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Louise Valentine
Louise Valentine is an at-large member of the Westerville City School District Board of Education in Ohio. She assumed office on January 1, 2024. Her current term ends on December 31, 2027.
Valentine ran for election for an at-large seat of the Westerville City School District Board of Education in Ohio. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Biography
Louise Valentine lives in Genoa Township, Ohio. She graduated from Elyria High School in 2000.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree from Ohio State University in 2004 and a master's degree from Ohio State University in 2006. Valentine's career experience includes working as a consumer tester with L Brands and Abercrombie & Fitch.[2]
Elections
2023
See also: Westerville City School District, Ohio, elections (2023)
General election
General election for Westerville City School District Board of Education At-large (2 seats)
Incumbent Jennifer Aultman and Louise Valentine defeated Diane Jones in the general election for Westerville City School District Board of Education At-large on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jennifer Aultman (Nonpartisan) | 42.8 | 21,260 | |
| ✔ |  | Louise Valentine (Nonpartisan) | 34.9 | 17,318 |
| Diane Jones (Nonpartisan) | 22.3 | 11,097 | ||
| Total votes: 49,675 | |||
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Endorsements
Valentine received the following endorsements.
- Delaware County, Ohio, Democratic Party
- Franklin County, Ohio, Democratic Party
- Westerville, Ohio, Education Association
- Central Ohio Indivisible
- Everytown for Gun Safety
- Matriots PAC
- Red Wine and Blue
- Westerville, Ohio, Progressive Alliance
Pledges
Valentine signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 61
Beth Lear defeated Louise Valentine in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 61 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Beth Lear (R) | 58.7 | 31,443 |
| Louise Valentine (D) | 41.3 | 22,120 | |
| Total votes: 53,563 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 61
Louise Valentine advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 61 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Louise Valentine | 100.0 | 2,358 |
| Total votes: 2,358 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rachael Morocco (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 61
Beth Lear defeated incumbent Shawn Stevens in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 61 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Beth Lear | 58.1 | 4,709 |
 | Shawn Stevens | 41.9 | 3,390 | |
| Total votes: 8,099 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
- See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Ohio State Senate District 19
Andrew Brenner defeated Louise Valentine and David Cox in the general election for Ohio State Senate District 19 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andrew Brenner (R) | 50.4 | 81,623 |
| Louise Valentine (D) | 47.7 | 77,247 | |
 | David Cox (G) | 1.9 | 3,041 | |
| Total votes: 161,911 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 19
Louise Valentine advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 19 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Louise Valentine | 100.0 | 17,349 |
| Total votes: 17,349 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 19
Andrew Brenner defeated Joel Spitzer in the Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 19 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Brenner | 67.4 | 17,924 |
| Joel Spitzer | 32.6 | 8,673 | ||
| Total votes: 26,597 | |||
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Green primary election
Green primary for Ohio State Senate District 19
David Cox advanced from the Green primary for Ohio State Senate District 19 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Cox | 100.0 | 89 |
| Total votes: 89 | |||
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Campaign themes
2023
Louise Valentine did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Other survey responses
Ballotpedia identified the following surveys, interviews, and questionnaires Valentine completed for other organizations. If you are aware of a link that should be added, email us.
2022
Louise Valentine did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Louise Valentine participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on March 28, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Louise Valentine's responses follow below.[3]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Creating a fair and effective school funding system 2) Ensuring Ohio families have access to affordable healthcare options |
” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | As a mother of two young boys, I am dedicated to creating a public school system that allows every child to live up to their potential and thrive here in Ohio. We need to act to reform charter schools, provide full and fair funding and invest in technical schools to prepare students for employment. We need to pass legislation to stop the skyrocketing cost of a college education and ensure students are able to attend great public universities here in Ohio. As a product of Ohio's education system, I know how important it is to create a strong educational foundation for children like mine.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[5]
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Political philosophy
Valentine provided the following description of her political philosophy to Ballotpedia:
| “ |
'As a mom, a wife, and a working professional, I never thought I’d be interested in running for a political office. But after the 2016 election cycle, that all changed. In 2016, I saw gerrymandered districts and special interest money profoundly influence election results. I witnessed the vast majority of candidates put their own private interests ahead of public wellbeing. And I watched so many of our elected officials lose sight of what it means to be a representative of the people and sideline the values of their communities. I’m running for Ohio Senate because this isn’t how government should work and we can do better. We must do better. It’s time to put aside partisan politics and work together to strenthen our schools, improve healthcare and support small businesses. I hope you’ll join me in this fight.' - Louise Valentine Louise is running for State Senate because our lives, and the lives of our children, are affected every day by decisions made in the Ohio legislature and it’s long past time “we the people” truly have a voice there. Louise is ready to represent working families and to actively engage with her constituents to make their wellbeing the top priority. Louise will fight to strengthen our public schools, provide affordable healthcare options for all and invest in economic development that provides jobs with livable wages for Ohioans. Louise believes that we ALL should have opportunities to learn, work and thrive here in Ohio now and in the future.[2][5] |
” |
| —Louise Valentine, 2018 | ||
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Westerville City School District Board of Education At-large |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Louise Valentine for State Senate, "About," accessed April 14, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on January 28, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Louise Valentine's responses," March 28, 2018
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
