Jennifer Herold

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Jennifer Herold (born March 26, 1985)was a Republican candidate for the Ohio House of Representatives for the 7th District in 2016.

Herold is a graduate of Bowling Green State University, as well as the University of Toledo where she obtained her Doctorate of Occupational Therapy.{{Cite web| url=http://heroldforohio.nationbuilder.com/jen_s_story| title=Jen's Story| work=Herold for Ohio| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225004117/http://heroldforohio.nationbuilder.com/jen_s_story| access-date=August 17, 2020| archive-date=2016-02-25}} She is married and has two sons and one daughter.

She rose to national prominence as an advocate for working mothers when her opponent questioned her ability to run for office as well as take care of her children. The story was picked up by outlets such as The Today Show,{{Cite web|url=http://www.today.com/parents/mom-senator-crossed-line-questioning-my-ability-seek-office-2-t69971|title=Mom: Senator 'crossed a line' in questioning my ability to seek office with 2 kids}} Huffington Post,{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tom-patton-ohio_us_56aa565ae4b001648922a237|title=Ohio Politician Suggests His 'Young Gal' Opponent Can't Handle Elected Office|website=HuffPost |date=28 January 2016}} and Christian Science Monitor.{{Cite journal|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2016/0128/Can-mothers-be-lawmakers-Ohio-senator-asks|title = Can mothers be lawmakers? Ohio senator asks|journal = Christian Science Monitor|date = 28 January 2016}}

She is a strong advocate for mental health programming, early childhood education, and citizen representation.{{Cite web |url=http://heroldforohio.nationbuilder.com/on_the_issues |title=On the Issues - Herold for Ohio |access-date=2016-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222150324/http://heroldforohio.nationbuilder.com/on_the_issues |archive-date=2016-02-22 |url-status=dead }}