Karen and her partner John have three children. 

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Karen Brownlee's campaign for State Representative to State House District 28 in Ohio is her first run for public office. 

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Promises to not waste taxpayer dollars with "multi-million dollar special elections and random extremist bills."

- Promises to not waste taxpayer dollars with "multi-million dollar special elections and random extremist bills."

Economy

Plans to continue working with law enforcement to improve safety and promote "common sense" gun safety laws.

Believes in fostering community well-being through collaboration and equitable growth.

- Supports "common sense" gun safety laws.
- Promises to prioritize community safety.
- Believes in fostering community well-being through collaboration and equitable growth.

Public Safety

Believes in addressing mental and physical health issues and advocating for accessible and affordable healthcare.

Opposes "extreme legislation" targeting LGBTQ+ children and believes the government has "no place in our bedrooms or our doctors' offices."

Supports improving mental health outcomes for children, adolescents, and families.

Believes Ohio needs a candidate focused on improving family life and community health rather than "hot button issues."

- Supports abortion access. 
- Believes in addressing mental and physical health issues and advocating for accessible and affordable healthcare.
- Opposes "extreme legislation" targeting LGBTQ+ children and believes the government has "no place in our bedrooms or our doctors' offices."
- Supports improving mental health outcomes for children, adolescents, and families.
- Believes Ohio needs a candidate focused on improving family life and community health rather than "hot button issues."

Healthcare

Opposes defunding public schools and redirecting funds to private schools.

- Opposes defunding public schools and redirecting funds to private schools.

Education

As of May 31, 2025, Karen Brownlee’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Opposes voter suppression, gerrymandering, and anti-democratic tactics.

Opposes voter suppression, gerrymandering, and "anti-democratic" tactics. 

Believes the "attacks on Ohio’s democracy must be stopped," citing the 2023 supermajority's action of putting a special August election on the ballot as an attempt to "rig democracy in their favor."

Opposes "attacks on Ohio’s democracy," citing the 2023 supermajority's action of putting a special August election on the ballot as an attempt to "rig democracy in their favor."

- Opposes voter suppression, gerrymandering, and "anti-democratic" tactics. 
- Opposes "attacks on Ohio’s democracy," citing the 2023 supermajority's action of putting a special August election on the ballot as an attempt to "rig democracy in their favor."

Voting & Elections

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Karen Brownlee

Jenn attended Miami University in Ohio, and Christ Hospital School of Nursing in Cincinnati. She is married to her husband, Dan, with whom she has 9 children and 6 grandchildren. She lives in Symmes Township. 

Jenn worked as a registered nurse and co-owns the Catholic Shop with her husband. She also worked as a writer and former talk show host with Salem Radio Network and in network and cable TV, radio, and print media.

Jenn Giroux ran for state representative in State House District 27 in 2022, but she did not win. 

Supports advocating for reduced regulations to help small businesses grow.

Supports laws and regulations that aim to foster small businesses growth. 

Opposes Biden’s tax plan, aiming to reduce over-taxation, government interference, and unnecessary regulations.

Opposes Biden’s tax plan and "Democrats' efforts to raise our taxes",  plans to reduce and end over-taxation, government involvement, and "unnecessary regulations."

Opposes "globalism" to protect "American independence and jobs."

Opposes "globalism which aims to destroy American independence and jobs."

Supports financial programs and tax incentives to encourage married couples to have more children.

Supports financial programs that encourage adoption and tax incentives that  "make it easier for married couples to have more children." 

- Supports laws and regulations that aim to foster small businesses growth. 
- Opposes Biden’s tax plan and "Democrats' efforts to raise our taxes",  plans to reduce and end over-taxation, government involvement, and "unnecessary regulations."
- Opposes "globalism which aims to destroy American independence and jobs."
- Supports financial programs that encourage adoption and tax incentives that  "make it easier for married couples to have more children." 

Opposes gun control, believing it does not reduce crime and supports Second Amendment rights.

