Ohio
With God, All Things Are Possible
Nickname:
Buckeye State
Admitted to Statehood:
March 1, 1803
State Capitol:
Columbus
Population
(2000 Census):
11,353,140
State Bird:
Cardinal
Fun Fact:
Neil Armstrong, Jesse Owens, and the Wright Brothers were all born in Ohio.

Real Numbers
346,515

Number of unemployed workers in Ohio.

Latest News & Resources
9/11 Commission
Strickland Calls Secretary Rumsfeld to Task Over Continued Equipment Shortages in Iraq
Congressman Ted Strickland writes to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld asking questions about the Pentagon's slow response to troop needs, April 11, 2005
Health Care
Brown Joins Capitol Hill Medicaid Talks
Brown Joins Capitol Hill Medicaid Talks, April 21, 2005
Dear Mr. President, Do Not Shift Medicaid Costs to States
House and Senate Democratic Leaders Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid today released a letter Democratic leaders sent to President Bush today on Medicaid funding. In addition to Pelosi and Reid, Senators Max Baucus and John Rockefeller and Congressmen John Dingell and Sherrod Brown also signed the letter to the President. March 7, 2005
Jobs & Economy
A STATE-BY-STATE REPORT: OHIO
October 13, 2006
Dear Mr. President, Local Residents Must Be Hired to Rebuild the Gulf Region And Be Paid A Living Wage
88 Members of Congress, Including Representatives From Louisiana and Mississippi, Send A Letter To The President, September 8, 2005
CAFTA Deal Would Favor Select Few
An opinion piece by Rep. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, that was published in USA Today. July 25, 2005
While only a few may be guilty, we all are responsible.
Rep. Sherrod Brown shares some thoughts on faith and the Central American Free Trade Agreement. July 22, 2005
National Security
Strickland Calls Secretary Rumsfeld to Task Over Continued Equipment Shortages in Iraq
Congressman Ted Strickland writes to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld asking questions about the Pentagon's slow response to troop needs, April 11, 2005
Faith in Action
Faith, Holy Writ and Social Justice
Faith, Holy Writ and Social Justice, November 26, 2004
Medicare
Dear Mr. President, Do Not Shift Medicaid Costs to States
House and Senate Democratic Leaders Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid today released a letter Democratic leaders sent to President Bush today on Medicaid funding. In addition to Pelosi and Reid, Senators Max Baucus and John Rockefeller and Congressmen John Dingell and Sherrod Brown also signed the letter to the President. March 7, 2005
Trade
Rep. Sherrod Brown on CAFTA
Rep. Sherrod Brown on CAFTA, April 28, 2005
Radio Addresses
Rep. Tim Ryan on Radio Row

Rep. Tim Ryan
Ohio, 17th
Rep. Tim Ryan discusses the massive debt that the President's privatization scheme will leave for future generations.
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Republican Policies Hurt U.S. Manufacturing and Farm Exports

Rep. Tim Ryan
Ohio, 17th
Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-17) discusses the impact that the loss of manufacturing jobs, outsourcing, and tariffs are having on American workers.
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Ohio Representatives
Rep. Sherrod Brown
Ohio, 13th
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Rep. Marcy Kaptur
Ohio, 9th
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Rep. Dennis Kucinich
Ohio, 10th
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Rep. Tim Ryan
Ohio, 17th
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Rep. Ted Strickland
Ohio, 6th
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Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Ohio, 11th
More about Stephanie Tubbs Jones


Other Representatives
Rep. John Boehner
Ohio, 8th

Rep. Steve Chabot
Ohio, 1st

Rep. Paul Gillmor
Ohio, 5th

Rep. David Hobson
Ohio, 7th

Rep. Steven LaTourette
Ohio, 14th

Rep. Robert Ney
Ohio, 18th

Rep. Michael Oxley
Ohio, 4th

Rep. Rob Portman
Ohio, 2nd

Rep. Deborah Pryce
Ohio, 15th

Rep. Ralph Regula
Ohio, 16th

Rep. Patrick Tiberi
Ohio, 12th

Rep. Michael Turner
Ohio, 3rd

For more information about these representatives, please visit www.house.gov