County. Crossman grew up in Wickliffe, Ohio and graduated from Wickliffe High School. Crossman previously served as a member of the Parma City Council.{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/open/2018/07/democrats_pick_parma_councilma.html|title=Democrats pick Parma councilman to replace state Rep. Nick Celebrezze on November ballot|author=Andrew Tobias|date=July 26, 2018|website=cleveland.com|access-date=May 6, 2019}} Crossman has travelled to El Salvador to volunteer with ASAPROSAR, a non-governmental organization that provides health, education, environment and economic development programs.[http://www.asaprosar.org ASAPROSAR website] Retrieved 6/14/2011.[http://www2.guidestar.org/organizations/22-3199621/friends-asaprosar.aspx Guidestar ASAPROSAR Nonprofit Report] Retrieved 6/14/2011.{{cite web | url=https://www.cleveland.com/parma/2018/08/parma_ward_9_city_councilman_j.html | title=Parma Councilman Crossman returns from El Salvador | date=5 August 2018 }}
Crossman was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 Ohio Attorney General election, losing to incumbent Dave Yost.{{Cite web |date=December 18, 2021 |title=Democratic State Rep. Jeffrey A. Crossman, of Parma, running for Ohio attorney general |url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/politics/jeff-crossman-parma-running-ohio-attorney-general/95-5f703839-db2d-41eb-b648-72bb166a80aa |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=wkyc.com |language=en-US}}
Ohio House of Representatives
=Election=
After incumbent State Representative Nick Celebrezze unexpectedly announced that he would not run for reelection in the 15th District, Crossman, then a member of the Parma City Council, was selected to replace him on the ballot as the Democratic nominee.{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/open/2018/07/democrats_pick_parma_councilma.html|title=Democrats pick Parma councilman to replace state Rep. Nick Celebrezze on November ballot|author=Andrew Tobias|date=July 26, 2018|website=cleveland.com|access-date=May 6, 2019}} Crossman was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 56 percent of the vote over 44 percent of Republican candidate.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-ohio-elections.html|title=Ohio Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times|website=The New York Times|date=6 November 2018 |access-date=November 19, 2018}} In the 2020 election, Crossman was one of only a few Democratic candidates to win a Statehouse seat despite Donald Trump winning his Statehouse District.[https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/election-results-and-data/2020/]
=Work in the Ohio House =
During his time in the Ohio House, Crossman has served on the following committees: Civil Justice, Criminal Justice, Financial Institutions, Public Utilities, and Ways and Means.{{cite web|title=Committees|url=http://www.ohiohouse.gov/jeffrey-a-crossman|access-date=May 6, 2019}}{{Cite web |title=Jeffrey A. Crossman Committees |url=https://ohiohouse.gov/members/jeffrey-a-crossman/committees |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=Ohio House of Representatives |language=en}} Crossman was also one of the key figures in removing former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder after the Federal government indicted Householder for his role in securing a bailout for First Energy Corp. in exchange for millions of dollars in alleged bribes.{{Cite web |last=Smyth |first=Julie Carr |date=December 16, 2021 |title=Democratic State Rep. Jeffrey Crossman Launches Ohio AG Bid |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/ohio/articles/2021-12-16/democratic-state-rep-jeffrey-crossman-launches-ohio-ag-bid }}{{Cite web |date=2021-07-19 |title=A year out, $60M bribery scandal felt in business, politics |url=https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-government-and-politics-4931aeed787ada1ffd02f96eba5665fc |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=The Ohio Channel |url=https://www.ohiochannel.org/video/press-conference-5-26-2021-house-democrats-announce-a-resolution-to-remove-rep-householder-from-office |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=www.ohiochannel.org}} As a result, Householder became the first member of the Ohio General Assembly to have been expelled since the Civil War.
Election history
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|+ Ohio House 15th District !|Year ! !|Democrat !|Votes !|Pct ! !|Republican !|Votes !|Pct |
| 2018
| |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Jeffrey Crossman |{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |19,236 |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |56.4% | |{{Party shading/Republican}}| Kevin Kussmaul |{{Party shading/Republican}}| 14,895 |{{Party shading/Republican}}| 43.6% |
| 2020
| |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Jeffrey Crossman |{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |24,020 |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |52.2% | |{{Party shading/Republican}}| Kevin Kussmaul |{{Party shading/Republican}}| 22,018 |{{Party shading/Republican}}| 47.8% |
{{Election box begin|title=2022 Ohio Attorney General election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Dave Yost (incumbent)|votes=2,484,753|percentage=60.13%|change=+7.97}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Jeffrey Crossman|votes=1,647,644|percentage=39.87%|change=-7.97}}{{Election box total|votes=4,132,397|percentage=100.00%}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}
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Category:Cleveland State University College of Law alumni
Category:Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Ohio General Assembly
Category:University of Akron alumni
Category:University of Mount Union alumni
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