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Stephanie Howse-Jones

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Stephanie Howse-Jones
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Candidate, Cleveland City Council Ward 8

Cleveland City Council Ward 7
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

3

Predecessor
Prior offices
Cleveland City Council

Ohio House of Representatives District 11
Successor: Shayla Davis

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 2, 2021

Next election

September 9, 2025

Education

High school

Cleveland School of the Arts

Bachelor's

Florida A&M University

Graduate

Cleveland State University

Contact

Stephanie Howse-Jones is a member of the Cleveland City Council in Ohio, representing Ward 7. She assumed office on January 3, 2022. Her current term ends on January 5, 2026.

Howse-Jones is running for re-election to the Cleveland City Council to represent Ward 8 in Ohio. She is on the ballot in the primary on September 9, 2025.[source]

Biography

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Howse earned her B.S. in Civil Environmental Engineering from Florida A&M University and her M.S. in Environmental Studies from Cleveland State University. Her professional experience includes working as an engineer for Stephan J. Sebesta & Associates, Inc. and founding Footprints, a girls leadership development and mentoring organization.[1]

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Cleveland, Ohio (2025)

General election

The primary will occur on September 9, 2025. The general election will occur on November 4, 2025. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Cleveland City Council Ward 8

Incumbent Stephanie Howse-Jones, Leon Meredith, Charlotte Perkins, Teri Wang, and Tony Perry are running in the primary for Cleveland City Council Ward 8 on September 9, 2025.

Candidate
Image of Stephanie Howse-Jones
Stephanie Howse-Jones (Nonpartisan)
Leon Meredith (Nonpartisan)
Charlotte Perkins (Nonpartisan)
Image of Teri Wang
Teri Wang (Nonpartisan)
Tony Perry (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)

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2021

See also: City elections in Cleveland, Ohio (2021)

General election

General election for Cleveland City Council Ward 7

Stephanie Howse-Jones defeated TJ Dow in the general election for Cleveland City Council Ward 7 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Stephanie Howse-Jones
Stephanie Howse-Jones (Nonpartisan)
 
60.6
 
1,514
Image of TJ Dow
TJ Dow (Nonpartisan)
 
39.4
 
983

Total votes: 2,497
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Cleveland City Council Ward 7

The following candidates ran in the primary for Cleveland City Council Ward 7 on September 14, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Stephanie Howse-Jones
Stephanie Howse-Jones (Nonpartisan)
 
28.7
 
545
Image of TJ Dow
TJ Dow (Nonpartisan)
 
25.0
 
474
Shana Roberts (Nonpartisan)
 
17.3
 
329
Daniel Graves (Nonpartisan)
 
13.2
 
250
Charlotte Perkins (Nonpartisan)
 
6.6
 
126
Isiah Thomas (Nonpartisan)
 
2.6
 
49
Antoinette Carter (Nonpartisan)
 
2.5
 
47
Jeff Mixon (Nonpartisan)
 
2.1
 
39
Mike Seals (Nonpartisan)
 
1.1
 
20
Russ Gates (Nonpartisan)
 
0.6
 
12
Nathaniel Hartfield (Nonpartisan)
 
0.4
 
8

Total votes: 1,899
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2020

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 11

Incumbent Stephanie Howse-Jones won election in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 11 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Stephanie Howse-Jones
Stephanie Howse-Jones (D)
 
100.0
 
27,346

Total votes: 27,346
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 11

Incumbent Stephanie Howse-Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 11 on April 28, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Stephanie Howse-Jones
Stephanie Howse-Jones
 
100.0
 
5,760

Total votes: 5,760
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 11

Incumbent Stephanie Howse-Jones defeated Shalira Taylor in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 11 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Stephanie Howse-Jones
Stephanie Howse-Jones (D)
 
86.9
 
25,333
Image of Shalira Taylor
Shalira Taylor (R)
 
13.1
 
3,805

Total votes: 29,138
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 11

Incumbent Stephanie Howse-Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 11 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Stephanie Howse-Jones
Stephanie Howse-Jones
 
100.0
 
5,876

Total votes: 5,876
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2016

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 16, 2015.

Incumbent Stephanie Howse defeated Shalira Taylor in the Ohio House of Representatives District 11 general election.[2]

Ohio House of Representatives, District 11 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Stephanie Howse Incumbent 85.72% 31,600
     Republican Shalira Taylor 14.28% 5,263
Total Votes 36,863
Source: Ohio Secretary of State


Incumbent Stephanie Howse ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 11 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Ohio House of Representatives District 11, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Stephanie Howse Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 10,071
Total Votes 10,071


Shalira Taylor ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 11 Republican primary.[3][4]

Ohio House of Representatives District 11, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Shalira Taylor  (unopposed) 100.00% 1,695
Total Votes 1,695

2014

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 5, 2014. Stephanie Howse defeated Harry Banks, Michael Dudley, Sr., Michael J. Houser, Tony Perry and Gigi Traore in the Democratic primary. Howse was unchallenged in the general election.[5]

Ohio House of Representatives, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Howse 51.8% 3,767
Harry Banks 19.4% 1,412
Michael J. Houser 12.3% 895
Gigi Traore 6.7% 488
Michael Dudley, Sr. 6.6% 477
Tony Perry 3.3% 238
Total Votes 7,277

Campaign themes

2025

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2021

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2020

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2014

Howse's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[6]

Jobs

  • Excerpt: "I will fight for real job opportunities for Ohioans and small business owners."

Education

  • Excerpt: "I will work tirelessly to restore fair and equitable funding for public education in Ohio."

Healthcare

  • Excerpt: "I will work to ensure Ohioans have access to quality and affordable healthcare."

Campaign finance summary


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Stephanie Howse-Jones campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020Ohio House of Representatives District 11Won general$3,050 N/A**
2018Ohio House of Representatives District 11Won general$14,700 N/A**
2016Ohio House of Representatives, District 11Won $36,003 N/A**
2014Ohio State House, District 11Won $9,801 N/A**
Grand total$63,554 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Noteworthy events

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Tested positive for coronavirus on July 6, 2020

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On July 6, 2020, Howse announced on Twitter that she tested positive for coronavirus.[7]

State legislative tenure

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2021

In 2021, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 4 to December 31.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills impacting Ohio's business community.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2020


2019


2018


2017


2016


2015



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.

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Howse-Jones was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Howse-Jones was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Ohio committee assignments, 2017
Aging and Long Term Care
• Community and Family Advancement
• Transportation and Public Safety

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Howse served on the following committees:

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Basheer Jones
Cleveland City Council Ward 7
2022-Present
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
-
Ohio House of Representatives District 11
2015-2021
Succeeded by
Shayla Davis (D)
Preceded by
-
Cleveland City Council
2008-2014
Succeeded by
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