Laura Lanese is the state representative for the 23rd District of the

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. She is a Republican. The district consists of portions

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and Grove City in Franklin County.

Life and career

Lanese graduated from

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before attaining her law degree from

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and her masters in law from

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. Lanese formerly worked as an attorney with the

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, an instructor at a community college and a graduate teaching and research assistant. She also worked as a pro se habeas corpus law clerk for the

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in the Southern District of Ohio. A veteran of the

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and the

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, Lanese first ran for office successfully at the local level, winning an At-Large seat on the Grove City City Council, and serving from 2013 to 2016. She had long been active in local initiatives. Lanese is married to former Ohio State football player Mike Lanese. She is a mother of three.

Ohio House of Representatives

In 2016, Representative

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was term-limited, and while competitive on paper, Republicans were favored to hold the seat. Initially Mike Lanese opted to run, and won the Republican nomination for the seat. However, he eventually stepped down, and Franklin County Republicans were able to replace him on the ballot with Laura Lanese. While Democrats put considerable resources behind Democrat Lee Schreiner, Lanese won the seat handily by a nearly 58% to 42% margin. She was sworn in for her first term on January 3, 2017.

References

External links

Ohio State Representative Laura Lanese
''official site''
campaign site
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