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Mark is from Grove City, Ohio, and attended Grove City High School. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and accounting from Ohio University.  He volunteers with the Grove City Buddy Ball League, the Grove City Food Pantry, and Keep Grove City Beautiful. He is married to his wife, Melissa, with whom he has 3 children.

Mark owns Pheonix Events. He worked as an executive at a Honda in Marysville, Ohio. 

Mark Sigrist currently serves as a member of the Grove City Council. He was named to this position in 2022 and is serving his first term. 

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Believes in increasing affordable housing near the workplace.

Wants to focus on increasing affordable housing near workplaces.

Believes affordable housing is a national crisis due to unregulated investments and soaring interest rates, leading to a shortage of family-sized and starter homes.

Believes central Ohio faces a "perfect storm" of population growth and inadequate housing preparation.

Believes the " situation in central Ohio is especially dire as we continue to forecast a population increase, putting an increased demand on existing housing and new builds."

Believes "runaway inflation and stagnant wages" are pressing economic issues to address.

Believes "runaway inflation and stagnant wages" are important economic issues that must be addressed.

Believes in improving housing, public transportation, and pedestrian pathways to create a more equitable economy.

Wants to improve housing, expand public transportation, and develop safer pedestrian pathways.

- Wants to focus on increasing affordable housing near workplaces.
- Believes affordable housing is a national crisis due to unregulated investments and soaring interest rates, leading to a shortage of family-sized and starter homes.
- Believes the " situation in central Ohio is especially dire as we continue to forecast a population increase, putting an increased demand on existing housing and new builds."
- Believes "runaway inflation and stagnant wages" are important economic issues that must be addressed.
- Wants to improve housing, expand public transportation, and develop safer pedestrian pathways.

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Supports decriminalizing recreational cannabis use and sales.

Supports legalizing recreational cannabis use and sales.

Believes the increase in school violence is a "growing plague of weaponized violence in schools across the nation" and emphasizes the need to protect children and educators.

Believes stress for students, teachers, and parents has become "exponentially worse due to the increase in school violence.'

- Supports legalizing recreational cannabis use and sales.
- Believes stress for students, teachers, and parents has become "exponentially worse due to the increase in school violence.'

Public Safety

Believes opioid addiction and overdoses are preventable and require "bold solutions" to address.

Believes opioid addiction and overdoses are a "preventable problem" and "will require bold solutions."

Believes Ohio should maintain and improve Medicaid, saying it "promotes not only better health and quality of life, but also drives job expansion."

Believes COVID-19 has significantly impacted healthcare systems, causing them to be "stressed to the max."

Believes "COVID set us back in many areas, and our systems are stressed to the max."

Wants to prioritize improving senior care.

- Believes opioid addiction and overdoses are a "preventable problem" and "will require bold solutions."
- Believes Ohio should maintain and improve Medicaid, saying it "promotes not only better health and quality of life, but also drives job expansion."
- Believes "COVID set us back in many areas, and our systems are stressed to the max."
- Wants to prioritize improving senior care.

Healthcare

Believes the quality of public education should not depend on one's zip code and supports fair, fully-funded, and safe public schools for all.

Believes in fully-funded and safe public schools for all.

Believes the quality of ones public education should not depend on their zip code.

- Believes in fully-funded and safe public schools for all.
- Believes the quality of ones public education should not depend on their zip code.

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As of August 21, 2024, Mark Sigrist’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Brian holds a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Ohio State University and a law degree from The University of Toledo College of Law. He has served as Co-chairman of Forward Together Columbus, Vice-President of the National Hall of Fame for Persons with Disabilities, and on the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Development Board. He lives in Grove City with his two sons.

Brian currently works as an attorney with his own law firm, Law Office of Brian M. Garvine, LLC. He also currently serves as a magistrate for the Village of Ashville Mayor’s Court and as the personnel director for the Village of Ashville.

Brian M. Garvine previously served as a member of the Village of Ashville Council for three terms. He is also a former Board of Trustees Member for Visit Grove City.

Supports reducing business regulations and enhancing economic growth.

Supports the addition of Intel, Google, and Honda in Central Ohio, believing it will significantly boost jobs and economic growth in the region.

Supports the addition and increased presence of Intel, Google, and Honda in Central Ohio, believing it will significantly boost jobs and economic growth in the region.

- Supports reducing business regulations. 
- Supports the addition and increased presence of Intel, Google, and Honda in Central Ohio, believing it will significantly boost jobs and economic growth in the region.
- Wants to improve economic growth.

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Advocates for bail reform, saying harsher penalties for  juvenile crimes are necessary to reduce youth crime.

Believes supporting police and fire departments is important to ensure community safety and stability.

- Advocates for bail reform, saying harsher penalties for  juvenile crimes are necessary to reduce youth crime.
- Believes supporting police and fire departments is important to ensure community safety and stability.

As of August 21, 2024, Brian M. Garvine’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports creating a public-private partnership between Ohio colleges, secondary schools, and employers.

Supports school choice, which are programs that allow families to use public school funds to access schools beyond their local option, including private schools. 

- Supports creating a public-private partnership between Ohio colleges, secondary schools, and employers.
- Supports school choice, which are programs that allow families to use public school funds to access schools beyond their local option, including private schools. 

Wants to require signatures from every county and increase the number of signitures required to pass a state ballot initiative. 

- Wants to require signatures from every county and increase the number of signitures required to pass a state ballot initiative. 

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- In addition to drafting and voting on bills, your State Representative can serve on committees. This is important because many bills can be stalled in committee, preventing them making it to a vote.
- Your State Representative is responsible for representing your interests. They also are responsible for helping you navigate the state's services and bringing back resources to your district.
- State Representatives are elected to a 2-year term. There is a limit of 4 successive terms. 