Believes safety in neighborhoods is a priority.

Believes neighborhood safety must be considered a priority.

Believes Ohio State Representatives have a duty to know how many undocumented immigrants are in Ohio.

Believes state representatives "have a duty" to know the number of undocumented immigrants in Ohio. 

Supports closing all borders and legal immigration.

Supports  only documented immigration, saying he wants to to "deport those who have stolen their way into America and...Ohio."

Supports firefighters, emergency personnel, and first responders.

Plans to support firefighters, emergency personnel, and first responders "in every possible way."

Supports police and believes they should be considered "innocent until proven guilty in the court of public opinion" and supports funding and thanking police.

Believes police "should be considered innocent until proven guilty in the court of public opinion" and citizens should be "funding, thanking, and supporting our police..."

Supports "America First laws" and border protection, including continuing to "build the wall."

Supports laws that prioritize domestic affairs.

Opposes allowing undocumented immigrants to settle in the U.S. to prevent illegal drug trafficking and other criminal activity.

Said Ohio has "the right to refuse [undocumented immigrants] from settling here to prevent illegal drug trafficking and other criminal activity."

Supports electing judges who will enforce the rule of law.

Opposes federal funding for "red flag" laws.

Opposes federal funding "aimed at turning Ohio into a red flag state."

Believes in strict incarceration policies, saying "that means putting people in jail when it is deserved and not releasing dangerous criminals back onto the street."

Believes in strict incarceration policies, saying he wants to place "people in jail when it is deserved and not releasing dangerous criminals back onto the street."

- Opposes gun control. 
- Believes neighborhood safety must be considered a priority.
- Believes state representatives "have a duty" to know the number of undocumented immigrants in Ohio. 
- Supports  only documented immigration, saying he wants to to "deport those who have stolen their way into America and...Ohio."
- Plans to support firefighters, emergency personnel, and first responders "in every possible way."
- Believes police "should be considered innocent until proven guilty in the court of public opinion" and citizens should be "funding, thanking, and supporting our police..."
- Supports laws that prioritize domestic affairs.
- Said Ohio has "the right to refuse [undocumented immigrants] from settling here to prevent illegal drug trafficking and other criminal activity."
- Supports electing judges who will enforce the rule of law.
- Opposes federal funding "aimed at turning Ohio into a red flag state."
- Believes in strict incarceration policies, saying he wants to place "people in jail when it is deserved and not releasing dangerous criminals back onto the street."

Believes religious liberty is constitutionally guaranteed and supports laws protecting religious freedom in all settings, including medical professionals.

Plans to advocate for laws that protect ones ability to practice their religion in any setting without fear of retaliation. 

Opposes abortion access under any circumstance, including rape, incest, maternal or fetal endangerment, and high-risk medical situations. 

Opposes government overreach in healthcare decisions.

Supports legislation and efforts to protect coercion in the workplace. 

Believes abortion is "never medically necessary" in high-risk pregnancies due to modern medical advancements.

Believes abortion is "never medically necessary" for high-risk pregnancies due to modern medical advancements and "clause and language has been exploited to get around laws restricting abortion."

Opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and passive euthanasia practices like withdrawing healthcare and nutrition at the end of life.

Opposes euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, saying he wants to abolish passive euthanasia practices such as withdrawing healthcare and nutrition at the end of life.

Supports reallocating taxpayer funds from abortion to adoption vouchers.

Supports redirecting taxpayer funds for abortion to adoption vouchers.

Believes in holding state bureaucrats accountable for pandemic mismanagement and opposes government overreach.

Believes in holding "the army of bureaucrats in...state government accountable for any abuse...that took place during the pandemic."

Believes the U.S. should provide more resources for unexpected pregnancies.

Opposes sex change and hormonal therapy for children, calling it "child abuse" and advocating for laws to prohibit such practices.

