Alicia Michelle Reece (born April 25, 1971) is a
Democratic politician currently serving as a
Hamilton County Commissioner. She formerly served as a member of the
Ohio House of Representatives
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate.
The House of Representatives first met in ...
for the 33rd district. She was previously the Vice Mayor of
Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking and Ohio Ri ...
from 2002 to 2007.
Life and career
Reece is a graduate of
Withrow High School International Studies Academy and
Grambling State University. Before becoming a state legislator she was on the city council of
Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking and Ohio Ri ...
and was the city's deputy mayor.
Ohio House of Representatives
She was appointed to the House of Representatives in 2010, replacing
Tyrone Yates who became a judge. She was reelected in 2010 with 69.2% of the vote. She served on the committees of Economic and Small Business Development; Finance and Appropriations; and Local Government.
In October 2011 Reece was named as the vice-chair of the Ohio Women’s Democratic Caucus.
Reece won a second term in 2012 with 73.29% of the vote over Tom Bryan.
References
Electoral history
External links
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Archived version (March 2018) of Reece's website as Ohio Representative
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1971 births
Living people
Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
21st-century members of the Ohio General Assembly
Cincinnati City Council members
Women state legislators in Ohio
Grambling State University alumni
African-American state legislators in Ohio
21st-century African-American women politicians
21st-century American women politicians
21st-century African-American politicians
20th-century African-American politicians
20th-century African-American women politicians
20th-century American women politicians