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Reem Subei
Reem Subei (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Ohio State Senate to represent District 2. She lost in the Democratic primary on April 28, 2020.
Subei completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Reem Subei was born in Indiana. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Toledo in 2010 and a Juris Doctorate graduate degree from the University of Toledo in 2014. Subei's career experience includes working as civil rights attorney, Guardian Ad Litem or CASA, and educator at the University of Toledo.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Ohio State Senate District 2
Incumbent Theresa Gavarone defeated Joel O'Dorisio in the general election for Ohio State Senate District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Theresa Gavarone (R) | 62.2 | 122,084 |
 | Joel O'Dorisio (D)  | 37.8 | 74,240 | |
| Total votes: 196,324 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 2
Joel O'Dorisio defeated Reem Subei in the Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 2 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joel O'Dorisio | 52.2 | 12,170 |
 | Reem Subei | 47.8 | 11,162 | |
| Total votes: 23,332 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 2
Incumbent Theresa Gavarone advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 2 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Theresa Gavarone | 100.0 | 17,352 |
| Total votes: 17,352 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Reem Subei completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Subei's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Eventually I worked my way up to be able to take on more advocacy work. I represented parents and children caught up in the opioid crisis. I watched firsthand how Big Pharma's greed and the failure of our legislature to act was tearing families apart and removing children from their homes.
Now I work with community groups who are trying to shift power through collective action and strategic campaigns. Together we seek to change structural inequality and to give power back to people instead of corporations. I have dedicated my life to advocating equitable access to education, housing, and economic development for families, children, and all people in Ohio.
As a candidate for Ohio's 2nd District Senate seat, I am committed to standing up for every Ohioan. I have dedicated my life to serving families who have met up with a system that creates barriers rather than support. As Ohioans, we should demand a state legislature that opens doors to success and opportunity.
- Education is a fundamental right and provides our young people with the tools they need to achieve success and meaningful economic opportunities. Decades ago, the Ohio Supreme Court held our school funding formula unconstitutional. The current flat base per student formula does not sufficiently account for the cost of education, and the funding caps fail to account for growing student populations. This formula leaves many of our students behind, and harms both impoverished and wealthy school districts.
- The current Ohio minimum wage is low enough to bring the median wage for 9 of the 10 most common jobs in Ohio below $36,000/year. With housing, healthcare, and general expenses on the rise, Reem supports raising the minimum to $15/hour. Understanding that this increase can be a burden on our small business community, she will also work to ensure exceptions are in place for companies with fewer than 50 employees.
- Ohio must do more, and can do more, to decrease the costs of healthcare for our residents. Health complications and prescription drugs should not lead to our neighbors losing their homes, jobs, or sense of security. Decreasing healthcare costs will require a multifaceted approach, including increasing access to preventative care, capping out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drugs, and going after pharmaceutical companies that abuse patent laws and raise prices faster than wages can keep pace with.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia via email on March 13, 2020
