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Ismail Mohamed
Ismail Mohamed (Democratic Party) is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing District 3. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Mohamed (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 3. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Ismail Mohamed was born in Somalia and lives in Ohio. Mohamed graduated from Northland High School. He earned a B.A. in political science and government from The Ohio State University and a J.D. from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Mohamed's career experience includes working as an attorney and as a telephonic Somali interpreter. Mohamed was appointed to serve on the North-Linden Area Commission and on the Columbus Civilian Review Board.[1][2]
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 3
Incumbent Ismail Mohamed won election in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ismail Mohamed (D) | 100.0 | 28,838 |
| Total votes: 28,838 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 3
Incumbent Ismail Mohamed defeated Abdirizak Diini and Julie Trabold in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 3 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ismail Mohamed | 54.2 | 5,010 |
 | Abdirizak Diini | 34.2 | 3,166 | |
 | Julie Trabold | 11.6 | 1,071 | |
| Total votes: 9,247 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Mohamed in this election.
Pledges
Mohamed signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 3
Ismail Mohamed defeated J. Josiah Lanning in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ismail Mohamed (D) | 80.7 | 22,756 |
| J. Josiah Lanning (R) | 19.3 | 5,458 | ||
| Total votes: 28,214 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 3
Ismail Mohamed defeated Kelly Harrop, Mayo Makinde, DaVon Marshall, and Lamar Peoples in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 3 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ismail Mohamed | 35.5 | 2,108 |
 | Kelly Harrop | 34.2 | 2,031 | |
 | Mayo Makinde | 13.0 | 769 | |
 | DaVon Marshall | 12.0 | 714 | |
 | Lamar Peoples | 5.3 | 314 | |
| Total votes: 5,936 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 3
J. Josiah Lanning advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 3 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | J. Josiah Lanning | 100.0 | 545 | |
| Total votes: 545 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent Bernadine Kennedy Kent defeated Debbie Staggs in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 25 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bernadine Kennedy Kent (D) | 84.5 | 33,788 |
| Debbie Staggs (R) | 15.5 | 6,187 | ||
| Total votes: 39,975 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent Bernadine Kennedy Kent defeated Ismail Mohamed and Lamar Peoples in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bernadine Kennedy Kent | 45.7 | 4,990 |
| Ismail Mohamed | 39.7 | 4,332 | |
| Lamar Peoples | 14.6 | 1,595 | |
| Total votes: 10,917 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daahir Omar (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25
Debbie Staggs advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Debbie Staggs | 100.0 | 1,328 | |
| Total votes: 1,328 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to LGBTQ, civil rights, and racial justice issues.
2023
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2023, click [show]. |
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In 2023, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 2 to December 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Ohio House of Representatives District 3 |
Officeholder Ohio House of Representatives District 3 |
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Haraz Ghanbari (R) |
Ohio House of Representatives District 3 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
