Sarah LaTourette
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sarah LaTourette
| image =
| order1 = Member of the
Ohio House of Representatives
from the 76th district
| term_start1 = January 3, 2015
| term_end1 = May 5, 2019
| predecessor1 = Matt Lynch
| succeeded1 = Diane Grendell
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|5|25}}
| birth_place =
| party = Republican
| spouse = Scott
| children = 1
| residence = Chesterland, Ohio, U.S.
| alma_mater = Miami University
| profession =
| religion =
| website =
}}
Sarah LaTourette (born May 25, 1983) is an American politician who served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 76th district and is now serving as the executive director of Ohio Family and Children First, a partnership of government agencies and community organizations that works to coordinate services for children in need.{{cite news |url=https://www.cleveland.com/politics/2019/04/state-rep-sarah-latourette-resigns-to-take-childrens-services-job.html |first=Jeremy |last=Pelzer |title=State Rep. Sarah LaTourette resigns to take children's services job |work=Cleveland Plain Dealer |date=2019-04-25 |accessdate=2020-10-18}}
Career
The daughter of former Congressman Steve LaTourette, she worked in both the private and public sectors before seeking public office.{{cite web |url=http://sarahlatourette.com/about/ |title=About Sarah LaTourette |accessdate=2014-11-21 }} She initially sought to challenge incumbent Republican Matt Lynch in a primary election, but he opted out of a re-election bid to run for the United States Congress.{{cite news |url=http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2014/02/rep_dave_joyce_faces_challenge.html |title=Congressman Joyce faces conservative challenge |work=Cleveland Plain Dealer |date=2014-02-25 |accessdate=2014-11-21 }} LaTourette was uncontested in the primary, and won the general election with 68% of the vote.Ohio Secretary of State, 2014 election results Her district included most of Geauga County and the northern part of Portage County. She resigned on May 5, 2019, to accept the job as executive director of the nonprofit Ohio Family and Children First.
=Bills against abortion=
LaTourette is an ardent opponent of abortion, and worked for two years as a lobbyist for anti-abortion organizations.{{cite news|url=http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/11/ohio_senate_passes_down_syndro.html|title=Ohio Senate passes Down syndrome abortion ban |publisher=The Cleveland Plain Dealer|date=November 15, 2017|accessdate=27 November 2017}}{{cite web|date=1 November 2017|title=Bill prohibiting abortions on unborn children passes Ohio House of Representatives|url=http://www.ohiohouse.gov/sarah-latourette/press/bill-prohibiting-abortions-on-unborn-children-with-down-syndrome-passes-ohio-house-of-representatives|accessdate=27 November 2017|publisher=Office of Sarah LaTourette}} LaTourette introduced Bill 214 to the Ohio House of Representatives in 2017, prohibiting "anyone from performing or inducing an abortion if that person has knowledge that the diagnosis or test result indicating Down syndrome in an unborn child is the reason for seeking the abortion [and] Violation of the statute would be a fourth-degree felony and would result in the State [of Ohio] Medical Board revoking a physician’s license."{{cite web|title=Bill prohibiting abortions on unborn children passes Ohio House of Representatives|url=http://www.ohiohouse.gov/sarah-latourette/press/bill-prohibiting-abortions-on-unborn-children-with-down-syndrome-passes-ohio-house-of-representatives|publisher=Office of Sarah LaTourette|accessdate=27 November 2017|date=1 November 2017}}
References
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External links
- [http://sarahlatourette.com/about/ Official campaign site]
{{Members of the Ohio House of Representatives}}
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Category:Miami University alumni
Category:Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Ohio General Assembly
Category:Women state legislators in Ohio