Vote Democrat John E. Barnes Jr. for the Ohio senate in district 25 on May 8, 2018 in the primary election.... Barnes is currently a state representative representing the 12th house district.... As a state legislator, Barnes is responsible for bringing millions of dollars back to house district 12 for economic development and job creation initiatives....By Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million views on Google Plus alone. For advertising or otherwise feel free to contact us. Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com.
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| State representative and candidate for the Ohio senate in district 25, a Cleveland Democrat |
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CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio-State Rep. John E. Barnes Jr, a Cleveland Democrat who represents the 12th house district in the Ohio General Assembly, is seeking election to the Ohio senate in district 25, the Democratic primary of which is March 8, 2018.
"People are hurting and they need support," said Barnes, who is term-limited as a state representative. "I have a more pragmatic approach to leadership and if elected I will represent Ohio's 25th senatorial district with an undying vision and a commitment to enhancing resources for my constituents and the state of Ohio as we work together to build a better tomorrow for our children."
Ohio's 25th senatorial district is comprised of the western portion of Lake County and the eastern portion of Cuyahoga County, including its applicable villages and townships and parts if not all of the cities of Beachwood, Bedford, Bedford Heights, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, East Cleveland, Eastlake, Euclid, Kirtland, Maple Heights, Mayfield Heights, Mentor, Mentor-on-the-Lake, Painesville, Pepper Pike, Richmond Heights, Shaker Heights, South Euclid, Warrensville Heights, Wickliffe, Willoughby, Willoughby Hills, and Willowick.
A product of the Union-Miles neighborhood on Cleveland's largely black east side, and the Cleveland public schools, Barnes has served in several positions of public trust, including as a state legislator, chairman of the Ohio Commission on African American Males, and as a cabinet-level director in the administration of former Cleveland mayor Jane L. Campbell, the city's only woman mayor.
He holds an master's degree in business from Case Western Reserve University, and has focused his career on job creation, economic development, and international business and commercial relations
In the state legislature Barnes serves on the ways and means, health and aging, and the economic development and small business committees.
State Rep. Barnes has introduced numerous bills that received bipartisan support. He also participated as a member of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus’ official visit to South Africa in 2001.
As a state legislator, Barnes is responsible for bringing millions of dollars back to house district 12 for economic development and job creation initiatives. This includes monies for seniors and youth programs, and the poor, infrastructure iniatives, minority and female owned businesses, and $2 million for the Harvard Community Center to help teen mothers and fathers.
House district 12 covers Pepper Pike, Orange, Highland Hills, Warrensville Heights, North Randall, Bedford, Bedford Heights and most of Cleveland's Ward 1, the strongest voting bloc of Black voters in Cleveland.
In the state legislature Barnes serves on the ways and means, health and aging, and the economic development and small business committees.
State Rep. Barnes has introduced numerous bills that received bipartisan support. He also participated as a member of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus’ official visit to South Africa in 2001.
As a state legislator, Barnes is responsible for bringing millions of dollars back to house district 12 for economic development and job creation initiatives. This includes monies for seniors and youth programs, and the poor, infrastructure iniatives, minority and female owned businesses, and $2 million for the Harvard Community Center to help teen mothers and fathers.
House district 12 covers Pepper Pike, Orange, Highland Hills, Warrensville Heights, North Randall, Bedford, Bedford Heights and most of Cleveland's Ward 1, the strongest voting bloc of Black voters in Cleveland.
The easy going Barnes, a likable politician by most standards, and one with strong values and a strong sense of community who is not afraid to say he is Black but also supports diversity across the board, is the older of two sons of former Cleveland councilman John E. Barnes Sr., who, along with his mother, instilled in him the value of service to others above one’s self.
"It is in this virtue," says Barnes Jr., "that is the foundation of our campaign, a grassroots campaign focused on public policy measures for the betterment of Ohians."
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