Nickie J. Antonio News

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued a statement condemning House Bill 68 and House Bill 8, the dangerous anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ legislation passed in the Ohio House.

Today, state Representatives Michele Grim (D-Toledo), Mike Skindell (D-Lakewood), Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio (D-Lakewood), and state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) hosted a press conference to urge legislative leaders to reinstate funding for Ohio's Maritime Assistance Program in the state budget during conference committee.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued the following statement after the Ohio Senate voted to pass their version of House Bill 33, the state operating budget.

Today, Ohio Senate Minority Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood), Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington), and Tennessee state Representative Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) participated in a panel at the White House on democracy and reproductive rights.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) commended the Ohio Senate's passage of Senate Bill 100, her bill with state Senator Nathan Manning (R-North Ridgeville) to prohibit the installation of an electronic tracking device on someone else's property without their consent.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued a statement responding to the Senate's changes to House Bill 33, the state operating budget.

Last week, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) responded to a letter Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost sent to members of the General Assembly and his opinion article published in the Cincinnati Enquirer. In the opinion article, Attorney General Yost claimed that a petition by students at Xavier University to remove Ohio Supreme Court Justice Joe Deters as the university's Justice in Residence is an example of trampling free speech, and forcing doctrinaire points of view.

Today, Senate Minority Leader Nickie J. Antonio released the following statement remembering former member of the Ohio Senate Democratic Caucus, Tom Sawyer, who passed away today.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood)issued the following statement after the Ohio Senate voted to pass Senate Bill 83, the highly controversial Ohio Higher Education Enhancement Act.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued a statement after the Ohio Senate voted along party lines to concur with the changes made by the House of Representatives to Senate Joint Resolution 2, which would raise the threshold for Ohioans to pass citizen-initiated constitutional amendments from a simple majority to 60%.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) and Senator Stephen A. Huffman (R-Tipp City) provided sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 101, which would abolish the death penalty in Ohio and instead pursue life without parole for capital crimes.

Today, the Ohio Senate Democratic Caucus held a press conference to discuss their budget priorities for the 135th General Assembly.

Today, state Senator Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued a statement after the Ohio Senate voted along party lines to pass Senate Joint Resolution 2 and Senate Bill 92. S.J.R. 2 would raise the threshold for Ohioans to pass constitutional amendments from a simple majority to 60%, while S.B. 92 would allow for August special elections when a proposed constitutional amendment is on the ballot.

Today, state Senator Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) provided sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 100 with joint sponsor Senator Nathan Manning (R-North Ridgeville), which would generally prohibit the installation of an electronic tracking device on someone else's property without the other person's consent. 

Today, state Senator Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) praised the Ohio Senate's concurrence to the conference amendments on House Bill 23, the state's two-year transportation budget.

Today, Senate Minority Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) and Senators Steve Huffman (R-Tipp City), Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) and Michele Reynolds (R-Canal Winchester) held a press conference to discuss the introduction of their legislation to end Ohio's death penalty and instead pursue life without parole for capital crimes.

Today, state Senator Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) commended the Ohio Senate's passage of House Bill 23, the state's two-year transportation budget.

Today, Ohio Senate Minority Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) and President Matt Huffman (R-Lima) held a discussion with Cleveland pastors.

Today, Senate Minority Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued the following statement in response to the fatal collision involving a Norfolk Southern train in Senate District 23:

Today, Senate Minority Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued a statement after the Ohio Senate voted along party lines to pass Senate Bill 1, which drastically limits the duties and function of the State Board of Education and Department of Education.

Ohio Senate and House Democrats today sent a joint letter signed by all members to Governor Mike DeWine calling on him to officially declare a disaster in East Palestine. 

Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee and Assistant Minority Whip Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo), Senate Minority Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood), and state Representative Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) hosted a discussion regarding concerns following the East Palestine train derailment. Interested parties from environmental and agricultural groups on the state, federal, and nonprofit levels participated. 

Today, Ohio Senate Minority Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) applauded the announcement of $1 million of state funding towards Lakewood City School District. These funds will be allocated through House Bill 45 which funded the Ohio K-12 School Safety grant program. A combined $68 million in grants was dedicated towards supporting the physical safety and security upgrades in Ohio schools grades K-12.

Today, state Senator Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued the following statement in response to Governor Mike DeWine's State of the State address: 

Today, Senate Minority Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) and Senator Catherine D. Ingram (D-Cincinnati) issued the following statements in response to recent news reports that a married couple from Upper Sandusky has been advocating a neo-Nazi-approved curriculum for use by parents who home-school: