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Willis Blackshear Jr.

Willis Blackshear Jr.
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 38th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2021
Preceded byFred Strahorn
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceDayton, Ohio[1]
Alma materWright State University (Bachelor of Arts in Political Science)[2]

Willis Blackshear Jr. is a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives representing the 38th district. He was elected in 2020, defeating Republican John Ferrell Mullins III with 79% of the vote.[3] Prior to his election the Ohio House, Blackshear worked in the Montgomery County Auditor's Office as an outreach specialist.[4]

Ohio House of Representatives

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Election

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Blackshear was elected in the general election on November 3, 2020.[5]

Committees

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Blackshear serves on the following committees: Commerce and Labor, Criminal Justice, and Agriculture and Rural Development.[6]

Ohio Senate

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In October 2023, Blackshear pulled petitions to run for the 6th Senate District of Ohio. He is looking to unseat republican Sen. Niraj Antani.[7]

Election history

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Ohio House 39th District
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct
2020 Willis Blackshear 31,583 79.3% John Ferrell Mullins III 8,269 20.7%

References

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  1. ^ "Representative Willis E. Blackshear Jr. - District 39". Ohio House of Representatives. Retrieved Jan 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Willis E. Blackshear, Jr. Biography". Ohio House of Representatives. Retrieved Jan 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Ohio House of Representatives District 39". Ballotpedia. Retrieved Jan 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Biography". Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Ohio Election Results - Election Results 2020 - The New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Committees". Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "Blackshear to run for Senate seat as Dems eye opportunities". dayton-daily-news.
135th Ohio General Assembly (2023–2024)
Speaker of the House
Jason Stephens (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Scott Oelslager (R)
Majority Leader
Bill Seitz (R)
Minority Leader
Allison Russo (D)
  1. ▌Dontavius Jarrells (D)
  2. ▌Latyna Humphrey (D)
  3. ▌Ismail Mohamed (D)
  4. ▌Beryl Piccolantonio (D)
  5. ▌Richard Brown (D)
  6. ▌Adam Miller (D)
  7. ▌Allison Russo (D)
  8. ▌Beth Liston (D)
  9. ▌Munira Abdullahi (D)
  10. ▌David Dobos (R)
  11. ▌Anita Somani (D)
  12. ▌Brian Stewart (R)
  13. ▌Michael J. Skindell (D)
  14. ▌Sean Brennan (D)
  15. ▌Richard Dell'Aquila (D)
  16. ▌Bride Rose Sweeney (D)
  17. ▌Tom Patton (R)
  18. ▌Darnell Brewer (D)
  19. ▌Phil Robinson (D)
  20. ▌Terrence Upchurch (D)
  21. ▌Elliot Forhan (D)
  22. ▌Juanita Brent (D)
  23. ▌Dan Troy (D)
  24. ▌Dani Isaacsohn (D)
  25. ▌Cecil Thomas (D)
  26. ▌Sedrick Denson (D)
  27. ▌Rachel Baker (D)
  28. ▌Jodi Whitted (D)
  29. ▌Cindy Abrams (R)
  30. ▌Bill Seitz (R)
  31. ▌Bill Roemer (R)
  32. ▌Jack Daniels (R)
  33. ▌Veronica Sims (D)
  34. ▌Casey Weinstein (D)
  35. ▌Steve Demetriou (R)
  36. ▌Andrea White (R)
  37. ▌Tom Young (R)
  38. ▌Willis Blackshear Jr. (D)
  39. ▌Phil Plummer (R)
  40. ▌Rodney Creech (R)
  41. ▌Josh Williams (R)
  42. ▌Derek Merrin (R)
  43. ▌Michele Grim (D)
  44. ▌Elgin Rogers Jr. (D)
  45. ▌Jennifer Gross (R)
  46. ▌Thomas Hall (R)
  47. ▌Sara Carruthers (R)
  48. ▌Scott Oelslager (R)
  49. ▌Jim Thomas (R)
  50. ▌Reggie Stoltzfus (R)
  51. ▌Brett Hillyer (R)
  52. ▌Gayle Manning (R)
  53. ▌Joe Miller (D)
  54. ▌Dick Stein (R)
  55. ▌Scott Lipps (R)
  56. ▌Adam Mathews (R)
  57. ▌Jamie Callender (R)
  58. ▌Tex Fischer (R)
  59. ▌Lauren McNally (D)
  60. ▌Brian Lorenz (R)
  61. ▌Beth Lear (R)
  62. ▌Jean Schmidt (R)
  63. ▌Adam Bird (R)
  64. ▌Nick Santucci (R)
  65. ▌Mike Loychik (R)
  66. ▌Sharon Ray (R)
  67. ▌Melanie Miller (R)
  68. ▌Thaddeus Claggett (R)
  69. ▌Kevin Miller (R)
  70. ▌Brian Lampton (R)
  71. ▌Bill Dean (R)
  72. ▌Gail Pavliga (R)
  73. ▌Jeff LaRe (R)
  74. ▌Bernard Willis (R)
  75. ▌Haraz Ghanbari (R)
  76. ▌Marilyn John (R)
  77. ▌Scott Wiggam (R)
  78. ▌Susan Manchester (R)
  79. ▌Monica Robb Blasdel (R)
  80. ▌Jena Powell (R)
  81. ▌Jim Hoops (R)
  82. ▌Roy Klopfenstein (R)
  83. ▌Jon Cross (R)
  84. ▌Angela King (R)
  85. ▌Tim Barhorst (R)
  86. ▌Tracy Richardson (R)
  87. ▌Riordan McClain (R)
  88. ▌Gary Click (R)
  89. ▌D. J. Swearingen (R)
  90. ▌Justin Pizzulli (R)
  91. ▌Bob Peterson (R)
  92. ▌Mark Johnson (R)
  93. ▌Jason Stephens (R)
  94. ▌Jay Edwards (R)
  95. ▌Don Jones (R)
  96. ▌Ron Ferguson (R)
  97. ▌Adam Holmes (R)
  98. ▌Darrell Kick (R)
  99. ▌Sarah Fowler (R)


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