ABOUT
I’m Rose Lounsbury and I’m running for State Representative of Ohio’s 36th District, which includes Kettering, Oakwood, Riverside, east Dayton, and parts of downtown. I’m a former public school teacher, a current small business owner, and a mom of teenage triplets. I’m running to create a state that my kids—and yours—will want to live in someday.
I’m the granddaughter of a coal miner from Southeast Ohio and the daughter of two public school teachers. When I became a teacher, my dad told me, “Rosie, the two people you need to become friends with are the custodians and the secretaries.” He taught me the value of listening to people who may not seem to hold the most power.
As your state rep, there is nothing more important to me than listening to people. Like many of you, I was incensed last August when our elected representatives held a special election, at the cost of $18 million taxpayer dollars, to try to silence us. My opponent voted for that election. My goal is to make sure that she can never again spend our money to try to take away our voting and healthcare rights.
My vision for Ohio is to create a state that attracts and retains top graduates from the best colleges and trade schools in our nation.
To do that, my top priorities as your next state rep are:
Creating a top-ranked public education system
Protecting our freedom to have our voices heard at the ballot box and our personal decisions respected in our doctor’s offices
Growing a future-focused economy with green jobs, union jobs, and fair wages
That’s the kind of Ohio that I want to live in. It's a stronger and better Ohio. It’s the kind of Ohio I want my kids—and all our kids—to live in, too.
Together we can create that.
I’m Rose Lounsbury, and I look forward to representing you in Ohio’s 36th District.