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Dontavius Jarrells
2023 - Present
2026
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Dontavius Jarrells (Democratic Party) is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing District 1. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Jarrells (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 1. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Dontavius Jarrells was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Jarrells graduated form East Technical High School in 2006. His career experience includes working as the health equity policy and program lead with OhioMHAS and the chief of communications with the Franklin County Treasurer's Office.[1]
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2023-2024
Jarrells was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Jarrells was assigned to the following committees:
- Behavioral Health and Recovery Supports Committee (decommissioned)
- House Finance Committee
- House Insurance Committee
- House Ways and Means Committee
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 1
Incumbent Dontavius Jarrells won election in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dontavius Jarrells (D) | 100.0 | 35,739 |
| Total votes: 35,739 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 1
Incumbent Dontavius Jarrells advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 1 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dontavius Jarrells | 100.0 | 6,669 |
| Total votes: 6,669 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jarrells in this election.
2022
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 1
Incumbent Dontavius Jarrells won election in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dontavius Jarrells (D) | 100.0 | 31,494 |
| Total votes: 31,494 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 1
Incumbent Dontavius Jarrells defeated Carolyn Harding in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 1 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dontavius Jarrells | 65.1 | 4,004 |
 | Carolyn Harding | 34.9 | 2,145 | |
| Total votes: 6,149 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 25
Dontavius Jarrells defeated Jim Burgess in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 25 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dontavius Jarrells (D) | 82.3 | 41,312 |
 | Jim Burgess (R) | 17.7 | 8,870 | |
| Total votes: 50,182 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25
Dontavius Jarrells defeated Mohamud Jama, Mayo Makinde, Kofi Nsia‐Pepra, and Gary Josephson in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dontavius Jarrells | 44.9 | 6,176 |
 | Mohamud Jama | 23.3 | 3,203 | |
 | Mayo Makinde | 17.1 | 2,354 | |
| Kofi Nsia‐Pepra | 8.1 | 1,109 | ||
 | Gary Josephson | 6.6 | 912 | |
| Total votes: 13,754 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25
Jim Burgess advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Burgess | 100.0 | 1,098 |
| Total votes: 1,098 | |||
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Campaign finance
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 Kevin Boyce (D) did not seek re-election.
Bernadine Kennedy Kent defeated Seth Golding and Napoleon A. Bell in the Ohio House of Representatives District 25 general election.[2]
| Ohio House of Representatives, District 25 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Bernadine Kennedy Kent |
70.80% | 33,826 | |
| Republican | Seth Golding | 14.86% | 7,100 | |
| Independent | Napoleon A. Bell | 14.34% | 6,853 | |
| Total Votes | 47,779 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
Bernadine Kennedy Kent defeated Dontavius Jarrells, Jeffrey Mackey, and Mayo Makinde in the Ohio House of Representatives District 25 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Ohio House of Representatives District 25, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Bernadine Kennedy Kent |
35.18% | 5,699 | |
| Democratic | Dontavius Jarrells | 25.91% | 4,197 | |
| Democratic | Jeffrey Mackey | 19.50% | 3,158 | |
| Democratic | Mayo Makinde | 19.41% | 3,144 | |
| Total Votes | 16,198 | |||
Seth Golding ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 25 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Ohio House of Representatives District 25, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Seth Golding (unopposed) |
100.00% | 2,960 | |
| Total Votes | 2,960 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Dontavius Jarrells did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Dontavius Jarrells did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Dontavius Jarrells did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Jarrells' campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Security And Opportunity for all Hardworking Families:
Invest in Creating Education Options Across the Lifespan:
Promote Fair Treatment of All Ohioans:
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| —Dontavius Jarrells[6] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Jarrells' endorsements included the following:[7]
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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
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In 2023, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 2 to December 31.
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2022
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In 2022, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 19 to December 15.
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2021
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In 2021, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 4 to December 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Ohio House of Representatives District 1 |
Officeholder Ohio House of Representatives District 1 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Dontavius Jarrells for State Representative, "Meet Dontavius," accessed March 19, 2021
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 8, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "2016 Official Elections Results," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Jarrells for Ohio, "Issues," accessed February 29, 2016
- ↑ Jarrells for Ohio, "Endorsements," accessed February 29, 2016
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Scott Wiggam (R) |
Ohio House of Representatives District 1 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Bernadine Kennedy Kent (D) |
Ohio House of Representatives District 25 2021-2022 |
Succeeded by Cecil Thomas (D) |
