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Joy Bennett
Joy Bennett (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 56. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Bennett completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Joy Bennett was born in Tucson, Arizona. She earned a bachelor's degree from Cedarville University in 1998. Bennett's career experience includes working as the founder and chief strategist of Jumpstart Marketing.[1] She has been affiliated with the following organizations:
- North Cincinnati Community Church
- Mason Deerfield Chamber of Commerce
- Warren County Democratic Party
- Mason & Deerfield Democrats Club
- Mason City Council, Personnel Review Board[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 56
Adam Mathews defeated Joy Bennett in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 56 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Adam Mathews (R)  | 60.4 | 29,241 |
 | Joy Bennett (D) | 39.6 | 19,135 | |
| Total votes: 48,376 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 56
Joy Bennett defeated Sam Cao in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 56 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joy Bennett | 70.5 | 2,107 |
 | Sam Cao | 29.5 | 883 | |
| Total votes: 2,990 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 56
Adam Mathews defeated Kathy Grossmann in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 56 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adam Mathews | 53.6 | 3,346 |
| Kathy Grossmann | 46.4 | 2,891 | ||
| Total votes: 6,237 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joy Bennett completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bennett's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Joy began a career as a technical writer but had to quit to care for Elli. In 2004, the couple was recruited to serve on the Cincinnati Children’s Family Advisory Council, and in 2006, Joy was asked to lead it. She served there for 5 years before launching her own business in 2011. She ran for Mason City Council in 2019. While she didn’t win a seat, she continued to advocate for her city, most recently leading a successful referendum on a misguided and overreaching abortion ban.
Enough people asked her to consider the state representative race that she agreed to run in 2022. No matter what she’s doing, Joy has an innate ability to connect with people of all backgrounds, identify how things can be better, and bring people together to make it happen.- ACCOUNTABLE. You deserve a true advocate in your state representative – a person who is available and responsive, wants to hear and understand your concerns and priorities, and seeks your feedback on policies proposed in the State House.
- ETHICAL. You deserve a representative who always does the right thing, even when it’s the hard thing. Elected officials should be the most open and transparent because they work for YOU. Being a representative is a public service role, not a power play or resumé item.
- COMMUNITY-FOCUSED. You deserve someone with a plan to maintain an ongoing conversation with her constituents so she knows what’s on your mind and can advocate for you. You elect someone to represent your specific geographic area, and that person should take the time and make the effort to truly understand the unique needs and characteristics of that area.
2) Funding for public education. Our state needs a funding mechanism for public schools that is constitutional, equitable, and supports quality education for all students from preschool through 12th grade (and beyond) regardless of their zip code, religion, or income.
3) Enacting common-sense gun laws. We have to address gun-related deaths from multiple angles – the root causes of violence or accidental gunshots, access to high-capacity weapons, and the best defenses for our most vulnerable (e.g. children in schools, folks in hospitals and churches, etc.). No single policy will fix this, so we need to collaborate across disciplines to reduce deaths.
4) Reducing Ohio’s contribution to climate change. We must do our part to protect the planet, and I believe that requires creating and enforcing standards for businesses and individuals.
Second, a state representative needs to show up when the House of Representatives is in session. Each of us is assigned to committees, and we meet as a full House each week on Wednesday. I will drive to the capitol each week we're in session unless we have a family emergency, be an active committee member, and cast my vote on the policies brought to the House. This matters because our current representative has the worst attendance record in the House!
Then my dad told me that the credit union where he worked was hiring a teller. He asked if I wanted to apply, and the idea of working in a clean environment without food sounded very appealing! I worked at that credit union full-time the summers before and after my senior year of high school and part-time during the school year.
Being Elli's mom completely rewrote my priorities and how I defined what's truly important and worth fighting for. I discovered how fast I could learn something completely foreign to me, that I could trust my intuition, and just how much I'll do for the ones I love.
Then Elli died at the age of 8. I've survived one of the worst experiences a person can go through. It was just as awful as you can imagine, and some days the only thing that got me out of bed was my other 3 kids. I had to fight my way back from a severe depression and it took a few years.
Yes, in that I think having previous experience means you’re more familiar with how things work and may have existing relationships. If those relationships are strong and collaborative, this gives you a head start in serving your district.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Ohio House of Representatives District 56 |
Footnotes
