Dontavius L. Jarrells is a
Democratic 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 ...
representing the 1st district. He was elected in 2020, defeating
Republican Jim Burgess with 82% of the vote. Prior to his election to the
Ohio House, Jarrells worked at the Franklin County Treasurer's Office as the Chief of Communications.
Ohio House of Representatives
Election
Jarrells was elected in the
general election
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on November 3, 2020. He was reelected in 2022 and was redistricted to serve the
1st District. He is currently running unopposed in the
2024 Ohio House of Representatives election
The 2024 Ohio House of Representatives election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect representatives in all 99 districts of the Ohio House of Representatives. Members were elected in single-member constituencies to two-year terms. These ele ...
.
Committees
Jarrells serves on the following committees: Finance, Ways and Means, Insurance, and Behavioral Health and Recovery Supports. He also sits on the Finance Subcommittee on Higher Education.
Election history
References
Hiram College alumni
Living people
Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
Politicians from Columbus, Ohio
African-American state legislators in Ohio
21st-century African-American politicians
1988 births
21st-century members of the Ohio General Assembly
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