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Bride Rose Sweeney
2023 - Present
2026
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Bride Rose Sweeney (Democratic Party) is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing District 16. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Sweeney (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 16. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Bride Rose Sweeney was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Sweeney earned a bachelor's degree from John Carroll University in 2014. Her career experience includes working as a legislator and legislative staffer.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Sweeney was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Sweeney was assigned to the following committees:
- House Finance Committee
- Financial Institutions Committee
- Government Oversight Committee, Ranking member
- House Insurance Committee
2019-2020
Sweeney was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Bride Rose Sweeney defeated Daniel Harrington in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 16 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bride Rose Sweeney (D) | 60.7 | 37,653 |
| Daniel Harrington (R) | 39.3 | 24,375 | ||
| Total votes: 62,028 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Bride Rose Sweeney advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 16 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bride Rose Sweeney | 100.0 | 8,637 |
| Total votes: 8,637 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 16
Daniel Harrington advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 16 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Daniel Harrington | 100.0 | 5,595 | |
| Total votes: 5,595 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Bride Rose Sweeney defeated Michael Lamb in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 16 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bride Rose Sweeney (D) | 55.3 | 28,469 |
 | Michael Lamb (R) | 44.7 | 23,020 | |
| Total votes: 51,489 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Bride Rose Sweeney defeated incumbent Monique Smith in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 16 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bride Rose Sweeney | 56.0 | 4,777 |
 | Monique Smith | 44.0 | 3,751 | |
| Total votes: 8,528 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 16
Michael Lamb advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 16 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Lamb | 100.0 | 3,564 |
| Total votes: 3,564 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2020
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 14
Incumbent Bride Rose Sweeney defeated Lynn McMahan in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 14 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bride Rose Sweeney (D) | 58.4 | 27,618 |
| Lynn McMahan (R) | 41.6 | 19,643 | ||
| Total votes: 47,261 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 14
Incumbent Bride Rose Sweeney advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 14 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bride Rose Sweeney | 100.0 | 7,211 |
| Total votes: 7,211 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 14
Lynn McMahan advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 14 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lynn McMahan | 100.0 | 2,770 | |
| Total votes: 2,770 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 14
Bride Rose Sweeney defeated Ryan McClain in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 14 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bride Rose Sweeney (D) | 72.0 | 23,481 |
| Ryan McClain (L) | 28.0 | 9,143 | ||
| Total votes: 32,624 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 14
Bride Rose Sweeney defeated Steve Holecko, Carl J. Burgio, and Rick Raley in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 14 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bride Rose Sweeney | 41.5 | 3,869 |
 | Steve Holecko | 36.6 | 3,410 | |
 | Carl J. Burgio | 13.2 | 1,231 | |
 | Rick Raley | 8.7 | 808 | |
| Total votes: 9,318 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Bride Rose Sweeney completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sweeney's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I never thought that I would run for office, but after working several years at the Ohio Statehouse -- seeing harmful policies take shape and hurt our families and communities -- I decided that I had to step up. When I was elected in November 2018, I became the first woman ever to represent my community at the Statehouse and the youngest Democratic member of the 133rd Ohio General Assembly. I am now a two-term Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives for Western Cuyahoga County, serving as Ranking Member of the Ohio House Finance Committee and the lead Democratic sponsor of the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan that became law on July 1, 2021. I am determined to continue using my legislative experience to do the real and challenging work of state government; standing up to extremists and delivering for our communities.
- I am running for re-election because Ohio needs more leaders who are committed to finding real solutions to the problems we face, not finding more ways to divide us. As Democrat, I passed nine bills in four years in a GOP supermajority. Examples include legislation to ensure prompt pay for workers, protection for nurses being forced into excessive overtime, and reforms to help students transfer college credits, earn a degree and incur less debt. As the sponsor of the Fair School Funding Plan, I built on a 5-year bipartisan effort and succeeded in finally overhauling Ohio’s broken, unconstitutional school funding formula. I'll fight to fully fund the plan, put the needs of students first and ease Ohio's over-reliance on property taxes.
- Since taking office, I have consistently been a much-needed voice of reason at the Ohio Statehouse, pushing back against extremists and derailing bad policy ideas on issues ranging from guns to voting rights. One of the ways I’ve demonstrated that I can do this is when, in my first year as a lawmaker, my office used public records requests and other tools to uncover errors in the Secretary of State’s voter registration purge. We found over a thousand voters wrongfully removed from the rolls in Cuyahoga County alone, resulting in the Secretary reversing course to restore registrations across Ohio. As a superminority party, Ohio Democrats must be able to meaningfully hold the majority accountable while still delivering for our constituents.
- The newly drawn House District 16 is a very competitive open seat that leans only a few points Democratic. I initially decided to run in this seat in March to avoid a Democratic Primary and give Ohioans the best possible chance at breaking the Republican Supermajority, which has been so destructive to the State of Ohio. I believe that my record and experience will prove that I am not only the best-qualified candidate for the job but also the best-suited to win this seat in November. I am endorsed by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Ohio Education Association, the Cleveland Building Trades, and numerous local elected officials, among others.
Ohio deserves leaders who can be effective at pushing back against extremists and still get things done. It's important to do both. We must keep fighting for fair legislative maps that truly reflect the will of the voters, especially on the issues that are most under attack by the supermajority, like women's reproductive freedom and our sacred right to vote. As the lead sponsor of the Fair School Funding Plan, I built on a five-year bipartisan effort and succeeded in finally overhauling Ohio’s broken and unconstitutional school funding formula. I will fight relentlessly to ensure the plan is fully funded, providing nearly $2 billion for public education and job training. This new framework is a historic step toward putting the needs of our children first and reducing the state’s over-reliance on property taxes that hurts our seniors the most.
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2020
Bride Rose Sweeney did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 2 to December 19. A special session on elections commenced on May 28, 2024, and ended on May 31.
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2023
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In 2023, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 2 to December 31.
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2022
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In 2022, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 19 to December 15.
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2021
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In 2021, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 4 to December 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 6 to December 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 7 through December 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the 132nd Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 2 through December 31.
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Noteworthy events
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On February 23, 2021, Sweeney announced on Twitter that she tested positive for coronavirus.[2]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Ohio House of Representatives District 16 |
Officeholder Ohio House of Representatives District 16 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 12, 2022
- ↑ Twitter, "Bride Rose Sweeny's tweets," accessed February 26, 2021
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Monique Smith (D) |
Ohio House of Representatives District 16 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Ohio House of Representatives District 14 2018-2022 |
Succeeded by Sean Brennan (D) |
