Stephanie D. Howse (born August 21, 1979) is an American politician serving as a member of the

Cleveland City Council Cleveland City Council is the legislature, legislative branch of Local government in the United States, government for the Cleveland, City of Cleveland, Ohio. Its chambers are located at Cleveland City Hall at 601 Lakeside Avenue, across the str ...

from the 7th ward. She was previously 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 ...

from 2015 to 2022.

Early life and education

Howse was raised in

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, and is the daughter of former Representative Annie L. Key. Howse is a graduate of the Cleveland School of the Arts, where she studied vocal and instrumental music. After high school, Howse earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil and environmental engineering from

Florida A&M University Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), commonly known as Florida A&M, is a Public university, public Historically black colleges and universities, historically black land-grant university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. ...

and a Master of Science in environmental studies from

Cleveland State University Cleveland State University (CSU) is a public research university in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was established in 1964 and opened for classes in 1965 after acquiring the entirety of Fenn College, a private school that had been in oper ...

Career

Howse briefly served as a member of the

in 2008. From 2015 to 2022, she represented the 11th district of the

. In 2021, Howse was elected to the Cleveland City Council and resigned from the House.2 Cleveland City Council incumbents lose a 3 new members fill open seats - Ideasteam.org
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References

External links

The Ohio House of Representatives: Rep. Stephanie D. Howse (D-Cleveland)
''official site''
Official Campaign Website
1979 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Ohio General Assembly Politicians from Cleveland Women state legislators in Ohio African-American state legislators in Ohio 21st-century African-American women politicians 21st-century American women politicians Florida A&M University alumni Cleveland State University alumni 21st-century African-American politicians 20th-century African-American politicians 20th-century African-American women politicians 20th-century American women politicians {{Ohio-OHRepresentative-stub