Bride Rose Sweeney

Bride Rose Sweeney is an American politician who is the member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 14th District in western Cuyahoga County, encompassing Wards 16 and 17 of Cleveland as well as the suburbs of Brooklyn, Brook Park, Middleburg Heights, and Parma Heights. She is the first woman elected to represent that district and the youngest Democratic member of the 133rd Ohio General Assembly.[1]

Bride Rose Sweeney
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 14th District
Assumed office
November 14, 2018
Preceded byMartin J. Sweeney
Personal details
Born (1992-07-21) July 21, 1992
Cleveland, Ohio
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceCleveland, Ohio
Alma materJohn Carroll University (BA)
Websitehttp://www.ohiohouse.gov/bride-rose-sweeney

Life and career

Bride Rose Sweeney (born on July 21, 1992) was raised on the same street in Cleveland as her grandmother, a first generation Irish-American after whom she is named. She attended Saint Joseph Academy and subsequently John Carroll University, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts while studying political science, business, and leadership.

After college, Sweeney joined Ohio’s Legislative Service Commission Fellowship, a competitive and prestigious public service program that prepares the state’s next generation of leaders.[2] Before her election to the Ohio House, she worked in a variety of roles in the Ohio Senate, including as senior advisor to two different Minority Leaders and legislative aide to Senator Lou Gentile, an Appalachian Democrat.

She is the daughter of Martin J. Sweeney, who is a former President of Cleveland City Council and a member of the 131st and 132nd Ohio General Assembly.

Ohio House of Representatives

Elections

Rep. Sweeney was first elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 72 percent of the vote over 28 percent of Libertarian candidate Ryan McClain.[3] Shortly after the election, the Ohio House Democratic Caucus appointed her to fill the vacancy in the seat she had just won, allowing her to take office early.[4] Notably, she was uncontested in her 2020 primary election after having to clear a four-person primary on May 8, 2018.

Rep. Sweeney sought re-election to a second term on November 3, 2020 against a Republican opponent. She won a resounding victory, beating her opponent by a whopping 16.9% margin and with 58.4% of the total vote.[5] In her district, Sweeney won by a 6% larger margin and with 3.6% more votes than Joe Biden, who still carried it by a strong 10.9% margin. Some of her success may be attributed to keeping Brook Park and other working-class areas solidly in her column.

Committees

In the 133rd General Assembly, Rep. Sweeney served on the Finance Committee, the Commerce and Labor Committee, the Insurance Committee, and as Ranking Member of the Finance Subcommittee on High Education.[6]

In the 134th General Assembly, Rep. Sweeney serves on the Finance Committee, the Finance Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education, the Financial Institutions Committee, the Insurance Committee, and as the Ranking Member of the Government Oversight Committee.

References
  1. "Representative Bride Rose Sweeney (D) - Biography | The Ohio House of Representatives". www.ohiohouse.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  2. "Legislative Service Commission - Fellowship Program - About". www.lsc.ohio.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  3. "Ohio Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  4. Times, West Park (2018-11-26). "Sweeney takes office early as new State Rep". The West Park Times. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  5. "Bride Rose Sweeney". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  6. "Committees". Retrieved 2018-04-01.


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