Emilia made history when she was the first Black female lawmaker under the age of 30 to serve in the Ohio state Legislature. During her first year as state House Minority Leader, the percentage of bipartisan bills passed was nearly double each of the previous two legislative sessions.
GOP lawmakers redrew OH-13, which has been Democratic for 45 years, but the Ohio State Supreme Court struck down their map. The fight for this district will be intense. The likely Republican opponent is a frequent Fox News commentator and a spokesperson, surrogate, and advisor to Trump.
Democrats hold a narrow margin of just 9 seats in the House. A loss of as few as 5 seats could cost us the majority.