Christine Cockley News

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus), State Rep. Mark Sigrist (D-Grove City), and State Sen. Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) today sent a letter to Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (ODRC) Director Annette Chambers-Smith urging the department to take immediate steps to ensure humane, safe, and lawful conditions for individuals detained at the Butler County Jail, which is currently being used to house Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) today filed a House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) condemning the recent Executive Order put forth by the Trump administration that will limit states’ right to regulate Artificial Intelligence (AI).

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Jewish Caucus today released the following statement mourning the 15 lives lost and more than 40 injured following a targeted shooting at Sydney, Australia’s Bondi Beach on the first night of Hanukkah. 

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Jewish Caucus today released the following statement denouncing President Trump’s recent remarks targeting the Somali community:

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) today condemned the passage of anti-voter Senate Bill (SB) 293 which places new burdens on voters by adding unnecessary hurdles to the voting process, shortening the time available for Ohioans to make their voices heard, and weakening essential accountability measures. 

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) today released the following statement on House Bill (HB) 188, legislation that would create the Ohio Israel Trade and Innovation Partnership:

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) and Kevin Ritter (R-Marietta) today celebrates the passage of House Resolution (HR) 277  from the House Floor.

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) and Ty D. Mathews (R-Findlay) today gave sponsor testimony on House Bill (HB) 524 before the House Technology and Innovation Committee. 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) today condemned Ohio Republicans in the state legislature for failing to act on any measures that could have preserved Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for 1.4M Ohioans. Instead, in two days, more than half million children, more than 250,000 seniors, and an estimated 45,000 veterans are at risk of going hungry when the federal government defaults on its November deposit to fully fund SNAP benefit cards due to President Trump and Congressional Republicans' refusal to end the federal government shutdown.

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) and Jodi Salvo (R-Bolivar) Tuesday gave sponsor testimony before the House Children and Human Services Committee on House Bill (HB) 472, a bipartisan effort aimed at eliminating fees for state-issued identification cards and birth certificates for people experiencing homelessness.