Less than 10% of Ohio Lawmakers Are Moms of Minor Children. They Say It Informs Their Lawmaking

Less than 10% of Ohio lawmakers are moms of minor children. They say it informs their lawmaking

(Ohio Capital Journal) — About 9% of Ohio’s state lawmakers are moms of children under 18, according to a new report, giving them insight into issues impacting families with minor children, several said in interviews.

Less than 10% of Ohio lawmakers are moms of minor children. They say it informs their lawmaking.

The Ohio Statehouse. (Photo by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal). About 9% of Ohio’s state lawmakers are moms of children under 18, according to a new report, giving them insight into issues impacting families with minor children, several said in interviews. The third Politics of Parenthood: Representation in State Legislatures report was recently published by the Vote Mama Foundation, a nonprofit organization that studies the political partici…