Juanita Brent

Ohio House District 18

Juanita Brent

About Rep. Brent

Rep. Brent is serving her third term in the Ohio House.  She serves on the Commerce and Labor Committee. Brent has a positive scorecard rating and is also a sponsor of HB 115 the Equal Pay Act. Brent has a 100 rating on the current OEA Legislative Scorecard and a lifetime score of 92. 

Rating Rep. Brent

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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