Gayle Manning

Ohio House District 52

Gayle Manning

About Rep. Manning

State Representative (Rep.) Gayle Manning is currently serving her third term in the Ohio House of Representatives after serving two four-year terms in the Ohio Senate where she was elected to the Leadership Team as Majority Whip. Gayle represents the 52nd Ohio House District which encompasses the northeastern portion of Lorain County including North Ridgeville Elyria and Avon. Prior to her time in the House and Senate Manning spent 37 years as an elementary school teacher.

Rating Rep. Manning

Rank-and-file OEA members from legislative districts and surrounding school districts screened and endorsed candidates based on their positions and voting records on the following issues:

  • Support for fully funding the Fair School Funding Plan to ensure students and educators have the resources they need and to alleviate dependency on local property tax levies
  • Stopping book bans, infringing on educators’ academic freedom, censorship, and ensuring the ability of students to receive an inclusive, historically accurate, and truthful education
  • Decreasing standardized testing
  • Shifting away from the State of Ohio’s report cards being based on testing outcomes
  • Stopping state takeovers of school districts due to low standardized test scores
  • Preservation of educators’ pensions to ensure a safe, secure retirement so Ohio can attract and retain the educators of tomorrow
  • Opposition to privatizing educational services to ensure education positions remain good union jobs
  • Support for unions and collective bargaining to ensure educators receive fair contracts and have a voice in the workplace
  • Opposition to vouchers and voucher expansion, and support for charter and private school accountability

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