Opposes sex change and hormonal therapy for children, calling it "child abuse" and advocates for laws to prohibit such practices.

- Opposes vaccine mandates.
- Plans to advocate for laws that protect ones ability to practice their religion in any setting without fear of retaliation. 
- Opposes abortion access under any circumstance, including rape, incest, maternal or fetal endangerment, and high-risk medical situations. 
- Supports legislation and efforts to protect coercion in the workplace. 
- Believes abortion is "never medically necessary" for high-risk pregnancies due to modern medical advancements and "clause and language has been exploited to get around laws restricting abortion."
- Opposes euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, saying he wants to abolish passive euthanasia practices such as withdrawing healthcare and nutrition at the end of life.
- Supports redirecting taxpayer funds for abortion to adoption vouchers.
- Believes in holding "the army of bureaucrats in...state government accountable for any abuse...that took place during the pandemic."
- Believes the U.S. should provide more resources for unexpected pregnancies.
- Opposes sex change and hormonal therapy for children, calling it "child abuse" and advocates for laws to prohibit such practices.

Opposes "critical race theory" being taught in schools.

Opposes education on race and racism in schools. 

Opposes "graphic and obscene sex education" by teachers who are "overt advocates of perverse lifestyles."

Opposes "graphic and obscene sex education especially by teachers who are overt advocates of perverse lifestyles who poison children’s minds, steal their innocence, and leave them with a permanently distorted view of the gift of human sexuality."

Promises to hold schools accountable for their teachings, treatment of children, and safety measures.

Promises to hold schools accountable for what they teach, how students are treated, and safety measures.

Believes local school boards and teachers’ associations need to be reminded that they work for the parents, not the other way around.

Believes "Local school boards and teachers’ associations need to be reminded that they work for the parents, not the other way around."

Believes parents have the "God-given, sole right to educate their children in the area of human sexuality without government or school board interference" and supports parental oversight of all educational programs and curriculum content.

Opposes sex education and believes parents have the "God-given...right to educate their children in the area of human sexuality without government or school board interference."

Opposes shared bathrooms and locker rooms and boys competing in girls' sports.

Opposes transgender-inclusive policies in locker rooms and single-gender sports. 

Supports shutting down the Department of Education.

Wants to eliminate the Department of Education.

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

Believes in holding schools accountable for their teachings, student treatment, and campus safety. Opposes "left wing" teacher political views and supports returning to basic educational principles.

Opposes education on gender identity and expression.

Believes teachers should be able to protect themselves, students, and schools.

Believes teachers "must have the ability to protect themselves, their students, and their schools."

Opposes sharing locker rooms, dorm rooms, and dressing rooms with individuals of the opposite sex, saying it "presents safety issues to women and young girls."

Opposes transgender-inclusive policies for boy's and girl's bathrooms, dorm rooms, and dressing rooms. 

- Opposes education on race and racism in schools. 
- Opposes "graphic and obscene sex education especially by teachers who are overt advocates of perverse lifestyles who poison children’s minds, steal their innocence, and leave them with a permanently distorted view of the gift of human sexuality."
- Promises to hold schools accountable for what they teach, how students are treated, and safety measures.
- Believes "Local school boards and teachers’ associations need to be reminded that they work for the parents, not the other way around."
- Opposes sex education and believes parents have the "God-given...right to educate their children in the area of human sexuality without government or school board interference."
- Opposes transgender-inclusive policies in locker rooms and single-gender sports. 
- Wants to eliminate the Department of Education.
- Supports school choice vouchers, which are programs and policies that allow families to use public school funds to access schools beyond their local option, including private schools. 
- Opposes education on gender identity and expression.
- Believes teachers "must have the ability to protect themselves, their students, and their schools."
- Opposes transgender-inclusive policies for boy's and girl's bathrooms, dorm rooms, and dressing rooms. 

- Supports domestically produced energy. 

As of May 31, 2025, Jenn Giroux’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Jenn Giroux

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