Erica Crawley
Erica Crawley | |
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Member of the Franklin County Board of Commissioners | |
Assumed office July 1, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Marilyn Brown |
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 26th district | |
In office January 7, 2019 – June 28, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Hearcel Craig |
Succeeded by | Latyna Humphrey |
Personal details | |
Born | November 22, 1980 |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
Education | Cleveland State University (BA) Walden University (MPA) Capital University (JD) |
Occupation | Attorney |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Battles/wars | Operation Iraqi Freedom |
Erica Christi Crawley (born November 22, 1980) is an American politician serving as a member of the Franklin County Board of Commissioners. Crawley previously served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021.
Career
[edit]Ohio House of Representatives
[edit]Crawley was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 82 percent of the vote over 15 percent of Republican candidate Shareeque Arife Sadiq.[1] She was unopposed in the 2020 general election.
Crawley served on the following committees: Armed Services and Veterans Affairs, Finance, Primary and Secondary Education, and the Finance Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education.[2]
Franklin County commissioner
[edit]Crawley resigned from the Ohio House of Representatives on June 28, 2021 to fill a vacancy on the Franklin County Board of Commissioners. Following the retirement of longtime county commissioner Marilyn Brown, the Franklin County Democratic Party was allowed to choose her replacement. In a 63–54 vote, it chose Crawley, who was sworn in on July 1, 2021[3]
Election history
[edit]Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | |
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2018 | Erica Crawley | 33,774 | 82.30% | Shareeque Arife Sadiq | 5,982 | 14.58% | |
2020 | Erica Crawley | 45,350 | 100% | Unopposed |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ohio Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ "Committees". Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ Kovac, Marc. "Franklin County Democrats pick Rep. Erica Crawley to fill county commissioner seat". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
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- Women state legislators in Ohio
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