Tracy Richardson (born January 21, 1965) is an American politician who has served as a member of the

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representing the 86th district since 2019. A Republican, Richardson's district includes Union County and the majority of Marion County. A graduate of the

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, Richardson served in

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where she earned a

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. She currently serves in the

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. Prior to elected office, Richardson served as a

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officer for a number of different companies. She also served on the Marysville City Council for nearly nine years. In 2019, state Representative Dorothy Liggett Pelanda opted not to seek reelection to her state House seat, and Richardson easily won the Republican primary to succeed her. She went on to win the general election with nearly 70% of the vote. In 2019, Richardson co-sponsored legislation that would ban

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and criminalize what they called "abortion murder". Doctors who performed abortions in cases of

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and other life-threatening conditions would be exempt from prosecution only if they "

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all possible steps to preserve the life of the unborn child, while preserving the life of the woman. Such steps include, if applicable, attempting to reimplant an ectopic pregnancy into the woman's uterus".Ohio bill would make doctors 'reimplant' ectopic pregnancies (which is impossible) or face 'abortion murder' charges
National Post, November 29, 2019 Reimplantation of an ectopic pregnancy is not a recognized or medically feasible procedure.

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